Get ready for an exhilarating dive into 2024! The discussion kicks off with bold plans for educational content, including a unique video essay on ecological psychology. They tackle the intriguing tension between creativity and constraints, all while navigating the complexities of audience engagement. A humorous take on New Year's pressures reveals the importance of flexible goals. Plus, they explore the rich intersection of storytelling and psychological concepts, showcasing how curiosity can spark deeper connections in digital communities.

Danny Hatcher, a researcher and content creator, and Jonathan Stewart, a podcast host, discuss memory from an ecological perspective. They explore complex questions, the role of the environment in shaping memory, the concept of neurodiversity, Alzheimer's disease, the impact of driving experience, arguments about Gen Alpha, the impact of technology on teaching, and the advantages of online learning.

Podcaster and YouTuber Danny Hatcher and website owner and podcaster Jonathan Stewart discuss challenges in setting up an Obsidian vault, navigating project challenges, switching queries and making plugin decisions, troubleshooting a vault build, choosing a wiki platform for a D&D world, exploring constraints in learning, building a planet in a game, and differences between Americans and Canadians.

In this episode we talk about refining our Obsidian vaults over time. We discuss adapting template-based systems to individual workflows while retaining flexibility. We delve into structuring notes for different types of characters in roleplaying games. Metadata Menu continues to be highlighted as a simple yet powerful tool for visualizing connections. When explaining concepts to others, balancing depth and brevity is also addressed by Jon. Danny Hatcher: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠Jonathan Stewart: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Podcast⁠Watch the Podcast

WEdiscuss the new 1.5.0 desktop update for Obsidian, focusing on improvements to tables and canvas functionality and our excitement with Canvas Candy plugin, especially new options for adding headers, footers, and labels to cards. Jon explains how he uses these features to organize D&D campaign information. As well as considering what could be possible in the future when using canvases and databases in Obsidian. Danny Hatcher: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠Jonathan Stewart: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Podcast⁠Watch the Podcast

In this episode, We discuss and debate the evolving open source note-taking app Obsidian. As the community grows, how can it balance accessibility with compensating developers?  We discuss Ali Abdaal's comments about equity investment. And analyse whether large "creators" are better defined as media organisations with responsibilities.  Jon shares his perspective on using Obsidian primarily for writing, unlike productivity tools. And they debate defining characteristics of open source communities. How can open tools support developers while staying flexible?

In this episode we're talking about Writing in Obsidian more specifically how Jon uses Obsidian for DND! We chat about how Jon finds the app helpful for initiatives tracking in combat encounters by having character sheets and abilities easily accessible. It also allows players to review past sessions or research the world in more detail. As a planning tool, Jon can organise locations and NPC profiles to develop adventure ideas. With its interconnected nature and multi-device syncing, Obsidian provides Jon a smooth DM resource and accessible player companion to document his group's tabletop roleplaying adventures.

We talk about fiction writing and a little bit about D&D :)

The podcast discusses AI summarizing, their evolving relationship with AI, struggles with summarization and the importance of context, reflections on note-taking practices, comparing productivity levels, defining coaching, differentiating nouns and verbs in ecological psychology, and the assumption of hierarchy between teaching and coaching.

The podcast explores the concept of neurodiversity and the limitations of relying solely on apps and tools for neurodiverse individuals. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing individual needs and the value of being a well-rounded expert. The speakers discuss the tendency to seek a 'fix' through apps and tools, the need for flexibility and phase-shifting between tasks, and plans to update their website and create an academy-style feature. They also highlight the importance of setting intentions and clear communication.