Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Linking Your Thinking Workshop?
The LYT Workshop is a live, cohort-based educational program focused on Personal Knowledge Management (PKM). It teaches structured frameworks for organizing ideas, connecting notes, and developing a reliable system for thinking and creative work.
The primary outcome of the LYT Workshop is building a foundational PKM system that participants trust and can evolve over time.
What does the LYT Workshop teach?
The LYT Workshop teaches:
- Frameworks for idea development
- Methods for linking and structuring notes
- Practical notemaking workflows
- Reflection and sensemaking practices
- System design principles for long-term thinking
The workshop emphasizes application over passive learning.
Will this course teach me how to use Obsidian?
No, but you will naturally learn a lot about it during the workshop.
You can, however, buy Nick’s Obsidian course, Obsidian Flight School.
If you're eager to join the workshop, but want to ensure you know some fundamentals in Obsidian before the workshop begins, you can start by watching our free Obsidian for Beginners series on YouTube right here.
Who is the LYT Workshop designed for?
The LYT Workshop is designed for:
- Professionals who manage complex information
- Writers and researchers
- Founders and knowledge workers
- Students developing intellectual discipline
- Anyone seeking clarity in their thinking
Participants do not need an existing Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) system before joining the LYT Workshop.
How does the LYT Workshop work?
The LYT Workshop includes:
- Live teaching sessions
- Guided notemaking sessions
- Structured exercises
- Access to recordings
- Community interaction
Participants can attend live or complete the material asynchronously.
How much time should participants expect to commit?
Participants should expect to dedicate several focused hours per week during the active cohort period. The workshop is designed to support steady, manageable progress.
What is the Linking Your Thinking curriculum?
Unit 1 - PKM & Idea Emergence
Unit 1 sets the scene of “Personal Knowledge Management”.
✅ We will explore the rocky transition from the “folders-only” systems we all grew up with, to systems that allow for robust linking.
✅ We will identify how note-taking practices have failed us, show how note-making practices are needed.
✅ We will identify the ways we can make relationships between notes.
✅ We will reflect on our own unique PKM drives, styles, goals, and use cases.
Unit 2 - Growing Value
In this Unit, we dive deeply into questioning where “value” comes from.
✅ We explore the Time Value of Ideas, and the compound effects of your PKM habits.
✅ We get hands-on reps creating and building evergreen notes.
✅ We consider how we actually even approach our knowledge in the first place.
✅ And we finish by playing around with the LYT Workshop’s PRM (“Personal Relationship Manager”).
Unit 3 -
There will be 6 units focused in providing you the tools and insight to create your LYT PKM system. We release each unit every Friday at 9:00 PDT / 16:00 UTC. You'll also receive an online guidebook that will have the summary of each unit and prompts you'll need to focus on.
Unit 4 -
1. Discourse to connect and connect with your crew members.
2. Zoom for the 2 live sessions each week.
3. Your linked based app of choice. (It doesn't have to be Obsidian. It can be Roam Research, Athens, Logseq, etc.) As long as it's an app that can create links to other notes, the LYT lessons will work for you.
Unit 5 -
1. Tuesday live sessions - we'll review the latest curriculum insights. We get hands-on time in breakout rooms. We rapidly develop our systems and ideas. We get and receive feedback to instantly iterate.
2. Wednesday live sessions - these are Nick's favorite part of the workshop. They are high-value training sessions where we work the note-making muscles. These sessions are not just a fun exercise; they are a way to rebuild our muscles of thinking critically, creatively, and connectively. We get the repetitions. We drill the skills. Sensemaking sessions are an environment to coax out and habitualize your best thinking.
Unit 6 -
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When does enrollment open?
Enrollment for the LYT Workshop opens annually. Interested participants may join the waitlist to receive notifications.
What is the Knowledge Accelerator?
Knowledge Accelerator™ is your complete solution to improving your ability to work with your thoughts and make the most of your mind.
It is a year-long membership program designed to provide continued structure, accountability, and advanced development beyond the LYT Workshop.
How is the Knowledge Accelerator different from the LYT Workshop?
The LYT Workshop builds foundational PKM skills.
The Knowledge Accelerator supports ongoing refinement, deeper exploration, and practical application over an extended period.
The Workshop is foundational.
The Knowledge Accelerator is developmental.
What is included in the Knowledge Accelerator?
Enrollment in the Knowledge Accelerator includes:
- The Annual 30-Day LYT Workshop
- Instant Access to all of our LYT products
- 🌌 Ideaverse Pro: Kickstart your PKM system.
- 🚀 Obsidian Flight School: Get fast in Obsidian.
- 📖 How to Work a Book: Read non-fiction differently.
- ♻️ You in Review: Use linked notes for annual reviews.
- 🔎 Bases Masterclass: Expertly resurface your notes.
- 🦾 AI + PKM Masterclass: Use AI while keeping your voice.
- ️☯️ Sensemaker's Assessment: Learn your archetype.
- Access to our Synced Sprints & Self-Paced Courses
- Access 90+ Hours of Expert Content
- Monthly Co-Working Sessions
- Join the Home for Lifelong Learners
Access to live sessions, recordings, and included materials remains active for the duration of the active membership term.
What happens after the first year of the Knowledge Accelerator?
Participants may renew their membership at the renewal rate to maintain access to live sessions, updates, and community benefits.
What if participants cannot attend live sessions?
All live sessions are recorded and made available in our private Circle community.
What did your graduates say about their experience in the workshop?
We’re grateful for the positive feedback we’ve received from the last eight workshops. You can check their testimonials here. You can also check some of the PKM systems they’ve built here.
Can you help me decide? Which is the best option for me: LYT Workshop or Knowledge Accelerator?
LYT Workshop is perfect for most people wanting to build their custom PKM system.
The Knowledge Accelerator is for notemakers who want to continually develop their PKM system over time.
Many LYT alumni members have paid to return to the workshop to approach the updated concepts and exercises with the benefit of being further along in their PKM development as well as wanting the social accountability and caliber of discussion that the workshop community offers.
Because of this, we’ve offered the Knowledge Accelerator, which includes the annual LYT Workshop and other synced sprints.
Will you offer a teacher or student’s discount? Do you offer scholarship programs?
We support teachers, students, and anyone else who's living in a developing country. You can apply for a scholarship as soon as we're ready to open the next workshop. Please sign up for our waiting list to receive our email about this.
Will Nick be able to answer all of my questions?
Nick will be able to answer your top questions, and he will be highly active in the forum. And based on our alumni feedback, the equal value will be coming from the bonds and discussions you create with your crew members and the entire cohort.
What's 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.
I'm just starting out. Can I really build my
custom PKM with this workshop?
It's more important and valuable to attend the workshop now—at the start of your journey—as opposed to later, so you do things the right way at the very start. You'll avoid a lot of pain years down the road.
During the LYT Workshop, Manuel was completely new to PKM—just like you. Here's what he wrote about his experience in the workshop:
My main concern was that I thought that PKM being something new to me, would make me fall behind others that were already familiar with it. But even though there were such people I quickly realized that the workshop was built in a way that even someone who is only slightly familiar with PKM could understand.
Manuel
Porto, Portugal
Student of Computer Science
