Giambattista Vico quotation
Verum ipsum factum. Translated to English, it means “We only know what we make.”
Robert Henri quotation
The object isn’t to make art, it’s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.
Niklas Luhmann
Niklas Luhmann stands out not just for his theories but also for his extraordinary scholarly output. Luhmann is a German sociologist, and is renowned for his contributions to systems theory. He was famously productive, having authored more than 70 books (!) and 400 scholarly articles over his career. He wrote on an eclectic variety of …
What is personal knowledge management?
Personal knowledge management or PKM is a fancy name for loosely knit set of frameworks and concepts that help “knowledge workers” (aka paper pushers, white collar professionals, students, creators, or anyone who primarily uses their brain to work as opposed to their brawn) to handle knowledge in a way that is beneficial to their personal …
What is Obsidian software?
Obsidian is a really versatile note-taking application that stands out with its approach to what’s known as personal knowledge management or PKM. It’s designed around the concept of organizing notes into a ‘personal knowledge base’ that the software refers to as a vault. Put simply, you can take notes, store them in your vault, and …