One thing on my to-learn list (which I will be tweaking my weekly note to reflect starting Monday): how to integrate the 'to-learn' mindset into my Obsidian notetaking and sense-making.
Another useful tool is a four-quadrant value graph. The vertical axis is effort, and the horizontal axis is impact. Label the bottom right quadrant "gems" (high impact and low effort), the top right is "strategic" (high impact and high effort), the bottom left is "quick hits" (moving the water cooler), and the top left is "don't do" (the stuff we often want to do and need to avoid).
Keep a parking lot to the side for adding items as they come to mind in no particular order. Then keep iterating until you make the system useful for yourself.
Book suggestion: if you’re looking for something fun, I have a series of romcoms out. They are all on KU or I’ve just put it the e-box set. Shooters is the first one (about wedding photographers, not guns 😉).
Also recommend:
- Bad Manners by Amy Beashel
-Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
And ironically the thing I really need to learn about is using Substack 😂
Book suggestion, if you can get a copy of it - "Lola in the Mirror" by Australian author Trent Dalton. It's his latest and is superb (as are his other works).
And some others I've loved from the last few months:
* James, by Percival Everett
* the four seasons quartet, by Ali Smith
* Juice, by Tim Winston
* Runt, by Craig Silvey (a great, not just for young readers story!)
A wonderful idea--adding areas to explore or learn to planning. I had the pleasure of visiting Italy some years back and saw some of the results of da Vinci's thinking. I usually do a weekly plan for writing and other items, but this is such a good idea that I'm going to add reading areas to explore and books or other learning tools to check out. This week I'll add book proposals and the Experimental Aircraft Association.--taking place just south of where I live...one by a lesson and one following both a video blog and the news from the association.
Rethink discussion qu for this week:
What is one thing you’d put on your to-learn list?
One thing on my to-learn list (which I will be tweaking my weekly note to reflect starting Monday): how to integrate the 'to-learn' mindset into my Obsidian notetaking and sense-making.
Another useful tool is a four-quadrant value graph. The vertical axis is effort, and the horizontal axis is impact. Label the bottom right quadrant "gems" (high impact and low effort), the top right is "strategic" (high impact and high effort), the bottom left is "quick hits" (moving the water cooler), and the top left is "don't do" (the stuff we often want to do and need to avoid).
Keep a parking lot to the side for adding items as they come to mind in no particular order. Then keep iterating until you make the system useful for yourself.
I love this. It excites me to create a list like him. I agree Rachel that it is his insatiable
curiosity and love of learning that brings this list alive. A to do list to jump out of bed for!
Learn Scrivener
The thought of having a to learn list instead of a todo list is life changing. Starting today with what might be on my to learn list.
So glad to hear this.
Book suggestion: if you’re looking for something fun, I have a series of romcoms out. They are all on KU or I’ve just put it the e-box set. Shooters is the first one (about wedding photographers, not guns 😉).
Also recommend:
- Bad Manners by Amy Beashel
-Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
And ironically the thing I really need to learn about is using Substack 😂
Da Vinci sooooo had ADHD! 🤯
Book suggestion, if you can get a copy of it - "Lola in the Mirror" by Australian author Trent Dalton. It's his latest and is superb (as are his other works).
And some others I've loved from the last few months:
* James, by Percival Everett
* the four seasons quartet, by Ali Smith
* Juice, by Tim Winston
* Runt, by Craig Silvey (a great, not just for young readers story!)
* Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmys
I will look at Lola in the Mirror. Thx! Loved Runt.
A wonderful idea--adding areas to explore or learn to planning. I had the pleasure of visiting Italy some years back and saw some of the results of da Vinci's thinking. I usually do a weekly plan for writing and other items, but this is such a good idea that I'm going to add reading areas to explore and books or other learning tools to check out. This week I'll add book proposals and the Experimental Aircraft Association.--taking place just south of where I live...one by a lesson and one following both a video blog and the news from the association.
Excellent! I think it's the timeframe that is key - we're so used to daily or weekly lists but Da Vinci's was over two years!