Danny Hatcher is a Youtuber, Blogger, and Author contributing to the conversation around educational science. He hosts a podcast called The Personal Knowledge Management Podcast, where he discusses topics in the field of PKM, like overcoming perfectionism, assessing note quality, extended mind theory, and more. To help him with all his research and creation, he uses Notion for collaborative efforts and Obsidian for personal notetaking. We talked about how to navigate academic research, the problems with academia, how knowledge is built over time, and the issues in traditional University education. This conversation really made me question the way I teach and learn things. Talking to Danny is profound because he questions you when you say something that conflicts with itself. He made me realize just how much creating a shared definition of certain labels is critical to having a productive conversation. I don't think I will ever come to conversations the same.Danny Hatcher YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dannyhatcherDanny Hatcher Twitter: https://twitter.com/DannyHatcherDanny Hatcher Blog: https://dannyhatcher.com/MY FAVORITE THINGS: 💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/ 🗞️How I take notes on articles: (Instapaper): https://bit.ly/3AEzfXv 🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9 🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw JOIN THE JOURNEY: ✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://upbeat-speaker-6797.ck.page/b... 🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant 🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/ 

Mike Schmitz is a creative blogger, course creator, YouTuber, and writer who discusses the intersection of productivity, faith, and technology. He cohosts The Focused Podcast with David Sparks, all about mindful productivity and focus as well as the Bookworm podcast with Joe where they discuss their journey summarizing and applying insights from books. Mike also has a course on personal retreats where he discusses the value of taking time to reflect on your work and life and iterate for the future. We talked about how a combination of journaling and personal retreats can help you learn what actions you should take based on your values and goals and how to find changes in these over time. We discuss the importance of creating a vision for your life and not sticking blindly to the norm. Finally, we discuss how this can be implemented in business, family life, and school.Mike Schmitz Personal Retreat Course:  https://courses.faithbasedproductivity.com/p/personal-retreat-handbookMike Schmitz Twitter: https://twitter.com/_MikeSchmitzMike Schmitz Focused Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVsYXkuZm0vZnJlZWFnZW50cy9mZWVk?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwigksqqkIv8AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNQMike Schmitz Bookwork Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ib29rd29ybS5mbS9mZWVkLwJOIN THE JOURNEY:✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter:https://upbeat-speaker-6797.ck.page/b...🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault:https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links, and I do receive a commission for purchases 🤪

Susan Currie has 40 years of experience as a senior librarian and administrator. She worked for close to thirty years in academic libraries and knows a profound amount about information and how it's managed in society. This week we talk about how the internet has changed people's relationships with information, how librarians can help people find information in the digital age, how librarians can help people be less biased researchers and the generational differences between young and old in consuming and managing information. MY FAVORITE THINGS:📚How I choose what books to read next (Blinkist): https://blinkist.o6eiov.net/5bMEvo💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/🗞️How I take notes on articles: (Instapaper): https://bit.ly/3AEzfXv🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEwJOIN THE JOURNEY:✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://upbeat-speaker-6797.ck.page/b...🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/

Rachel Madrigal is a Software Engineer turned product manager at Twingate and part-time YouTuber who creates vlog and Obsidian content. She’s also a friend because we meet weekly for our YouTube accountability meetings. This week, we talked about Rachel's work as a software engineer and experience switching to product management, how notetaking is helping her in both careers, and her experience becoming a more minimalist Obsidian user. MY FAVORITE THINGS:📚How I choose what books to read next (Blinkist): https://blinkist.o6eiov.net/5bMEvo💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/🗞️How I take notes on articles: (Instapaper): https://bit.ly/3AEzfXv🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEwJOIN THE JOURNEY:✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://upbeat-speaker-6797.ck.page/b...🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/

We talked about my dad's experience researching for his thesis and books as an undergraduate without modern-day notetaking tools, what makes researchers interested in their research, the conflict with freer form notetaking and publishing, and how to make your notes accessible to the general public as an academic.MY FAVORITE THINGS:📚How I choose what books to read next (Blinkist): https://blinkist.o6eiov.net/5bMEvo💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/🗞️How I take notes on articles: (Instapaper): https://bit.ly/3AEzfXv🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEwJOIN THE JOURNEY:✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://upbeat-speaker-6797.ck.page/b...🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/🐦Check out my Twitter: 

Skye Helfant is a Sophomore Utrecht University student studying Artificial Intelligence. He’s a great video editor and fellow YouTuber creating content documenting his journey into learning how to code. He uses Obsidian and Anki as the main knowledge management apps for his second brain. He’s also my twin brother. In this episode we discuss how he uses Anki and Obsidian for language learning and coding. We discuss the pitfalls most students fall into with their notetaking. We talk what makes a life meaningful, and how to create a vision as a student.Where to find Skye:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg5RTW3JWsSmINcTLnsyXzQ?app=desktopTwitter: https://twitter.com/HelfantSkyeMY FAVORITE THINGS: 📚How I choose what books to read next (Blinkist): https://blinkist.o6eiov.net/5bMEvo 💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/ 🗞️How I take notes on articles: (Instapaper): https://bit.ly/3AEzfXv 🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9 🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw JOIN THE JOURNEY: ✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/newsletter/ 🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/ 🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfant PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links and I do receive a commission for purchases  

Chris Lastovicka is a web designer at Cornell University in the College of Engineering and a former musician. They use Obsidian to delve into their research interest in Buddhism, systems thinking, and emotion. We discuss the emotion of shame and how MOC creation in Obsidian could help people do research more effectively and intimately. We discuss using system thinking to create a notemaking system that sparks your creativity rather than driving it into the muck.Chris Lastovicka's Website: https://www.google.com/search?q=chirs+lastovicka&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS951US951&oq=chirs+lastovicka&aqs=chrome..69i57j46i13.1971j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8Chris Lastovicka's Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrislastovicka?lang=enChris Lastovicka's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrislastovicka/MY FAVORITE THINGS:📚How I choose what books to read next (Blinkist): https://blinkist.o6eiov.net/5bMEvo💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/🗞️How I take notes on articles: (Instapaper): https://bit.ly/3AEzfXv🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEwJOIN THE JOURNEY:✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hEj5Q9🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfantPS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links, and I do receive a commission for purchases 🤪

 Astrid Helfant is a high school science teacher at Hamilton Central School, where she teaches chemistry and advanced placement biology. More recently, she has started using notetaking technologies like Google Keep and Google Drive. Oh, and of course, she’s the best mom in the world. I knew I would have to get that in there somewhere. In this episode, we discuss what notetaking and research were like before the internet, how she uses BASB methodologies in her teaching and life, and how we can take insight from the past to take better notes today.Simplifying PKM with Google Keep and DriveWhy Simple PKM Systems are BetterWhat notetaking history tells us about PKM todayHow Has notetaking changed Notetaking history will change the way you take notesUnderstand Simplicity in PKM from Notetaking History📩Astrid Helfant Gmail: astrid.helfant@gmail.comMY FAVORITE THINGS:📚How I choose what books to read next (Blinkist): https://blinkist.o6eiov.net/5bMEvo💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/🗞️How I take notes on articles: (Instapaper): https://bit.ly/3AEzfXv🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEwJOIN THE JOURNEY:✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hEj5Q9🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfantPS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links, and I do receive a commission for purchases 🤪

Peter Su is a songwriter, former investment banker, and fellow YouTuber. He builds his second brain with a mix of Evernote, Notion, and Google Keep. By mindfully creating notes, he has been able to transfer insight from his work in songwriting and investment banking into his current passion of creating videos. Peter Su's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/petersuMY FAVORITE THINGS:📚How I choose what books to read next (Blinkist): https://blinkist.o6eiov.net/5bMEvo💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/🗞️How I take notes on articles: (Instapaper): https://bit.ly/3AEzfXv🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEwJOIN THE JOURNEY:✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hEj5Q9🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfantPS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links, and I do receive a commission for purchases 🤪

Nicole van der Hoeven is a YouTuber, developer advocate for k6, and Dungeons and Dragons lover. For the last five months, she has organized her life inside of task and knowledge management app Obsidian. We discuss how she uses Obsidian for her YouTube creation, Dungeons and Dragons playing, friendships, and consulting. We talk about how many second-brainers overcomplicate their systems. All it is is taking notes.Nicole's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NicolevanderHoevenNicole's Twitter: https://twitter.com/n_vanderhoevenMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:🚀3 Days to Lecture Notetaking Mastery in Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystolecturenotetakingmastery🔗Unlock Your Genius With Linked Book Notetaking: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/linked-book-notetaking/MY ONLINE COURSES:📚The Art Of Linked Reading: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/learn-the-art-of-linked-reading-in-3-weeks/🎓Obsidian University: Your Secret Weapon at School: https://shop.johnmavrick.com/obsidian-universityMY FAVORITE THINGS: 📚How I choose what books to read next (Blinkist): https://blinkist.o6eiov.net/5bMEvo 💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/ 🗞️How I take notes on articles: (Instapaper): https://bit.ly/3AEzfXv🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9 🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw JOIN THE JOURNEY: ✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hEj5Q9 🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/ 🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfant PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links and I do receive a commission for purchases 🤪