Beyond Obsidian
Personal knowledge management is a funny topic. A lot of people (programmers) are really into PKM tools, are happy to explain their Obsidian workflow, and can lend you a copy of The Bullet Journal Method. Plenty more don't give a single fuck about that stuff. Neither is wrong.
I fall somewhere in between. I need to keep track of a lot of shit because I run a company. These tools help me avoid things slipping through the cracks while also giving me opportunities to synthesize everything going on around me.
I currently stay organized with Obsidian and Todoist, among other things. This set up has advantages, but it's far from perfect for me. It still makes me do some kinds of manual work to stay organized that I'd rather avoid.
I've been toying around with building a tool to replace my existing PKM/productivity tools for a while. I've got a clear idea of what I need. As I've got a bit of spare time right now, I'm working on this tool again.
So, what is this tool? Well, it doesn't fit neatly in one box.
When you think of an idea or find an interesting post or remember a task, it usually isn't the right time to expand that idea or read that post or do that task. This tool combines note-taking, link-saving, social media-sharing, and your to-do list with the tools to defer and process everything on your plate when you're ready.
It's core to my vision of this (as of yet unnamed) thing that you don't need to subscribe to any particular cult productivity philosophy/system to use it. It's all about the ease of getting stuff you need to remember in, and then surfacing it back to you when you need it.
If you currently have a system you're happy with (or are happy without one), this might not be for you. I'm trying to scratch my own itch. My hope is that others will find this thing useful too, though.
More to come.
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