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Personal development, PKM & learning

Why writing by hand is still the best way to retain information

Typing might be faster, but longhand stays with you better.

Stack Overflow BlogRyan Donovan

Transfer of learning: The necessary step to make learning stick

Without an understanding of the factors that affect transfer of learning, the gulf between training and job performance is tough to bridge.

Big ThinkJoanne Willard

How Trauma Changes the Brain - Neuroscience News

Researchers discover changes to the brain’s salience network occur when a person experiences trauma.

Neuroscience NewsNeuroscience News

Procrastination: the cognitive biases that enable it – and why it’s sometimes useful

Procrastination is linked to a preference for the status quo.

The ConversationPragya Agarwal

PKM Weekly Dec 4 2022 – Issue 047 – Curtis McHale

Curtis McHaleCurtis McHale

3 rules to express your thoughts so that everyone will understand you

It can be challenging to express your thoughts clearly. Alan Alda recommends three rules of three for effective and empathic communication.

Big ThinkKevin Dickinson

Indie Hacking and bootstrapping

Farewell, Building in Public

The end of an era of radical transparency.

Cory Zue

10 business principles that generated us $32 000 in 6 months

MakerBox journey in 10 lessons. 1) Better done than perfect Our landing pages are not masterpieces. We could spend months running interviews and changin...

Indie HackersDan Kulkov

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

Hacker News

Is Your Business Idea Worth Pursuing? Here’s How to Tell.

Ask yourself these questions to decide if your business idea is worth acting on.

EntrepreneurAndres Tovar

Strategy vs tactics for marketing - what’s the difference?

Learn the difference between strategy vs tactics by looking at the characteristics of marketing strategy, which distinguish it from tactics.

Smart InsightsDave Chaffey

Tech

Announcing SvelteKit 1.0

Web development, streamlined

Increase Your Productivity With Espanso

Type faster with this awesome cross-platform text expander

Technology HitsNuno Campos

Unique Identifiers Based on Timestamps in Distributed Applications - Chronicle Software

At Chronicle we build applications that must process very high numbers of events with minimum latency. Generating unique IDs for these events using the traditional method of UUIDs introduces an unacceptable time overhead into our applications, so an alternative approach is needed. I recently wrote a…

Chronicle SoftwarePeter Lawrey

Multi-factor Authentication via Row Level Security Enforcement

MFA Auth with enforcement via RLS

Supabase

How type influences readability – Fonts Knowledge - Google Fonts

Reading is what we do, and readability refers to qualities of a text that make reading easier. This includes content decisions, or format decisions, which help a reader to easily engage with and comprehend the message intended by the author.

Google Fonts

Lago Blog - Being startup employee number one

Joining a startup at launch can be lonely, it can be challenging — and it can be a route to riches.

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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.

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