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+Welcome to Joe's Knowledge base!
+
+# Topics I'm Interested In
+- [[productivity]]
+- [[personal knowledge management]]
+	- Inputs: [[reading]]
+	- Outputs: [[writing]]
+- [[meditation]]
+- Hobbies
+	- [[learning japanese]]
+
+## My Next Steps
+- Consume
+	- [[Book Tracking]]
+	- [[favorite content]]
+- Process & Think
+	- [[notes to process]]
+	- [[inbox]]
+- Create
+- Act
+	- [[content implementation]]
+
+- [ ] add dataview for currently reading (things within /ref)

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+Source: https://notes.andymatuschak.org/%C2%A7Note-writing_systems
+
+- Principles
+	- You should track how many evergreen notes you write - that should be the key metric you strive for as a thinker
+	- The problem with note taking
+		- the majority of content focuses around the surface level apps and tools you should use
+		- "People who write extensively about note-writing rarely have a serious context of use"
+		- the goal isn't to take better notes, it's to think better
+		- most systems have little to no interaction with your notes over time, letting sub-par note taking slide and never letting you give yourself feedback
+	- The work you do should build on itself, one-off note taking and writings should become a part of a process that lets knowlesge build
+		- "We should strive to design practices systems which yield compounding returns on our efforts as they accumulate over time."
+		- writing evergreen notes does this - requiring dissection, connections, etc
+	- Literature notes
+		- purpose: "help you write durable notes"
+			- there for later look up
+			- links to evergreen notes
+			- "create an opportunity to explicitly curate key durable notes associated with a note. This might be important for cutting through the noise, especially if a reference is mentioned frequently."
+		- should be
+			- reference specific
+			- brief
+			- separated from the rest of the system
+			- "typically a lightweight synthesis of observations collected while reading"
+		- definition comes from How to Take Smart Notes
+			- You need to take some form of literature note that captures your understanding of the text, so you have something in front of your eyes while you are making the slip-box note. But don’t turn it into a project in itself. Literature notes are short and meant to help with writing slip-box notes. Everything else either helps to get to this point or is a distraction.
+			  
+			  Fleeting literature notes can make sense if you need an extra step to understand or grasp an idea, but they will not help you in the later stages of the writing process, as no underlined sentence will ever present itself when you need it in the development of an argument.
+	- Processing reading notes into evergreen
+		- input: marked passages & notes about your thoughts
+		- how to decide what to write
+			- "evergreen notes should be concept-oriented", so choose the key concepts
+		- take a step back and get a look at the overall picture
+			- cluster scraps into piles and see what emerges
+			- or mind map/visual outline
+		- once you have a sense of the concepts, you write the notes
+			- from https://zettelkasten.de/posts/create-zettel-from-reading-notes/
+			- 1. write a broad note to capture the big idea
+			- 2. write smaller notes that capture the "nuanced atomic ideas"
+			- 3. connect to past notes : link, merge, revise
+			- 4. revise the broad note and improve it based on what you've connected
+	- make sure to have a method to capture notes on the go, ex. andy uses an A7 notepad and pen.
+	- writing inbox
+		- you want to be able to capture one off ideas effortlessly and develop them into evergreen notes eventually
+			- 1. should be quick to capture & separate from evergreen notes
+			- 2. should reliably be drained
+				- reduce inputs
+				- increase processing, ex create a routine
+		- many notes here end up as evergreen notes 
+			- if after a few passes it doesn't look interesting, then archive or delete it
+	- reading inbox
+		- have one spot to capture things
+		- don't auto import
+		- processing
+			- trash it, doesn't look valuable
+			- read it seriously
+			- read it lightly and file in a reference library
+			- file in other list (like recipes to try) 
+		- important feautres
+			- easy capture
+			- easy reading
+			- easy "listing across item type"(?)
+			- obvious when something has been passed over multiple times
+				- no app really does this
+
+
+- thinking and note-writing
+	- evergreen notes can help:
+		- leaps of insight
+		- develop wild ideas
+		- increase conversational bandwidth
+	- how to use spaced repetition
+		- maybe I could add a "last reviewed" date to notes
+
+- writing and note-writing
+	- "executable strategy for writing"
+		- focus is to create evergreen notes that allow you to "publish things" more of an editing job than a writing job
+		- two main ways of writing
+			- bottom up
+				- write evergreen notes while reading and thinking
+				- when you create a new note, add it to an outline for a piece (or add a new one)
+				- eventually, you'll want to write from one of those outlines
+				- write new notes to fill in the missing parts
+				- put all of those together for a first draft
+				- rewrite
+			- top down
+				- review your notes on a topic
+				- write an outline
+				- attach notes to each part of the outline and write new notes where needed
+				- put all of those together for a first draft
+				- rewrite
+			- 
+
+- structure of the notes
+	- evergreen notes should be written for yourself, not for anyone else
+- associative structure
+
+## Rabbit holes
+- The most effective readers and thinkers I know don’t take notes when reading
+	- [Link](https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z6GNVv6RyFDewy11ZgXzce8agWxSLwJ6Ub5Rw)
+		- "It’s not that they’ve so deeply internalized and automatized those practices that they seem invisible: they’re just not doing those things."
+		- "They read for a purpose"
+		- ["Many eminent thinkers need a writing surface to think"](https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z5WDNZizsbAzE1p2BLwr339fV4TCpzNvaztP2)
+	- Cal Newport talks about this too
+	- So then whats the solve?
+		- Should the process naturally evolve? Instead of using someone else's process?
+		- Is there some sort of simple baseline that people use that is a common thread between them all?
+		- It's possible that we just need more effective engagement with the material. More time and space to actually think. It comes down to a balance of not being system-obsessed, rather content-obsessed. 
+			- The truth is it doesn't matter what sort of system you have. The more time you spend concerned on the system is the less time you can focus on the content.
+			- The technology and system stack is there to serve you. It's there to personalize the workflow to the way that works best with you. 
+			- The big thinkers who have messy desks with papers notes and books strewn about, that's their personal system. 
+			- Its about adapting the personal side of it to you
+
+
+- https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z28QkpK3vRKQTacjFDfGYBhCXHqHuVWJzny9
+- https://notes.andymatuschak.org/zVFGpprS64TzmKGNzGxq9FiCDnAnCPwRU5T
+- https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z2iRjpFUtRxLXcRfxWAV8ikS17G1y6KAT1q6
+- https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z6GNVv6RyFDewy11ZgXzce8agWxSLwJ6Ub5Rw
+- https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z6e3AFda6oSsusEmf8vWevMaNLggQ9bCEgFkf
+- https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z3ruCqbkUjU7U8MD5gaMjzmJV4GuENJ3ie1LP
+- https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z432siNjuY9G8bTsnSugyHPB1YoZWgup6eMB3
+- https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z3PBVkZ2SvsAgFXkjHsycBeyS6Cw1QXf7kcD8
+- https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z6f6xgGG4NKjkA5NA1kDd46whJh2Gt5rAmfX
+- what is an executable strategy https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z53fk5XwrsnueNDDCq6WNe2VbPhrDGQmmVgNS
+
+## Further Reading
+- https://sashachapin.substack.com/p/notes-against-note-taking-systems
+- https://notes.andymatuschak.org/%C2%A7Taking_knowledge_work_seriously_(Stripe_convergence_talk%2C_2019-12-12)

content/.trash/Cool Analogies & Writing Ideas.md

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+- x has had the price tag ripped off, what's it worth

content/.trash/Pursuing pleasure leads to a lack thereof.md

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+
+source: [[Dopamine Nation - Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence]]
+date: May 03 2022
+
+---
+
+# Pursuing pleasure leads to a lack thereof
+
+
+
+---
+
+## Related
+
+1. 

content/.trash/The War of Art.md

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+tags: #ToProcess
+author: [[Pressfield, Steven]]
+url: 
+date: 2023-03-29
+Readwise Highlights from clippings_html
+
+---
+
+- The following is a list, in no particular order, of those activities that most commonly elicit Resistance: 1)The pursuit of any calling in writing, painting, music, film, dance, or any creative art, however marginal or unconventional. 2)The launching of any entrepreneurial venture or enterprise, for profit or otherwise. 3)Any diet or health regimen. 4)Any program of spiritual advancement. (Location 111)
+    - Note: *Testing the notes functionality of the kindle highlights app on ipad*

content/.trash/The effect of expectations on our brains.md

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+tags: #Atomic #EA [[Expectations]] [[Neuroscience]]
+
+---
+
+
+In one study, researchers gave 65 college students either a placebo, or 200mg of caffeine. However, they told them that they were either getting caffeine, or adderall. 
+
+Those who recieved caffeine felt "more high, simuated, anxious, and motivated" over subjects recieving the placebo. (Makes sense)
+
+However, those expecting adderall reported stronger amphetamine effects, and performed better on a working memory test, than those expecting caffeine
+
+---
+
+Source
+1. [[Expectation for Stimulant Type Modifies Caffeine's Effect on Moods and Cognition]]
+2. 
+
+Related
+2. 

content/.trash/Untitled.md

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+[[turning your precieved negatives into positives]][[how to be financially free]][[Does clarity bring consistency]][[What video games can teach us about ourselves]][[aim for regretlessness, not satisfaction]][[authenticity - perfesionalism vs realism]]# authenticity - perfesionalism vs realism
+
+# why don’t i start creating content?
+
+[[why don’t i start creating content]]
+    -   when will I ever be ready
+        -   freedom of doubts/uncertaintiy
+    -   so what if im not ready? I’m just going to fail anyway
+
+# finite work vs infinite work
+
+[[finite work vs infinite work]]
+
+# aim for regretlessness, not satisfaction
+
+# finite vs. infinite goals & gamification
+
+[[finite vs. infinite goals & gamification]]
+
+# how to build a business while working full time
+
+[[how to build a business while working full time]]
+
+# overcoming the wall
+
+[[overcoming the wall]]
+
+# letting go of wanting & expectaitons
+
+[[letting go of wanting & expectaitons]]
+
+# What video games can teach us about ourselves
+
+# What’s my niche?
+
+[[What’s my niche]]
+
+# Does clarity bring consistency?
+
+# What’s the freedom for?
+
+[[What’s the freedom for]]
+
+# do you have to work hard?
+
+[[do you have to work hard]]
+
+# how to learn from others
+
+[[how to learn from others]]
+
+# can you trust yourself? do you love yourself?
+
+[[can you trust yourself do you love yourself]]
+    -   what does it look like outside of yourself? what do you value, whats your love language?
+        -   ex trust commitemtn honesty kindness compassion
+    -   whatdo those look like, and how can we build those in ourselves?
+-   what have you done to prove it?
+-   can you tell by your intentions?
+-   how does this influence our decision making
+
+# the path to freedom
+
+[[the path to freedom]]
+
+# Whats the money for?
+
+[[Whats the money for]]
+
+# how to be financially free
+
+# cashflow vs assets
+
+[[cashflow vs assets]]
+
+# learning to listen to yourself
+
+[[learning to listen to yourself]]
+
+# a fear of commitment
+
+[[a fear of commitment]]
+
+# turning your precieved negatives into positives
+
+# the work we do
+
+[[the work we do]]

content/inbox/Adding Friction to the Writing Process.md

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+From "How John McPhee's Slow Writing Process Produced Deep Articles" by Cal Newport
+
+
+John McPhee would take tons of notes and tapes that he took, transcribed and tuped them into a tupewriter, scenned and copied them, then cut out each separate note and organized them. Then, he'd make overall index card summaries and sort and mess around with the structure.
+
+The friction, the slowness, marinating with the ideas, is what makes the work great. Ryan Holiday and Robert Greene use notecards in a similar way.
+
+We've had this cult of productivity and efficiency that has given rise to wanting ro remove this friction
+
+I can't say with confidence that I know of many accomplished writerrs who have a frictionless process where they're obsessed with Reaadwise integrations and obsidian graphs. Most of those poeple are hobbyist and meta creators.

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+- systems you use to figure out what to work on now
+- capture
+	- trusted place for ideas, tasks, etc to live
+	- bothcommitments and plans
+- configure
+	- where does it go, how is it organized?
+	- also includes all relevant info
+- controle
+	- plan for your time in advanced, not reactivity
+	- miltiscale - quarterly, weekly, daily
+- cal's system
+	- tasks in trello, plans in gdocs
+	- time block planner _ text file for campture
+	- show down - migrate to stable systems
+- configure
+	- separate boards for separate roles
+	- statuses
+		- to process
+		- watiing on
+		- this week
+		- initiatives
+	- these all get updated/cleaned during weekly plans
+	- multi scale planning -> daily time block
+- constrain
+	- 4th principle decciding how/what stuff is put on your plate
+	- automated processes
+		- how you can redue time/effort on non-essentials

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+One of the things that has plagued me recently is balancing meeting yourself where you're at, in terms of enjoying optionality, following your natural curiosities, and sticking one thing that you want to specialize in and really pursue in your life, one true north star. 
+
+Nat eliason may be a good example of the former
+
+The start of this article talks about it a bit [A Simple, Yet Thorough Quarterly Business Review Template](https://taylorpearson.me/planning/)

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+When people normally takl about discipline, then usually reach for either "willpower" or "habit." However, DR K posits that discipline is actaully an emoition. Take addictions, for example. Soemoen who is an addict needs discipline. But for them, they need emotional help through psychoterapy, not just more willpower. That's what gets them through it.
+
+
+Negative emotinos are location based, aka anatomical. However, positive emotions are circuit based, with no main center
+
+
+Opposite things are in the same category 
+- light and heavy are weights
+- dark and bright is light
+- hot and cold are temperature
+so this also applies to discipline:
+
+doubt, or a wavering mind is the opposite of discipline. Think marriage or pifcking a college major
+
+So whats the opposite of doubt? _resolve_
+
+You don't need discipline, you need resolve. Internal resolve presents as external discipline. This resolve is actually an emotion
+
+Positive emotionss, including resolve, come from circuits in the brain. You want to cultivate resolve on a daily basis (neurons that fire together wire together) not just habit and willpower. But we're not good at activating those curcuits.
+
+1. notice when you feel resolved
+	- close your eyes and take a snapshot of it
+	- whats the experienve?
+	- fuels your willpower
+	- there's a core that lets you dismiss distractions
+2. sankalpa
+	- pick one thing you want to be resolved for
+	- make sure its medium difficulty, not super important
+	- every day within the first 60-90 minutes, think about the resolve for 5-10 mins, feel the emotion of it, stoke the fire
+3. also try this with more global resolve
+	- instead of just project or activity based
+	- can be derived from values like "i deserve to be whole"
+	- maybe try this after a month of step 2
+
+this practce is about cultivating the positive emotional circuits
+
+lack of self discipline = emotionally numb