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Thanks for reaching out. Do you mind if I share this email on social media to gauge the reaction from our community?
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New essay: “Which Future?” On how to wisely navigate risks from transformative technology, especially artificial superintelligence (ASI). This condenses much of the key thinking from my more extended essays
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Since @NickMilo kindly featured AnuCal in his video, people from all over the world have started using it. Thank you so much. We’re also getting close to 3,000 registered users. First, here are a couple of bug fixes based on your feedback 👇
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Yesterday, @AlexandBooks_ and @itscoachgoodman hosted an incredible author's dinner full of ideas, conversation, and good times. What was unusual was that two Cains -- Susan Cain, bestselling author of "Quiet," and me -- happened to be in attendance (no relation). Then, as our chat warmed up, Weird Al Yankovic walked in and sat down behind us. Easy to spot with the mop of curly hair. What are the chances? Seated left to right: Jonathan Goodman, @susancain, @NickMilo, me, and @AlexAndBooks_
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Yesterday @itscoachgoodman and I hosted two incredible author meetups in NYC. We had an author who sold 4+ million books, an author who spent 2 weeks in North Korea and was kicked out of China, an author who's book will likely be made into a TV series, and many more amazing people. An absolute pleasure to chat with and learn from: - Susan Cain - Bestselling author of "Quiet" - Nick Milo - "Linking Your Thinking" - Geoffrey Cain - "Steve Jobs in Exile" - Dr. Sunita Sah - Bestselling author of "Defy" - David Moldawer - Book agent at Writer's House - Tahl Raz: Cowriter of "Never Eat Alone" and "Never Split the Difference" - Anjanette “AJ” Harper: "Write a Must-Read" and cohost of "Don't Write That Book" Have you read any books by the authors here?
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Thanks Aria! The @NickMilo #notemaking X Challenge is simple 1. Post daily from a note made 2. Keep it light - 1 sentence or idea 3. Tag #NMMchallenge But No rules. You do you. Why? Build the action habit, post consistently, grow with other #notemakers. Excited for tomorrow!
Excited to join the #NMMchallenge that my friend Frank (@peoplewhogrow) created as @NickMilo's live sprint on #notemaking (aka Notemaking Mastery) is starting. Frank, tell us, what are the intentions for the next 22 days?
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Excited to join the #NMMchallenge that my friend Frank (@peoplewhogrow) created as @NickMilo's live sprint on #notemaking (aka Notemaking Mastery) is starting. Frank, tell us, what are the intentions for the next 22 days?
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Nick Milo retweeted
Hi all. PKM Weekly (6-Apr-25) is live @obsdmd Start fresh with @NickMilo, Canvas showcase. @CapacitiesHQ praise. @tana_inc various updates and Project Dashboards with @SimonCreates88 . @logseq import improvements and LLM plugin. @appflowy selfhost guide and @AnytypeLabs homepage showcase. @Heptabase voice input, @remnote voice output and Thymer query tease. 👇 #pkmweekly
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The "You in Review" workshop by @NickMilo and his @the_LYT_way team is a gem! I do a pretty elaborate process of yearly review and planning ever December and still gained a ton of precious insight from this Linking Your Thinking event. Strongly recommend attending the replay!!
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Our speakers have been delivering incredible sessions this morning on Day 2 of the #secondbrainsummit We’ve explored everything from the Future of AI and Digital Permaculture to Mental Models, Networked Knowledge, Tiny Experiments, and Automating Creativity So many thought-provoking ideas and insights already
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What a start to @fortelabs' #secondbrainsummit, aka the MVS (Most Valuable Summit) of all in person events. Great panel about #networked #notetaking. Some great insights about associated encoding in human learning and networked approaches coming from @neuranne, and the bomb dropped by @NickMilo on the role of AI in notetaking... We'll still have to write our notes.
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Creativity is a remix Revisiting @NickMilo's #NoMa Method 5+ simple, mundane prompts to spark your creativity & originality Read about them in my 6️⃣8️⃣6️⃣ essay at @dickiebush & @NicolasCole77's #ship30for30 👇🏼
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Top 10 Most Beautiful @obsdmd Knowledge Graphs (a visual thread):
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Just wrapped a truly incredible weekend with some of my favorite internet friends, both old and new Beautiful experience, thanks @fortelabs for organizing
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I had the chance to talk to @NickMilo today as part of a special coverage from @longblack_co and their new tech/business magazine Ep9 (Extended Play 9), related to @obsdmd and the PKM movement that is going on throughout the world. I realized that the core value and philosophy that all thought leaders in the personal productivity/personal knowledge management space, including David Allen (@gtdguy), Tiago Forte (@fortelabs), and Nick, are "preaching" is the same: for us to make the most of our lives and minds as humans and lifelong learners. The GTD workflow (by @gtdguy), CODE workflow (by @fortelabs), and ARC process (by @NickMilo) are all about capturing what matters in our lives to ultimately upgrade our experience of living a better and more fulfilling life. Some other productivity-related content creators will say, "you need to be productive!" without telling you the core reason why, but the people I mentioned tell you the core value behind it as well: living life as humans, doing what most humans can do - seeing, looking, imagining, creating, focusing, concentrating, being motivated, and experiencing other things that humans can.
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Nick Milo retweeted
Exciting news. 🚀 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼 launches today! Manage your EVERYTHING in Obsidian. Your efforts, your meetings, and especially... ...your ideas! It's been stress-tested over 3.5 years, with 80,000+ downloads and I believe it marks a MASSIVE moment in Personal Knowledge Management. It could forever change the way you work with knowledge and ideas. And it just launched on Product Hunt. Could you support our launch? producthunt.com/posts/ideave… We have 22 hours left to make a huge splash and let more of the world in our little secret about the power of linked notes. If we're loud enough, then more people will hear how an ideaverse can help them learn faster, remember more, create cool things, and support a more meaningful life. Here are the headlines: 🔬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Collections are special notes that have "saved searches" that auto-magically stay up-to-date. Think of them as "dynamic dashboards". They can supercharge your efforts. ♻️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞: Use a unified system for a lifetime of knowledge. 🌊 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞: 🌊🎡 𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Use a proven framework to reclaim the core of your creative process. 🌊💡𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Practice a simple, doable Daily Journaling solution. 🌊🎻𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨: Quickly prioritize your efforts and budget your bandwidth 🏄‍♂️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟒 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬: Learn the 5-minute routine to calmly and cleanly manage the efforts that matter in your life. 🟣 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨: Get a clean "done for you" Ideaverse without my notes but with all of my settings to give you a solid foundation. This is great if you already have a your notes in @obsdmd. 🎚️ 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: Hotkeys, Plugins, Appearance, and 137+ beautiful Custom Callouts 📜 28+ Finely-tuned Templates 📽️ 40+ Video Lessons & Examples (4+ hours) 🎬 3+ Hours of Live Event Recording with Q&As 🤖 High Powered Thinking Prompts for AI 🧬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: This isn't a one-and-done product. Since Obsidian is evolves, so must Ideaverse Pro. With your continued support by purchasing Ideaverse Pro, we can continue to support you. I believe Ideaverse Pro marks a significant moment in the field of knowledge management. I'm ecstatic to share this. It's universal, yet customizable. It keeps the "Personal" in PKM. Thank you for your continued interest and support! Enjoy 🙌 Nick
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Nick Milo retweeted
If you want to: • navigate complexity • take your thinking to the next level • work with your knowledge like a master You need to know IDEA EMERGENCE ✨»🌱»🌲»🗺️»🌎 Here's an overview that will immediately change how you think about ideas 👇
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@NickMilo @zsviczian some shots from the PKM summit. Thx for the Exploring Productivity and Sense-Making session!
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Basic realtime sync between @obsdmd and @tldraw
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Nick Milo retweeted
Notemaking. An engaged way of using notes to generate your own thoughts—by relating ideas, making unique connections, and writing in your own words. It's a writing practice (that's really a thinking practice). And we've been at it a long time... Check out how J.R.R. Tolkien wrote about the merits of imagination: "Why should a man be scorned if, finding himself in prison, he tries to get out and go home? Or if, when he cannot do so, he thinks and talks about other topics than jailers and prison-walls? The world outside has not become less real because the prisoner cannot see it." That was from 1947. Then 32 years later, Ursula K. Le Guin made an homage (and remix) to the passage: "Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? …if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.” Takeaway 1 When it comes to the health of the mind and soul, there is a real need for at least a little fantasy. Takeaway 2 Had Le Guin simply "clipped" or "highlighted" Tolkien's passage, she would have remained a notetaker. Instead, she made it her own—making it a part of an original work—creating tangible value as a notemaker. Notetakers pass tests. Notemakers pass ideas.
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