This is helpful. I'm shifting myself more into Obsidian, but I still have all these 'hangover' places where I sometimes put information, which isn't helpful. And lately, I've been very lax with my 'shutdown' routine, so I'm not checking those places as often as I need to. Partly, this is because my shutdown routine takes ages, as I'm putting things in so many different places. It's a vicious circle.
Sounds like you have some friction in your system still let to work out… and not the good kind! Where are you finding you're taking the most time with your shutdown routine?
I've been having a similar challenge with my daily wrap up routine lately. When the work day is done, I just want to close the laptop lid and walk away… but need to remind myself how important that time is for Future Leah.
Thanks for a great post! The three points make a lot of sense to me as well. I rely on 1) and 2) as well, and I am halfway there with 3). I have logs per person, and per course (and other recurring things), but not as much about topics. I find logs easier than MOC:s, since they require less curation. That's at least the way that I've experienced it.
I never quite got into the manual MOCs either. I treat them much more like landing pads that can be linked to between notes, or have a dynamic view like Dataview (or the future Bases in Obsidian) to show related notes. (But your mileage may vary depending on workflow and app.) The people notes have been really helpful overall, but I still haven't found my flow for teaching notes since I'm still early in that part of my career.
Reading GTD changed my life! Especially having a general capture system and then organizing by context.
This is helpful. I'm shifting myself more into Obsidian, but I still have all these 'hangover' places where I sometimes put information, which isn't helpful. And lately, I've been very lax with my 'shutdown' routine, so I'm not checking those places as often as I need to. Partly, this is because my shutdown routine takes ages, as I'm putting things in so many different places. It's a vicious circle.
Sounds like you have some friction in your system still let to work out… and not the good kind! Where are you finding you're taking the most time with your shutdown routine?
I've been having a similar challenge with my daily wrap up routine lately. When the work day is done, I just want to close the laptop lid and walk away… but need to remind myself how important that time is for Future Leah.
Thanks for a great post! The three points make a lot of sense to me as well. I rely on 1) and 2) as well, and I am halfway there with 3). I have logs per person, and per course (and other recurring things), but not as much about topics. I find logs easier than MOC:s, since they require less curation. That's at least the way that I've experienced it.
I never quite got into the manual MOCs either. I treat them much more like landing pads that can be linked to between notes, or have a dynamic view like Dataview (or the future Bases in Obsidian) to show related notes. (But your mileage may vary depending on workflow and app.) The people notes have been really helpful overall, but I still haven't found my flow for teaching notes since I'm still early in that part of my career.