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E24 Dario Da Silva: Navigating PKM With ADHD And Making It A Spiritual Practice
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Quick takeaways
- Regularly reminding oneself of goals and values helps prioritize and make decisions aligned with desired life path.
- Understanding impermanence allows for letting go of unnecessary thoughts and ideas, relieving cognitive load.
- Start with a simple personal knowledge management system and evolve it based on individual needs and preferences.
Deep dives
The importance of keeping top of mind what is most important
An essential lesson learned is the importance of keeping top of mind what is most important in order to avoid getting lost in the details and distractions. By regularly reminding oneself of the goals and values, it becomes easier to prioritize and make decisions that align with one's desired life path.
Letting things fall away and embracing impermanence
Another valuable lesson is the recognition that not everything has weight or needs to be captured. Understanding impermanence allows for the freedom to let go of thoughts and ideas that may not serve a purpose in the long run, relieving cognitive load and providing a sense of trust that important things will be remembered.
The danger of over-structuring
Over-structuring can become counterproductive. Trying to create a perfect system from the beginning can lead to overwhelm and decreased usage. It's more effective to start with a simple framework and evolve it gradually based on individual needs and preferences.
Re-evaluating and evolving systems
Regular re-evaluation and evolution of the PKM system is crucial. Refining the system based on feedback and personal experience allows for continuous improvement and optimization. This includes experimenting with different tools and approaches to find what works best for individual needs.
The Value of Individual Approaches in Personal Knowledge Management
The podcast episode explores the idea that personal knowledge management (PKM) systems should be tailored to individual needs and preferences. The speaker reflects on their own experience of being inspired by someone else's elaborate PKM system, but realizing that it didn't align with their energy, motivation, and skills. They emphasize the importance of finding one's own approach and becoming comfortable with it, rather than trying to replicate someone else's system. The key takeaway is that PKM organization should be earned and that rigid organizational structures may lead to over-organizing and unnecessary complexity.
Navigating the Creator Economy: Balancing Pursuit and Realistic Expectations
The podcast episode delves into the challenges and realities of the creator economy. The speaker shares their personal journey and the difficulties they encountered when trying to do too much too soon by starting a YouTube channel, blog, and newsletter all at once. They emphasize the importance of recognizing the slow and unpredictable nature of growth in the creator economy, cautioning against comparing oneself to others and feeling the pressure to do it all. The key insight is to pursue creative outlets that align with one's passions and capabilities, while also acknowledging that a nine-to-five job can have its own merits and respectability.
Dario is a generalist, with diverse experience across multiple industries, including civil engineering, management consulting, education and non-profit organisations. As someone with ADHD, one thing has been consistent—he's always felt burdened by the constant low-level chaos in his mind, and has struggled to stay on top of different streams of information. Then he discovered Logseq. He started the OneStutteringMind YouTube channel with the hopes of sharing some of the tips and tricks which help me manage the chaos in my mind.
In this podcast you will learn:
- How PKM is a practice in self awareness
- How to navigate PKM with ADHD
- How Dario uses Logseq to supercharge his life
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