What is stopping you from doing your best thinking?
Are you constantly losing track of your ideas and feeling overwhelmed with all the information you have to deal with?
Are you consuming too much of other people's stuff, but don't know what to do about it?
Do you find it hard creating new ideas and find yourself getting stuck creatively?
Do you wish "technology" would actually help you think better, instead of always getting in your way?
Are you consuming too much of other people's stuff, but don't know what to do about it?
Do you find it hard creating new ideas and find yourself getting stuck creatively?
Do you wish "technology" would actually help you think better, instead of always getting in your way?
If any of these resonate with you, there is a way to take the power back.
The solution: Create a trusted space to support and power your thinking efforts.
Want to create one?
Read on.
The solution: Create a trusted space to support and power your thinking efforts.
Want to create one?
Read on.
Build a custom system to support your best thinking
The Linking Your Thinking Workshop is an online workshop that teaches, trains, and supports you to build a "Personal Knowledge Management" system you trust.
This workshop teaches how you can use linked notes to:
Do your best thinking, more often
Reliably organize your knowledge
Unlock your unique perspective
Generate more insights
I had no room for my own thoughts!
I started Evernote in 2008. It was great at first. I “clipped” a lot of web articles.
I also used Evernote to build an international fitness boxing business and to produce two indie feature films. And personally, I used my digital notes to reflect, to write, and to think.
It worked, for a while. But secretly, a hidden cancer was growing in my notes. I still remember the pain of trying to put together a business proposal for opening a boxing gym in NYC—and slamming the keyboard because I was wasting so much time searching for lost notes.
I used to jump into my notes to get my thoughts in order, but after 5 years, opening Evernote was no longer fun. I was stressful. It caused my mind to feel scattered. Just the thought of opening my notes created surprising amounts of anxiety.
The problem was that my notes were becoming less of my notes. I was capturing so much NOISE that I was drowning out the SIGNAL. Since I was filling up my notes with other people's thoughts, I had no room for my own thoughts!
The happiness I used to feel using my digital notes was experiencing “death by a thousand cuts.” When I couldn't find my most valuable thoughts, I started to feel like I was losing a part of myself.
My joy evaporated.
I knew there had to be a better way...
I also used Evernote to build an international fitness boxing business and to produce two indie feature films. And personally, I used my digital notes to reflect, to write, and to think.
It worked, for a while. But secretly, a hidden cancer was growing in my notes. I still remember the pain of trying to put together a business proposal for opening a boxing gym in NYC—and slamming the keyboard because I was wasting so much time searching for lost notes.
I used to jump into my notes to get my thoughts in order, but after 5 years, opening Evernote was no longer fun. I was stressful. It caused my mind to feel scattered. Just the thought of opening my notes created surprising amounts of anxiety.
The problem was that my notes were becoming less of my notes. I was capturing so much NOISE that I was drowning out the SIGNAL. Since I was filling up my notes with other people's thoughts, I had no room for my own thoughts!
The happiness I used to feel using my digital notes was experiencing “death by a thousand cuts.” When I couldn't find my most valuable thoughts, I started to feel like I was losing a part of myself.
My joy evaporated.
I knew there had to be a better way...
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There is a better way
When I decided to leave Evernote, I realized that my notes were trapped in Evernote's proprietary format. Even when I did figure out a way to export my notes to plain text, it BROKE. EVERY. LINK. If you haven’t experienced the pain of transferring your notes, it can sabotage your work sessions years into the future.
But by the end of 2015, I finally had full ownership of my notes again. I made my notes plain text. Because of that move, I was using linked notes half a decade before they burst onto the scene. There were no systems to follow.
So I spent the next several years stress-testing and iterating on the universal frameworks hidden in linked notes. I used it in the real world for several extremely diverse efforts in my life (described more below).
My joy returned. And so did my successes. I discovered what made our knowledge fragile, what made it robust, and what made it come alive!
Being able to finally use technology to connect our ideas is a revolution. Now we can use external tools to support our thinking efforts in the same way our brain naturally works!
That's why I'm calling all writers, thinkers, life-long-learners, content creators, entrepreneurs and knowledge workers...
If you want to do your best thinking, more often, there is a better way.
It starts with this:
• Less collecting. More connecting.
• Less highlights. More insights.
Your best thinking is when you are fully engaged in the stuff in front of you, connecting it to other stuff—and finding your unique perspective amongst it all.
Want to get there reliably? Consistently?
The knowledge management principles we teach and train in the LYT Workshop will give you the insights, guidance, and support to unlock and empower your best thinking.
And, you will leave the workshop with your own, future-proof PKM system —a supercharged "ideaverse" to support and power all of your thinking efforts.
But by the end of 2015, I finally had full ownership of my notes again. I made my notes plain text. Because of that move, I was using linked notes half a decade before they burst onto the scene. There were no systems to follow.
So I spent the next several years stress-testing and iterating on the universal frameworks hidden in linked notes. I used it in the real world for several extremely diverse efforts in my life (described more below).
My joy returned. And so did my successes. I discovered what made our knowledge fragile, what made it robust, and what made it come alive!
Being able to finally use technology to connect our ideas is a revolution. Now we can use external tools to support our thinking efforts in the same way our brain naturally works!
That's why I'm calling all writers, thinkers, life-long-learners, content creators, entrepreneurs and knowledge workers...
If you want to do your best thinking, more often, there is a better way.
It starts with this:
• Less collecting. More connecting.
• Less highlights. More insights.
Your best thinking is when you are fully engaged in the stuff in front of you, connecting it to other stuff—and finding your unique perspective amongst it all.
Want to get there reliably? Consistently?
The knowledge management principles we teach and train in the LYT Workshop will give you the insights, guidance, and support to unlock and empower your best thinking.
And, you will leave the workshop with your own, future-proof PKM system —a supercharged "ideaverse" to support and power all of your thinking efforts.
Meet the creator of Linking Your Thinking
Hi, I'm Nick Milo.
I’ve spent the last 15 years using digital notes to create and grow a fitness boxing into an international company, produce two independent feature films, become a TV and film editor, and—perhaps most importantly—to calm my thoughts and make better sense of the world around me.
I’ve spent the last 15 years using digital notes to create and grow a fitness boxing into an international company, produce two independent feature films, become a TV and film editor, and—perhaps most importantly—to calm my thoughts and make better sense of the world around me.
Hi, I'm Nick Milo.
I’ve spent the last 15 years using digital notes to create and grow a fitness boxing into an international company, produce two independent feature films, become a TV and film editor, and—perhaps most importantly—to calm my thoughts and make better sense of the world around me.
I’ve tested and stretched the limits of Personal Knowledge Management in the “real world”:
- from the fitness industry 🏃♂️ to the film industry 🎬
- from the football field 🏈 to civil engineering 🏗
- from strength training 🏋️♂️ to the boxing ring 🥊
- from public speaking 🎤 to content creation 🎨
What I’ve learned is this: being effective at managing knowledge is a superpower—and linking your thinking supercharges it.
The frameworks I teach unlock our ability to work with ideas in a way that is fast, flexible, and future-proof. I have taught the principles of linked notes to thousands of people with great results. These principles are flexible enough for you to shape them to your unique use cases and personal needs.
I’ve tested and stretched the limits of linked notes in the “real world”:
- from the fitness industry 🏃 to the film industry 🎬
- from the football field 🏈 to civil engineering 🏗
- from strength training 🏋️ to the boxing ring 🥊
- from public speaking 🎤 to content creation 🎨
What I’ve learned is this:
Being effective at managing knowledge is a superpower—and linking your thinking supercharges it.
Being effective at managing knowledge is a superpower—and linking your thinking supercharges it.
The frameworks I teach unlock our ability to work with ideas in a way that is fast, flexible, and future-proof. I have taught the principles of linked notes to thousands of people with great results. These principles are flexible enough for you to shape to your personal needs—no matter what you want to do.
Do you want to...
Do you want to build your custom, future-proof ideaverse
that will support & power your thinking efforts for the rest of your life?
that will support & power your thinking efforts for the rest of your life?
Do you want to work better in your research?
Do you need to process large amounts of information and synthesize it into something clear and cohesive?
🔬
Do you want to make better sense of the world?
Do you have many interests and want a system that helps you make connections & see the patterns between ideas?
📚
Do you want to create consistently?
Do you love reading, writing, teaching, and sharing? Do you want to consistently unlock your unique perspective?
🖌
Do you want to write big and often complex things?
Do you need support & power for writing your: novels, screenplays, books, D&D campaigns, or dissertations?
🗺
Do you want to get your thoughts in order?
Do you want to journal, reflect, and live your days with more intention, calm, and expanded creativity?
🖼
Do you want to be productive with your efforts?
Do you want to be efficient and focused with your projects and efforts in order to manage them effectively?
🏗
If any of one of these resonate with you, then you can immensely benefit
from attending the LYT Workshop. It is the best way to reliably
build your custom, future-proof ideaverse that will
support & power your thinking efforts for the rest of your life.
from attending the LYT Workshop. It is the best way to reliably
build your custom, future-proof ideaverse that will
support & power your thinking efforts for the rest of your life.
Trusted by 800+
note-makers
You will get results
The LYT system is fluid enough for me to think the way I am wired, and yet gives structure that my mind sometimes craves.
I didn't think it was possible to do that. It’s transformed my perception of what a system can be like and I am blown by the possibilities!
Sharalene Moonjely
I didn't think it was possible to do that. It’s transformed my perception of what a system can be like and I am blown by the possibilities!
Sharalene Moonjely
The workshop is forcing me to embrace a "first principles" approach to idea emergence!
Marleaux Flournoy
The workshop prompts surprised me. The 7C's for note-making were super useful to start "wrestling with ideas". The enthusiasm and openness of the participants was amazing.
Cris S.
I was initially quite intimidated, however, I soon embraced what Nick said about “leaning in”, now, I am loving it and am already applying the LYT frameworks in my work.
Narelle Rowe
The Linking your thinking workshop will change the way you relate to knowledge and your own ideas.
It will change the way you think for the better.
It will change the way you think for the better.
Helen Zhu
This workshop has helped me actually transition to being a note-maker through a well-paced and very thoughtful curriculum that has, to borrow one of Nick's phrases, helped me "do the reps."
Matthew Strother
I feel very confident about the prospects of leveraging a PKM system to transmute ideas in my head to real-world solutions. Really feels like learning a superpower!
Noah Matthews
The LYT framework, I think, has completely changed the paradigm of what it means to take good notes. I was really wanting to build the foundations of a system that will work for me, and I think I've done precisely that.
Calahan Morse
What will you learn from the curriculum?
Unit 1: PKM & idea emergence
- Learn how links are allowing us to lose less and create more
- Learn how to make meaningful relationships between notes
- Identify when note-taking fails and when you need note-making
- Practice with each type of relationship between notes
- Use your PKM Planet results to gain clarity on your use-cases
Unit 2: Growing Value
- Learn how note-taking creates weak
thinking habits - Learn how note-making unlocks your
best thinking - Learn how to make notes grow in value
over time - Practice the 7 C’s of note-making
- Understand the fundamentals of
fluid thinking
Unit 3: Accelerating Ideas
- Recognize when “mental squeeze points” occur, and how to overcome them.
- Understand the fundamentals & power of Maps of Content (MOCs)
- Practice the 11 C's of map-making
- Explore the benefits of MOCs and other ways we can use them
Unit 4: Accelerating Ideas
- Complete your idea emergence network
- Build your library note
- Build your ultimate dashboard,
your home note - Refine your use of links, folders, tags,
and queries
Unit 5: Processing Newness
- Improve how you separate the signal from
the noise - Practice the skill of transitioning from idea to note-making
- Create and develop your PKM workflows
- Explore advanced sensemaking tactics
Unit 6: Sharing
- Review ways of sensemaking
- Cover tactics for sensemaking
- Explore common activities in our PKM system
- Define where, how, and why we share things with others
How does the workshop work?
We will guide you to build and improve your custom and future-proof PKM system.
4 live interactive lecture sessions
90-minute super sessions.
These are 90-minute sessions where "You learn, we work, we talk" in a tightly curated working experience designed to leave you more empowered with PKM each time.
For those that stick around, we go an extra 30 minutes to answer all of your questions. Ending at the two-hour mark, this is a true super session.
4 live guided note-making sessions
60-minute sensemaking sessions.
These are our signature "sensemaking sessions" that will make you "comfortably uncomfortable" as you learn the art and craft of note-making.
Now offered live at two times on the day so people in the Asia-Pacific time zones can easily attend!
90 time-released lessons with exercises
6 units. 90 lessons. Targeted exercises.
Expect to lean forward as you learn and personally apply each concept with focused exercises. (You don't just hit auto-play with these lessons!)
6 units. 90 lessons. Targeted exercises. 60+ minutes of video weekly.
Lifetime access to the lessons.
6 units. 90 lessons. Targeted exercises. 60+ minutes of video weekly.
Lifetime access to the lessons.
12 live learning sessions with hand-selected experts
Targeted sessions from hand-selected alumni.
Receive targeted sessions from hand-selected alumni on how to apply the workshop's concepts to:
• academic research
• content creation & branding
• productive knowledge management
• academic research
• content creation & branding
• productive knowledge management
Feedback from workshop mentors
Dedicated mentors provide guidance.
If you want to get better, you need fast feedback.
Our dedicated mentors are workshop alumni who are looking to help provide guidance and make sure you keep moving in the right direction.
Our dedicated mentors are workshop alumni who are looking to help provide guidance and make sure you keep moving in the right direction.
Showcase Week
Over 40 examples of digital ideaverses.
This one-of-a-kind experience happens during the final week of the workshop.
You get to see over 40 examples of digital ideaverses from your fellow students.
You will leave awed, excited, and further empowered.
You get to see over 40 examples of digital ideaverses from your fellow students.
You will leave awed, excited, and further empowered.
These are 90-minute sessions where "You learn, we work, we talk" in a tightly curated working experience designed to leave you more empowered with PKM each time.
For those that stick around, we go an extra 30 minutes to answer all of your questions. Ending at the two-hour mark, this is a true super session.
These are our signature "sensemaking sessions" that will make you "comfortably uncomfortable" as you learn the art and craft of note-making.
Now offered live at two times on the day so people in the Asia-Pacific time zones can easily attend!
Expect to lean forward as you learn and personally apply each concept with focused exercises. (You don't just hit auto-play with these lessons!)
6 units. 90 lessons. Targeted exercises. 60+ minutes of video weekly.
Lifetime access to the lessons.
6 units. 90 lessons. Targeted exercises. 60+ minutes of video weekly.
Lifetime access to the lessons.
Receive targeted sessions from hand-selected alumni on how to apply the workshop's concepts to:
• academic research
• content creation & branding
• productive knowledge management
• academic research
• content creation & branding
• productive knowledge management
If you want to get better, you need fast feedback.
Our dedicated mentors are workshop alumni who are looking to help provide guidance and make sure you keep moving in the right direction.
Our dedicated mentors are workshop alumni who are looking to help provide guidance and make sure you keep moving in the right direction.
This one-of-a-kind experience happens during the final week of the workshop.
You get to see over 40 examples of digital ideaverses from your fellow students.
You will leave awed, excited, and further empowered.
You get to see over 40 examples of digital ideaverses from your fellow students.
You will leave awed, excited, and further empowered.
Your support team
We think you are going to be pleasantly surprised
by the amount of support you have during the workshop.
by the amount of support you have during the workshop.
Your core team
Nick Milo
Your workshop pilot and creator of LYT
I will be leading us through the workshops—especially the Tuesday and Wednesday sessions. I will introduce new concepts and take us through live, hands-on exercises twice a week.
Dan Lardi
Head of marketing and operations
You will see Dan everywhere. When he’s not handling the operations of LYT, he’s making sure we all have a smooth workshop experience—including handling any technical issues.
Bianca Pereira
Head of community experience
Bianca is directing the workshop and helping to make sure everyone has the best experience possible. You will see her in the live sessions and as a Weekly Guide (see below).
Keaton Sondreal
Head of product
When Keaton isn’t working on the LYT Kit and Flight School with me, he’s making sure the workshop forums are humming smoothly.
Your weekly guides
Weekly guides give you targeted deep dives into specialized areas.
Expect four 60-minute session from each of them.
For LYT Workshop 9, these are your weekly guides.
Expect four 60-minute session from each of them.
For LYT Workshop 9, these are your weekly guides.
Bianca Pereira
Research mindsets and workflows
Whether you are an academic researcher or an amateur one, you probably want to know how to be do it better. Bianca Pereira will lead deep dive sessions to get you researching more effectively than before. Bianca has been a researcher in Computer Science in industry-academia partnerships for over 12 years.
Sana A Ahmed
Content creation and branding
Are you online sharing content and wondering how to do it the right way? Sana A Ahmed will lead deep dive sessions on content creation & branding. Sana leads creators, founders, and leaders build their brands online and spent the last 10+years helping thought leadership companies and brands such as MIT.
Leah Ferguson
Productive knowledge management
Are you wanting to use your knowledge productively? Leah Ferguson is an experiential graphic designer, specializing in wayfinding and user experience in the digital and built environment, with a goal of helping people find their way and make connections in complex environments.
What will you leave the workshop saying?
Here are the top 6 most common results from our students
"I am creating more than ever."
"I am finding my notes reliably."
"I am conquering overwhelm."
"I am giving more value to others."
"I am generating more insights."
"I rediscovered the joy of thinking."
The LYT Workshop
Cohort 9
October 11 - November 11
At the end of this workshop, you will leave with your custom, future-proof ideaverse
that will support & power your thinking efforts for the rest of your life.
We have 3 different plans to help you achieve this.
Workshop
Build your custom PKM system.
$1199
4 live interactive lecture sessions
4 live guided note-making sessions
90 time-released lessons with exercises
12 live applied learning sessions with
hand-selected experts
hand-selected experts
- Research workflows
- Content creation & branding
- Productive knowledge management
Feedback from workshop mentors
Showcase Week: Over 40 examples of digital ideaverses from your peers
Access to the LYT Curriculum
Access to Workshop 9 recordings
221
Workshop Pro
Build & improve your PKM system.
$2199
EVERYTHING IN THE WORKSHOP, PLUS
Lifetime access to all future cohorts
This includes access to all aspects of every workshop: live sessions, online spaces, and recordings.
Last chance ever to grab lifetime access.
This will never be offered again.
This will never be offered again.
Last time ever offered
221
Workshop++
Professional coaching for your PKM system.
$3799
3 spots left
EVERYTHING IN WORKSHOP PRO, PLUS
1 personal session with Nick Milo (60min)
3 small group sessions (60min)
Each of your coaching sessions is designed to give you the most hands-on time with Nick that will include personalized feedback to help you achieve your PKM goals.
Workshop
Build your custom PKM system.
$1199
4 live interactive lecture sessions
4 live guided note-making sessions
90 time-released lessons with exercises
12 live applied learning sessions with
hand-selected experts
hand-selected experts
- Research workflows
- Content creation & branding
- Productive knowledge management
Feedback from workshop mentors
Showcase Week: Over 40 examples of digital ideaverses from your peers
Access to the LYT Curriculum
Access to Workshop 9 recordings
Workshop Pro
Build & improve your PKM system.
$2199
EVERYTHING IN THE WORKSHOP, PLUS
Lifetime access to all future cohorts
This includes access to all aspects of every workshop: live sessions, online spaces, and recordings.
Last chance ever to grab lifetime access.
This will never be offered again.
This will never be offered again.
Last time ever offered
Workshop++
Professional coaching for your PKM system.
$3799
3 spots left
EVERYTHING IN WORKSHOP PRO, PLUS
1 personal session with Nick Milo (60min)
3 small group sessions (60min)
Each of your coaching sessions is designed to give you the most hands-on time with Nick that will include personalized feedback to help you achieve your PKM goals.
Workshop
Build your custom PKM system.
$1199
4 live interactive lecture sessions
4 live guided note-making sessions
90 time-released lessons with exercises
12 live applied learning sessions with
hand-selected experts
hand-selected experts
- Research workflows
- Content creation & branding
- Productive knowledge management
Feedback from workshop mentors
Showcase Week: Over 40 examples of digital ideaverses from your peers
Access to the LYT Curriculum
Access to Workshop 9 recordings
223
Workshop Pro
Build & improve your PKM system.
$2199
EVERYTHING IN THE WORKSHOP, PLUS
Lifetime access to all future cohorts
This includes access to all aspects of every workshop: live sessions, online spaces, and recordings.
Last chance ever to grab lifetime access.
This will never be offered again.
This will never be offered again.
Last time ever offered
223
Workshop++
Professional coaching for your PKM system.
$3799
3 spots left
EVERYTHING IN WORKSHOP PRO, PLUS
1 personal session with Nick Milo (60min)
3 small group sessions (60min)
Each of your coaching sessions is designed to give you the most hands-on time with Nick that will include personalized feedback to help you achieve your PKM goals.
Enrollment for the workshop closes on September 28th.
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Workshop 9 main schedule
5 weeks - 7 hours per week
Starts on June 14th and ends on July 22nd, 2022
Tuesdays
9:00 am - 10:30 am PDT
Super sessions
Wednesdays
9:00 am - 10:00 am PDT
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT
Sensemaking sessions
Weekly curriculum release
November 7-11
Live Showcase sessions
Note: all main live sessions are recorded and will be released 1-2 hours.
Why the workshop works
Linking Your Thinking created and follows the
six principles of Lean Forward Learning™
Online learning is different. It's the wild west out there.
My deep goal is to inspire other teachers in online education to incorporate the paradigm of Lean Forward Learning into their own educational products and services.
The Lean Forward paradigm is an extension of the "Learn by doing" theory of education set forth by John Dewey in the early 1900's. However, the Lean Forward paradigm is different because it outlines principles specifically for online education.
I believe online workshop designed like Linking Your Thinking are just the beginning of a deeper level of digital learning. Sitting back and passively watching instructional videos is easy, but the results are far less powerful. Instead, the LYT formula forces you to grab the controls and pilot the ship.
Designing the right educational experience with these principles in mind provides students with an effective and profound learning experience.
Here are the Six Principles of Lean Forward Learning™.
- Curated yet Non-linear: There is a sense of freedom, and yet, a sense of structure. As a student, you have some agency to “Choose Your Own Adventure”.
- Hands-on Repetitions: The very nature of the workshop builds in inescapable hands-on repetitions with the exact thing you are trying to learn. Just like a video game, if you don't take the controls and move forward, you don't make progress. In other words, it's designed to force "unavoidable engagement".
- Uncomfortable: The very nature of the workshop means that the adventurer will be uncomfortable, challenged, and sometimes even frustrated. Those are "deep reps". That’s when the deepest, stickiest learning happens! And it's the getting stuck that leads to sticky learning.
- Immersive: It feels like a special self-contained mini-world...a holistic learning system.
- Measurable: There are ways to measure a student's progress.
- Multiple Avenues of Engagement: Students don't just "read" and "watch". They DO. Plus they also do some combination of: commenting, interacting, and sharing. This ties back into getting reps: reading reps, watching reps, doing reps...reps commenting, interacting, and sharing.
The LYT Workshop did not design the six principles of Lean Forward Learning™ . No. The principles were born from the LYT Workshop!
The LYT Workshop is the model for an all-encompassing tsunami of a learning experience.
Learning is better together
Active, not passive
The workshop is designed get you to lean forward and engage—in multiple ways—with the material. The result: deep and lasting personal gains.
Faster alone at first, further together forever
You are surrounded by curious—often brilliant—thinkers. Even if they are doctor and you are a dungeon master, their ideas will create new associations in your mind. From that, you may just solve your own unique use case!
Comfortably uncomfortable
In a safe environment, you will get your thinking muscles burning. You will be encouraged to share. And the insights you gain from seeing your system through the eyes of your peers can be transformational.
Six weeks of intensive interactions with:
1) great content
2) great people
3) great organization/production
4) great help to go over whatever issues emerged during the workshop
5) extremely friendly staff willing to help at ANY time even though I was a novice in many areas
6) It was even funny; I had a lot of fun and had many laughs together with my Cohort. The biggest thing I am taking away is one of the most pleasant experiences in my entire life.
If you are looking for a "language" to exchange information between your most inner-self and the external world, this workshop will get you on the way.
1) great content
2) great people
3) great organization/production
4) great help to go over whatever issues emerged during the workshop
5) extremely friendly staff willing to help at ANY time even though I was a novice in many areas
6) It was even funny; I had a lot of fun and had many laughs together with my Cohort. The biggest thing I am taking away is one of the most pleasant experiences in my entire life.
If you are looking for a "language" to exchange information between your most inner-self and the external world, this workshop will get you on the way.
Alfredo
The Linking your thinking workshop helped me use my OWN brain when I write or make sense of all the data incoming. And to align what I do in those depths to what my core values and bigger mission is in life.
The experience I liked the most was the idea of making sharp choices: question everything. Especially your own assumptions and hidden ways of thinking and doing.
This was a game changer for me. My PKM is a direct reflection of me and not some half-modelled, half-copied system of someone else.
The experience I liked the most was the idea of making sharp choices: question everything. Especially your own assumptions and hidden ways of thinking and doing.
This was a game changer for me. My PKM is a direct reflection of me and not some half-modelled, half-copied system of someone else.
Desirée Kolman
Moving from note-taker to note-maker is one of the most powerful ways you can improve the quality of your own thinking.
This workshop will show you how to harness the power of idea emergence to improve your thinking, engage with the work of other thinkers, boost your creativity and make each day more productive.
I especially liked the community. Certain members of our cohort have been terrific about sharing their successes, failures, attempts, frustrations, aspirations and their organizational strategies, and I loved those interactions.
This workshop will show you how to harness the power of idea emergence to improve your thinking, engage with the work of other thinkers, boost your creativity and make each day more productive.
I especially liked the community. Certain members of our cohort have been terrific about sharing their successes, failures, attempts, frustrations, aspirations and their organizational strategies, and I loved those interactions.
Jack Beaudoin
Frequently Asked Questions
What is your refund policy?
You can make a full refund request at hello@linkingyourthinking.com before the end of the first week of the workshop.
No withdrawals or refunds are possible after the first 7 days of the workshop.
When does the course start and finish?
The next enrollment opens on mid-September.
Here are the dates to keep in mind:
Workshop start date: Tuesday, October 11, 2022.
Workshop end date: Friday, November 11, 2022.
What amount of time will I need to commit to the course?
It depends. The minimal time you should be able to commit to make this thing worthwhile is probably around 1-2 hours per week.
For the expected experience, try to budget around 6-8 hours per week—that includes the live sessions of course.
For the best experience, just attend the live sessions (or watch the recordings as soon as they are available), go through the lessons, make comments, read what others have shared, and be an active part of this amazing gathering of inspiring thinkers!
How long will I have access to the program?
You will have lifetime access to the program.
Plus, as we update the curriculum and continue to provide resources for the workshop, you will continue to have access to those updates.
Can you show me examples of previous students?
For sure! We have so many examples to show, and they are starting to make their way onto Youtube.
You'll see Designers. College Students. Marketers. Interesting Thinkers. Writers and 1000-page novel Worldbuilders...and that's just for starters.
This is a handy public reference for you.
Their full Showcase Presentations, along with their Q&A's are available only to workshoppers.
I'm new. What type of technical help can I expect?
While this workshop isn't course on how to use a specific piece of software, you're surrounding yourself with people you can help, and surprisingly, like to help a lot!
That said, please have a basic understanding of how to make links and how to make tags. This is not a course on teaching you Obsidian!
Now as far as the workshop, all the examples are shown in Obsidian, and the fancy advanced features are not needed. I'll talk about some cool hotkeys from time to time, but the focus is squarely on how we can work with link-based notes. These are timeless fundamentally no matter the software.
This ties nicely into the next question....
Do I have to use Obsidian?
No. You'll just want to use something that allows you to link notes quickly.
So that would be something like Obsidian or Roam or Remnote or Athens or anything that allows for link-based notes can work.
I use Notion, Roam, or Logseq. Will this work for me?
Yes! Because the principles are based on linking ideas.
We had a few people use Roam in the previous workshop. They found the MOCs in particular to be very empowering.
I'd love to join, but I'm from a developing country and the cost is too high for me. Are there scholarships?
"Like a string of beads, it is our unique differences and intricacies that make us so appealing and attractive." — Lindsey Lunsford, M.E.M., Second Edition DEI Fellow
It would break my heart if the reason you can't attend is because of where you were born. That's not just. It's important to me—and crucial for all of our thinking—that we have a diverse mixture of perspectives. This means not turning a blind eye to how the price point can immediately exclude valuable voices.
That said, you can apply for our scholarship program right here.
Do you offer payment plans?
Yes, we do. But only for Workshop and Workshop Pro.
You can avail a payment plan for the standard workshop right here.
You can avail a payment plan for Workshop Pro right here.
Click here for the Workshop+ payment plan option.
Can’t I just learn all of this for free online or in Youtube?
I do my best to provide MASSIVE amounts of free value on Youtube. But even that content can't compare to the value you get in the workshop.
The workshop is hands-on, focused-work, with people solving the same problems that you're trying to solve...that's how you accelerate your growth! Instead of walking down the wrong path for several years (like I did in Evernote by over-collecting), you can quickly revise and iterate your knowledge management system in "real-time" so you not only build a system that remains useable and scales with your ever-changing needs—but you also ensure that your digital notes remain a source of joy.