Personal Knowledge Management Systems (PKMS)

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A place for people to discuss Personal Knowledge Management Systems (PKMS) such as "Building a Second Brain" (BASB), Obsidian, and more.

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What are folks using PKMS for? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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I recently used linked thinking in Obsidian to do some critical meme analysis for therapy. It was a good exercise in creating index notes, e.g. a meme crossing over Marvel and The Good Place wouldn't fit in a folder for either one.

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[–] mateoinc@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I've been trying to get into org-roam for research since I already use Emacs as my text editor for most of my other research needs (writing scripts, LaTeX, input files for programs). But I can't keep consistency with PKMS in general. I last at most a semester and as soon as I take any vacation I lose all my habits.

[–] micseydel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope this comes across in good faith rather than pithy, but have you tried making a note of the habits you want to keep?

[–] mateoinc@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My main problem is going back to those notes. Whether I use Org+Dropbox, google docs/calendar, a physical BuJo, messages to myself on Whatsapp, etc... At some point checking the system slips my mind, regardless of the system.

[–] micseydel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

That's fair, I've run into that too. Is there anything that you do check? I've found that emailing myself and snoozing it (in gmail) helps since I'm an inbox-zero person.