The Rules of Lazy Note-Taking

By Jiwon Chang in essay on

A phenomenon I see in the personal knowledge management (PKM) space is people obsessing over how they manage their notes. Truth is, notes are only useful when they help us get stuff done. * Notes can help us retrieve information. * The process of writing a note can help us make sense…

My Academic Knowledge Management Setup

By Jiwon Chang in essay on

I've been following the personal knowledge management (PKM) space for a while now. The promises of a second brain that helps you make novel connections and organize the haphazard pile of primary, secondary and original text, is appealing to an academic like me. Yet, I had trouble finding…