I am reminded today of your practice of creating empty notes using double square brackets [[]] around words or phrases, and also find your use of a note template interesting. Today I received a Mem app email with the following recommended practice:
"Here's a simple exercise to help you experience the power of empty notes:
Copy the text below into Mem
Assign a title to it (e.g., "Bidirectional Links Exercise")
Whenever you encounter the phrase "INSERT TITLE", type "@" and write the first thing that comes to mind
Practice this exercise regularly, and you'll be amazed by the tremendous value of empty notes with meaningful titles
'Today, I created an empty note titled '[INSERT TITLE]'. Although it's currently blank, I plan to link it to other notes about [INSERT TOPIC]. I believe this note will evolve into a central hub for my thoughts and ideas about [INSERT TOPIC]. I'm eager to witness how this empty note will grow and develop as I continue to explore [INSERT TOPIC] in Mem.'"[1]
"I need to remind myself that it's not like I don't have a lot of analog experience doing this process. And I think sometimes it's useful to remind ourselves that although we've just recently come up with a lot of fancy PKM-ish names to call these processes, they are as old as reading and writing." ... so nowt new under the sun. ; ))))))
The constant touch to re-read, refine and develop the notes, from the one note per book - longish form 'essay style' into atomic notes is still a drag. But then - after you made this vid originally, Obsidian didn't just link to 'a' note, but to a 'location' within a note. And a useful use of the "---" to draw a complete line is a good 'bit by bit separator, until the 'piece' becomes fleshed out enough to become its own note.
... and a comment on content, C/O Curtis McHale;
https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/revenge-of-the-essayist/?ref=cj-chilvers-newsletter
I am reminded today of your practice of creating empty notes using double square brackets [[]] around words or phrases, and also find your use of a note template interesting. Today I received a Mem app email with the following recommended practice:
"Here's a simple exercise to help you experience the power of empty notes:
Copy the text below into Mem
Assign a title to it (e.g., "Bidirectional Links Exercise")
Whenever you encounter the phrase "INSERT TITLE", type "@" and write the first thing that comes to mind
Practice this exercise regularly, and you'll be amazed by the tremendous value of empty notes with meaningful titles
'Today, I created an empty note titled '[INSERT TITLE]'. Although it's currently blank, I plan to link it to other notes about [INSERT TOPIC]. I believe this note will evolve into a central hub for my thoughts and ideas about [INSERT TOPIC]. I'm eager to witness how this empty note will grow and develop as I continue to explore [INSERT TOPIC] in Mem.'"[1]
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1. [Tip of the Week: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of Empty Notes](https://maximizeyourput.beehiiv.com/p/tip-week-unlocking-hidden-potential-empty-notes?utm_source=maximizeyourput.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=tip-of-the-week-unlocking-the-hidden-potential-of-empty-notes&_bhlid=f34fe07158504da3daa80185f60afce3608a4a49)
"I need to remind myself that it's not like I don't have a lot of analog experience doing this process. And I think sometimes it's useful to remind ourselves that although we've just recently come up with a lot of fancy PKM-ish names to call these processes, they are as old as reading and writing." ... so nowt new under the sun. ; ))))))
The constant touch to re-read, refine and develop the notes, from the one note per book - longish form 'essay style' into atomic notes is still a drag. But then - after you made this vid originally, Obsidian didn't just link to 'a' note, but to a 'location' within a note. And a useful use of the "---" to draw a complete line is a good 'bit by bit separator, until the 'piece' becomes fleshed out enough to become its own note.
Nice reminder, thanks for sharing.