Make Useful Notes. Start With Clear Goals.
A simple guide to a complex skill by using Sketchnotes, Obsidian and Zettelkasten.
“What is my goal?” was my first question. And I found a lot of answers or better to say a lot of ideas for the future. But a list of ideas isn’t a clear goal. John Doerr the author of “Measure what matters”1, the famous book about goal-setting, helped me to sort my ideas with his amazing TED talk: „Why the secret to success is setting the right goals“2.
My personal wish to set a goal for this year is to fully understand the principles of using a Zettelkasten.
Knowing my "why," I want a book written about "Taking Useful Notes.” Framing the work of writing as a learning problem and use it for teaching will improve my effectivity of learning.
What are your wishes and objectives? Writing a weekly newsletter, a blog post or preparing a business presentation? Or do you want start with your master thesis?
My Zettelkasten hint: Use templates and tagging to organize your goal related notes. But first, read more about these principles in the next chapters.
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John, Doerr. Measure What Matters: OKRs: The Simple Idea That Drives 10x Growth. Portfolio Penguin, 2018.
Why the Secret to Success Is Setting the Right Goals | John Doerr | TED, 2018.