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Personal development, Thinking and Learning

Obsidian can also be used as a powerful outliner:

Demystifying Obsidian’s Outlining Superpowers

An Obsidian Guide for the Outliner

Obsidian ObserverTfTHacker

The new support for Properties in Obsidian is bound to enable really cool note-taking scenarios:

Obsidian Properties Meets Sidenotes

And breaks them, unless you adopt some workarounds.

WorkingsStowe Boyd

Tufte Style Sidenotes in Obsidian

Tufte sidenotes are a unique annotation method. They make notes more useful by providing additional info in the context of reading flow.

Obsidian ObserverTfTHacker

More on Tufte-Style Sidenotes

There have been some important tweaks to TfTHacker’s implementation.

WorkingsStowe Boyd

A really cool publication to help you become better thinkers: https://www.collider.space/

Collider

Exploring the blueprint of an effective thinker — together.

Collider

Indie Hacking and bootstrapping

I agree with Jason Friend. There's so much noise about hacking productivity that people don't even think about what really matters:

Jason Fried on LinkedIn: EFFECTIVE > PRODUCTIVE Everyone’s talking about hacking productivity… | 48 comments

EFFECTIVE > PRODUCTIVE Everyone’s talking about hacking productivity these days. There’s an endless stream of methodologies and tools promising to make you… | 48 comments on LinkedIn

LinkedInJason Fried

Should You Start A Side Hustle? 5 Ways To Ensure Success

Side hustles are trending, and large numbers of people are starting, pursuing and expanding their extra gigs. But there are key things to know if you want to succeed.

ForbesTracy Brower, PhD

Cool writing tips:

Don’t write what you know, write what you feel: bestselling authors offer tips on World Book Day

Malorie Blackman advises budding authors to pick up on news stories, but Julia Donaldson warns of pitfalls – and Alan Moore says you should read terrible books as well as good ones

The GuardianSarah Shaffi

Use your knowledge to create leverage:

3 Types Of Knowledge To Leverage As A Brand New Creator

You Don’t Need To Be An Expert To Get Started As A Creator

MediumEv Chapman

Writing a newsletter is another wonderful way to create leverage and benefit from eventual reciprocity. Here are some tips for writing better newsletters:

On Being a Good Newsletterer

Notes and tips on how not to be a newsletter ding dong

Craig ModCraig Mod

AI

AI’s Ostensible Emergent Abilities Are a Mirage

According to Stanford researchers, large language models are not greater than the sum of their parts.

Stanford HAIKatharine Miller

The AI revolution is powered by these contractors making $15 an hour

Two OpenAI contractors spoke to NBC News about their work training the system behind ChatGPT.

NBC NewsDavid Ingram

Leonardo.ai

Generate production quality assets for your creative projects with AI-driven speed and style-consistency.

Leonardo.ai

https://www.inc.com/nick-hobson/if-youre-not-already-doing-these-10-productivity-hacks-in-chatgpt-youre-definitely-missing-out.html

ChatGPT discussing with a panel of experts instead of just a single one:

Go Further

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

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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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