I added Obsidian last. That was the right order. Most people building a personal knowledge system do it backwards. They install Obsidian first, configure a vault, explore the plugins, build a folder structure for notes they have not written yet. Then they discover that the system needs content to be useful, and content is harder…
The first time I watched a large language model generate research output in forty seconds, I was not impressed by the quality. I was impressed by the volume, and by how quickly it could pivot when I changed the question. The results were plausible, competently organized, and largely superficial. What changed things was connecting to…
During the pandemic, I committed to exercising regularly. Here’s a simple snapshot of a year’s worth of data. The dropoffs happened after Thanksgiving and right before my dissertation defense. Need to work on maintaining the habit during the holidays and periods of stress.
