Introducing the 2021 Focus Calendars

David & Mike consider the relationship of productivity & creativity and how it shapes the work that they do. They dive into their personal knowledge management stacks and the tools they currently use, share some tips for tagging, and discuss where to draw the lines between tools for managing tasks and ideas.

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Links and Show Notes:

Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content.

The FOCUSED Calendar | NeuYear.net

Personal Retreat Video | MacSparky

Spark Guitar Amp | Positive Grid

How I Play Guitar Live From My iPad | The Sweet Setup

YDS-150 Digital Saxophone

Readwise

Using Roam Research for GTD-Style Task Management | The Sweet Setup

Jason Fried: "Productivity is for machines, not for people." | Twitter

MacPaint - Wikipedia

Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon | Amazon

Mac Power Users #559: Research Apps

How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens | Amazon

The state of personal knowledge management | Ness Labs

The 4 Levels of Personal Knowledge Management | Forte Labs

Mike's Sermon Sketchnotes Archive

Setting up a Quotebook in Roam Research

Daily Questions in Roam Research

Cross-Reference Library in Roam Research

Maker, Manager, Consumer | MacSparky