Taking Notes By Andy Sporring - Issue #69

September 10, 2022

Hi! :) This issue I call:

The Essentialism Issue!

This past week, I finally got through with my thoughts on how I want my new way of Notetaking and PKM will be developed. The article is, I believe, a big part of my coming ebook on notetaking.

And tomorrow, the August Cohort of Ship30for30 ends; it's been a lovely sail with many new connections and good talks. My crew has done awesome and interesting writing. I'm so looking forward to following them further on after the cohort.

Four Things I Got Excited About This Week ☀️

  1. My article on Notetaking!

  2. Celebrating my oldest granddaughter's 7th birthday!

  3. Meeting with my neurologist with updated treatment and medications for my Parkinson's.

  4. Learning so much about Essentialism from Greg McKeown's book on the subject.

My Most Recent Articles 🧑‍🎨

One of my most important articles so far!

You know that moment when something just clicks, that moment when everything becomes crystal clear, that ‘aha’ moment when something just clicks? I have had a couple of these moments in the past few…

This might sound strange for many of you, my readers, but I quit using ToDo lists (and apps) about six months ago. There is a short reason for it and a longer one. The short reason is that the to-do…

My Most Important Essay Of The Week 🧑‍🎨

“Atomic Essay #241

What Being A Grandfather

Taught Me About Life

#ship30for30

@dickiebush @nicolascole77”

Five Links I Find Interesting 🤔

GPT-3 is a neural network machine learning model used to generate text. Chris Tweten explores how AI copywriters compare to humans and their potential to change SEO.

My friend Kara is a CWH buddy, and she's a great thinker as well!

Templates are powerful tools for automating workflow and helping you get more done with more ease in any application. They are especially powerful as workflow support in Obsidian. In this series of…

Here are some of the most important lessons from the book Essentialism: the Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown.

Want to know about essentialism? Check out this actionable guide to learn everything about it and know how it can help you become a more effective person.

The fear set involves identifying and defining your fears to overcome them. It's a process of reflection to step away from the everyday grind to gain perspective on your fears.

Bonuses ➕

Soon, the Readwise Reading App will be in open alpha, and since I've been a Beta user since February, I can honestly say it's probably the best reader app out there. I suggest you read their mission statement from last year, and I can promise you they have been fulfilling it and more!

Today we're excited to announce the future of Readwise: We've built our own, fully-integrated reading app.

Things & Stuff 👂

Miriam knitted me a scarf this week! She's an avid knitter and always knits something.

Weekly Quotes🦉

“If it isn’t a clear yes, then it’s a clear no.”

This Time from Greg McKeown's book Essentialism.

“Remember that if you don’t prioritize your life someone else will.”

“What if we stopped celebrating being busy as a measurement of importance? What if instead, we celebrated how much time we had spent listening, pondering, meditating, and enjoying time with the most important people in our lives?”

“The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the vital few from the trivial many, eliminates the nonessentials, and then removes obstacles so the essential things have clear, smooth passage. In other words, Essentialism is a disciplined, systematic approach for determining where our highest point of contribution lies, then making execution of those things almost effortless.”

“We can either make our choices deliberately or allow other people’s agendas to control our lives.”

Tweets Of The Week 🐦

This week's Twitter Space was colored by the demise of HRH Elizabeth II

Youtube Video Of The Week 📺