DeveloPassion's Newsletter - Issue #99 - Peak

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Another week, another newsletter! I hope that you all had a great one 🤩

This week, I have been offline pretty much all the time. The Christmas Market season has begun, and I've enjoyed meeting with family and friends 🎉

Recently I've started listening to the podcast of Naval Ravikant. And woah, I'm really having fun! Naval is super smart, and it's a pleasure to listen to his ideas.

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The lab 🧪

This week, the lab has set another record: $1600 for the past 30 days. It's obviously still thanks to the Black Friday experiments, but it's fun to see.

I've launched a new Ad campaign using Google Ads. I haven't had much success with ads so far, but I wanted to give it another try now that the Obsidian Starter Kit is more mature, has many positive reviews and testimonials. I've set a limited budget for now, and I'll adjust depending on the results.

New articles

Effective note-taking tips

Top tips for effective note-taking

Personal Knowledge Management JournalSébastien Dubois.

Quotes of the week

• "Making money is a consequence of making a difference in people's lives" — Arvid Kahl
• "The more one judges, the less one loves" — Honoré de Balzac

How cool is that?!

GitHub - f/awesome-chatgpt-prompts: This repo includes ChatGPT promt curation to use ChatGPT better.

This repo includes ChatGPT promt curation to use ChatGPT better. - GitHub - f/awesome-chatgpt-prompts: This repo includes ChatGPT promt curation to use ChatGPT better.

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Thinking and learning links of the week

Ideas That Changed My Life

You spend years trying to learn new stuff but then look back and realize that maybe like 10 big ideas…

Morgan HouselMorgan Housel

Writing Is Magic - Marc’s Blog

Marc's BlogMarc Brooker

I think that teaching note-taking and building a PKM should be taught early in school.

There are many reasons why teaching note-taking as a skill early in school is important. One reason is that taking notes is a lifelong skill that will be useful in many different situations. For…

Taking NotesAndy Sporring

The Ultimate Productivity System for Knowledge Workers: 2023 Edition

Are you looking for the single source of information on all categories of apps you need as a knowledge worker? The Ultimate Productivity System for Knowledge Workers got you covered.

CreativerlyPhilipp Temmel

Bayesian search: A simple rule to find stuff you’ve lost

Bayesian search is based on a simple probability rule. It can help you find stuff you’ve lost, like your phone, wallet — or nuclear submarine.

Big ThinkTom Hartsfield

PKM Weekly Dec 11 2022 – Issue 048 – Curtis McHale

Curtis McHaleCurtis McHale

🌠 Whiteboard Canvas for Mindmaps, & a personal note

Canvas showcases and a holiday hiatus.

Obsidian RoundupEleanor Konik

Indie Hacking and bootstrapping

The Way You Think About Value is Making You Miserable

The cheapest way to compute a value gradient is to value the present at zero

apxhardMark P Xu Neyer (apxhard)

What I learned in 10 years, as an entrepreneur | Hacker News

Hacker News

How I’ve Made $280k Selling Spreadsheets on Etsy

In under 2 years, this is my income on Etsy selling spreadsheet templates (Google Sheets + Excel).

MediumEmily McDermott

Tech

Taming Names in Software Development

Good names What is a name? A name is a label, a handle, a pointer in your brain’s memory. A complex idea neatly encapsulated. A name lets you refer to “the economy” , or “dogfooding” mid-sentence without needing a three-paragraph essay to explain the term. If you think of software development as jus…

Simple ThreadJoseph Glass

Announcing SWR 2.0 – SWR

Announcing SWR 2.0: new mutation APIs and improvd optimistic UI capabilities, new DevTools, better support for concurrent rendering, and more.

SWR

Practical Python Programming

Practical Python Programming (course by @dabeaz)

practical-python

Go Further

10 Knowledge Management Methods Every Professional Needs

Stop drowning in information. Master these 10 proven knowledge management methods and methodologies to transform scattered thoughts into organized, actionable knowledge.

Sébastien DuboisSébastien Dubois

Why Obsidian is All You Need - From Simple Notes to Complete Productivity

Discover why Obsidian isn't just another note-taking app, but a complete system for managing your knowledge, tasks, projects, and digital life.

Sébastien DuboisSébastien Dubois

Obsidian for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Getting Started

The complete guide to getting started with Obsidian for beginners. Learn the basics, set up your vault, discover essential plugins, and build a personal knowledge base that grows with you.

Sébastien DuboisSébastien Dubois

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Knowledge ForgeSébastien Dubois

About Sébastien

I'm Sébastien Dubois, and I'm on a mission to help knowledge workers escape information overload. After 20+ years in IT and seeing too many brilliant minds drowning in digital chaos, I've decided to help people build systems that actually work. Through the Knowii Community, my courses, products & services and my Website/Newsletter, I share practical and battle-tested systems.

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