Sensemaking 101: Insights in Minutes that will Last a Lifetime

‍We've broken up this recording into two parts: the Sensemaking session and, a bit lower on this page, the extended Q&A with Nick. Feel free to use this note to follow along during the live Sensemaking session. Enjoy!

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The Linking Your Thinking Workshop is open until September 6, 2024.

Timestamps
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00:00 - Start
03:22 - Sensemaking 101
03:40 - Roadmap
09:24 - Sensemaking & Notemaking
12:35 - The NoMa Method
15:21 - Rapid Fire Remarks
20:54 - 3 Steps of Sensemaking
21:36 - The NoMa Method Illustrated
22:43 - Rich & Poor Ways to Spend Time Thinking
25:18 - Notemaking Instructions
26:12 - Entering the Notemaking Space
27:55 - Tom Cruise
35:18 - Kintsugi
41:31 - Work in Progress
49:50 - Invitation to Workshop 14
56:00 - Sensemaking Takeaways
58:29 - Close
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Q&A Section

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00:00:00 - Is it a daily notemaking timeblock?
00:01:17 - Start fresh or morph existing vault?
00:02:50 - Making knowledge notes for projects?
00:04:14 - Notemaking for dissertations?
00:07:23 - Daily time for sensemaking?
00:09:57 - Evolving old notes vs. new ones?
00:12:01 - Few examples of making new notes
00:14:57 - Regretting time spent on notes?
00:16:38 - What is the Difference between LYT workshop and WOW?
00:19:19 - What is 2024 demo vault details?
00:21:36 - Knowledge Accelerator renewal?
00:25:05 - Free capture to meaningful notes?
00:27:38 - Dealing with summarizing interesting articles?
00:29:33 - Specifying note links?
00:32:09 - Favorite PKM template?
00:33:39 - PKM's effect on mindfulness?
00:35:36 - How to Prioritize topics for notes?
00:37:29 - Visual notes in LYT?
00:38:47 - Managing action tracking?
00:42:16 - Managing others' ideas?
00:44:56 - Quick capture advice?
00:46:44 - How to regain serendipity in note-taking?
00:48:44 - Starting: migrate or new vault?
00:50:53 - LYT for neurodiverse people?
00:52:23 - Mind-maps and Excalidraw usage?
00:54:33 - Single vs. multiple vaults?
00:57:08 - Nested vaults use cases?
00:59:28 - Workshop benefits without live attendance?
01:01:07 - Obsidian Canvas usage?
01:04:12 - How to manage overwhelming notes?
01:07:22 - How do you protect your notes?
01:09:12 - The potential Obsidian for information products?
01:11:48 - Accessing Nick's indie films?
01:12:57 - Miro for group collaboration
01:13:12 - Is Ideaverse pro and Templates Necessary?
01:14:48 - LYT Alumni Testimonials
01:20:43 - Close