For most of us, discovering the world of Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) using networked thought tools is very exciting. Connecting notes and ideas from different spheres of our lives can feel so natural and we often wonder why we hadn't found it earlier. However as I've already mentioned , it is very easy to fall down the rabbit hole of obsession with tools and and be overwhelmed by the many great options out there. In order to overcome this and go back to the basics of why we became interested in Personal Knowledge Management in the first place, it's important to have a personal philosophy a guiding framework of sorts for organizing knowledge and using networked thought tools. Below is my PKM philosophy. I expect these ideas to evolve over time. My hope is that it provides you with the inspiration to set yours up as well. Don't just copy-paste your notes . Add your personal context to it. I find that writing notes like memos to my future self allows ...
... and why you might need one too My Problem What if I could connect my notes and thoughts and "learned ideas" from different domains? A lot of these ideas appear to be connected and I seem to be repeating myself a lot. This is the thought I had sometime in 2019. I was at the start of a career transition and was wondering which combination of my varied skill set to leverage for my next opportunity. I had a wealth of experience in customer development and startups, I was experienced in working as a product owner and cofounder, I had dabbled in Data Science and Quantitative research methodology, I could even code adequately enough to get an entry level role in a dev team and I had a masters degree and consulting experience in Management Information Systems. However, transitioning from a management role, I felt that all of these skills required some polishing up in-order for me to pursue the opportunities I was most interested in. Thus begun months of study, note taking and re...