DeveloPassion's Newsletter - Midweek Links 21

Edition 198 of my newsletter, discussing Knowledge Work, AI, Knowledge Management, Management, Zen Productivity, Personal Organization, and more!

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Recent Notes I've Written 

➤ Context engineering - The art of designing AI contexts

➤ 42 Life Lessons At 42 - Personal reflections on four decades of living

➤ Receptionist AI Design Pattern - A useful Architectural pattern for AI systems

➤ Prompt Lazy Loading AI Design Pattern (PLL) - A valuable Context engineering approach

➤ Desktop Extensions for MCP - Making Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers easier to install

➤ Harper - Great replacement for Grammarly

➤ Business AI Master Prompt Questions of Tiago Forte

➤ Buyer Persona

Knowledge Management 

➤ I deleted my second brain - Thought-provoking take on Knowledge Management systems

➤ Obsidian Bases new superpower - Obsidian Bases are HUGE

➤ Knowledge management June 2025 - Insights about Obsidian

➤ How to use Obsidian effectively - Community wisdom on how to best use Obsidian

➤ Be a curator, not just a consumer - The value of deliberate information curation

Personal Development, Thinking and Learning 

➤ How to make yourself into a learning machine - Systematic approach to continuous learning

➤ Tiago Forte's approach to learn anything new: https://fortelabs.com/blog/my-4-stage-system-for-learning-anything-new/

➤ Always go to the funeral - Timeless wisdom

➤ 101 additional advices - Kevin Kelly's practical life wisdom

➤ You are an absolute moron for believing in the hype of AI agents - Contrarian perspective on AI trends

AI 

➤ ChatGPT introduces meeting recording and connectors for Google Drive, Box, and more - ChatGPT continues evolving into a comprehensive productivity platform, similarly to other major AIs

➤ ChatGPT versions overview by Andrej Karpathy - Great visual overview of how ChatGPT models have evolved

➤ Browser Use - AI agent for browser automation - Fascinating approach to web automation

➤ Lovable.dev - AI-powered app development platform

➤ Eliza OS - Open-source conversational AI framework

➤ AnythingLLM - Full-stack application for running LLMs locally

➤ Gamma App - AI-powered presentation creation

➤ Curated AI/ML resources - Comprehensive collection for AI practitioners

➤ Data Engineering handbook - Complete guide to data engineering practices

➤ Bash SDK for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) - Making MCP development more accessible

Go Further

10 Knowledge Management Methods Every Professional Needs

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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.

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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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