Archive - ThoughtfulAtlas’ Newsletter

A speedy tour of my Obsidian vault

A preface: what I use my vault for

Jun 24, 2023 •

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May 2023

Put things where you first looked for them

Scissors with teaspoons, and notes in strange places

May 9, 2023 •

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March 2023

February 2023

Stop over-complicating note-taking

Just make it so you can find what you need

Feb 11, 2023 •

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December 2022

A note-taking lacuna

Noun: lacuna (plural lacunae or (obsolete) lacunæ or lacunas)

Dec 10, 2022 •

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November 2022

John Dee's marginalia

A kindred spirit with my anonymous annotator

Nov 4, 2022 •

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October 2022

In praise of the tag

Oct 31, 2022 •

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The humble pocket notebook

And why this 'fly-catcher' is the single most powerful tool in my arsenal

Oct 24, 2022 •

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The highlighter-happy, anonymous annotator

This morning my copy of The Footnote: A Curious History by Anthony Grafton fell through my letterbox.

Oct 22, 2022 •

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PKM and dealing with 'ooh, shiny'

I’ve written before about how I worry I’m beginning to over-complicate my notetaking set-up just because I see something shiny.

Oct 19, 2022 •

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A living reading list

I intend to update this as I go, arranged by topic as best I can.

Oct 16, 2022 •

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