Best PAidan Helfant Podcasts (2025)

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E56 Sylvie Froncek: What Outdoor Education Teaches Us About Improving Education 1:01:33

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Sylvie started working with Cornell’s Team and Leadership Center at the age of 15. Since then she has worked as an outdoor adventure guide for the Claremont Colleges in California, a rock climbing instructor in Colorado, a bicycle tour guide in New Zealand and the Northeastern USA, and a mountain instructor for the North Carolina Outward Bound Scho…

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E55 Professor Game: How Gamification Can Unsuck Higher Ed. 1:27:38

1M ago1:27:38

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Rob Alvarez is a gamification wizard, learning experience designer, and host of the Professor Game Podcast. With a background in business and a passion for play, he helps educators and organizations craft meaningful, game-inspired learning and product journeys. In this podcast we talked about: How gamification can improve education How serious play…

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E54 Sharon Tjaden Burkes: Mistakes And Tips For Better Learning Experience Design 50:43

2M ago50:43

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Sharon is an eLearning professional and media designer with 13 years of experience teaching English learners at the university level. Her journey to the field of instructional design inspired her to host a monthly Zoom networking session to inspire other educators who are looking for advice on how to break into the field of instructional design. In…

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E53 Yu-Kai Chou And Mark Diaz: How To Gamify Your Life In Six Steps 1:33:26

2M ago1:33:26

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Yu Kai Chou: Yu-kai Chou, world-renowned designer and keynote speaker, created the Octalysis Framework, impacting 1.5B+ lives through gamification and behavioral design. He is the Founding Partner and Chief Creation Officer of the premium consulting/design firm The Octalysis Group. Recently he and his co-author Mark Diaz wrote 10,000 hours of play …

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E52 Farhan Quasem: Leveraging Community To Create Effective Learning Experiences 51:58

3M ago51:58

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Farhan has 12 years of experience driving innovation and delivering scalable digital solutions, He specializes in leading transformative product teams that exceed client expectations. His expertise spans multiple industries, including AI/ML, education, finance, healthcare, and hospitality, where he's successfully implemented strategies leveraging b…

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E51 James Washok: Creating Learning Experiences As Fun And Effective As Video Games 1:20:16

3M ago1:20:16

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James Washok is a Learning Experience Designer with over two decades in IT and HR Services. He’s honed his skills in creating immersive, scenario-based eLearning modules that resonate across various levels of an organization. His role as an Instructional Designer and Content Developer involves a symbiotic relationship with management, subject matte…

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E50 Carolyn Smith: How Acting Changes Your Relationship With Yourself, Others, And The World 53:09

5M ago53:09

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Carolyn Smith graduated from Fordham University and The Juilliard School, has performed as an actor on Broadway in "Romeo and Juliet" and appeared opposite Robin Wright in "House of Cards" as Claire's Chief of Staff. She happens to have been my acting teacher but she doesn't have to act like a great teacher she was one. Her father was a flutist and…

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E4: The Pathless Path And Digital Self-Actualization 56:52

6M ago56:52

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In this podcast you will learn: - What differentiates the path less path from the default? - Advantages of the path less path - Disadvantages of the path less path

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E49 Rick Waldron: Practicing Spirituality In The Modern Age 51:20

6M ago51:20

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Rick leads Horizon Arc, an Innovation Advisory & Executive Coaching firm that supports Innovation Leaders. He's been a long time pursuer of spirituality and is coming on the podcast today to talk about his experiences in spirituality, coaching, and the connections between. In this podcast you will learn: - What the heck even is spirituality? - What…

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E48 Jaime Madigon: The Psychology Of Dungeons And Dragons 1:21:01

7M ago1:21:01

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Jamie's mission is to popularize the application of psychology to creating and understanding games, especially video games. Whether you want to know about the psychology behind why good game design works, why people act and think as they do when they play games, or how those who market and sell games take advantage of psychological quirks, he appea…

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E47 Jordan Minor: Video Game Of The Year 59:43

7M ago59:43

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Jordan Minor is the Author of VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR, a unionized PCMag writer, and a self-proclaimed fake Street Sharks guy. In this podcast you will learn: What makes a revolutionary video game? How video games as a medium differ from other mediums? Underrated and overrated video games?

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E46 Jesse Schell: What Video Game Design Highlights About Creativity 44:36

8M ago44:36

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In this podcast you will learn: What insights video game design can give us on the creative process Why asking questions over getting advice can help our creativity How to find inspiration for your creative passions Jesse Schell is a game designer, CEO of Schell Games, professor at Carnegie Mellon and author of The Art Of Game Design A Book Of Lens…

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E45 Bob Doto: A System For Writing: Capture Ideas, Think Wildly, Write Constantly 1:08:43

9M ago1:08:43

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In this podcast you will learn: How to capture ideas so you don’t lose them How to think wildly using a centuries old notetaking technique How to write constantly and never experience writers block again For the past 20 years Bob Doto has worked with writers, spiritual aspirants, yogis, teachers, knowledge workers, teaching courses on Zettelkasten,…

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I'm Changing The Podcast... 6:07

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Send me feedback, thoughts, or what you loved about PKM With Aidan Helfant through the email: [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you 😁By Aidan Helfant

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E44 Dennis Xiao: Journaling To Discover Yourself And Others 1:02:42

1y ago1:02:42

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In this podcast you will learn: - Why you should journal - How to start journaling - How journaling helps you connect better with others Dennis is a YouTuber and creator of the newsletter Living The Questions where he talks about healing, introspection, and the human experience. He's become a good friend of mine through engaging in our writing club…

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E43 Scott Young: How To Get Better At Anything 1:30:19

1y ago1:30:19

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How can you master hard skills more quickly? Accelerate your career? Be more productive and live a better life? Since 2006, Scott Young has been writing to try to find answers to these questions with books such as Ultralearning, hundreds of articles, and courses such as Make It Happen. In the last few days he has finished another major book on lear…

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E42 David Kadavy: Balancing Creativity And Productivity In PKM 1:28:30

1y ago1:28:30

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David Kadavy, an author, podcaster, and former designer whose work is redefining creativity in our age. David believes we're entering a new era where success hinges on our ability to generate ideas and bring them to life, even when the path isn't clear. Through his books, including the bestsellers Mind Management, Not Time Management and Design for…

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E41 Andrew Altshuler: Boost Your Learning With AI And PKM 1:25:30

1y ago1:25:30

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Andrew Altshuler, a researcher turned consultant & educator. He helps people & businesses to transform the chaos of information into an efficient, AI-optimized knowledge system. In his NEWSLETTER he decodes systems & strategies for better thinking, learning & decision-making. Andrew's website: https://www.altshuler.io/ In this podcast you will lear…

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E40 Martin Adams: Becoming A Critical Thinker With The Zettelkasten 1:33:38

1y ago1:33:38

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Martin Adams is ecommerce entrepreneur and content creator trying to inspire the next generation of thinkers and doers. He makes content on Personal Knowledge Management as well as content on mindset and mastery. He's also creating Flowtelic, an app to help you study, learn, think, write, and publish with maximum efficiency and consistency. And he …

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E39 Binny VA: Supercharge Your Learning And Journaling With A Zettelkasten 54:49

1+ y ago54:49

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A philosopher programmer who specializes in back-end development and stoicism. His biggest project right now is creating a MINDOS, a mental operating system which he's doing in public through his newsletter. He's recently published a book called Zettelkasten And The Art Of Personal Knowledge Management. In this podcast you will learn: - How to supe…

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E38 Kevon Cheung: Building In Public Applied To PKM 58:42

1+ y ago58:42

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Kevon Cheung is a dad and creator who creating content around the value of building in public. He's against the classic vision of creation being an act of going into the woods, smoking a ciggar, drinking some brandy, and than coming out with your "masterpiece." He's the author of Find Joy In Chaos--a guide to building in public on twitter--the cour…

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E37 R.J. Nestor: Action Powered Productivity In PKM 1:11:11

1+ y ago1:11:11

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R.J. Nestor is a Productivity Consultant, Tana Ambassador, family man, author, and musician. He’s done 11 cohorts of Action Powered Productivity and is coming out with his book Rhythms of Productivity in March 2024. I’m excited to have him on the podcast to bring a productivity perspective to PKM. In this podcast you will learn: How to create a PKM…

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E36 Nick Shackleton-Jones: Supercharge Your Learning To Make It More Engaging, Fun, And Effective 1:19:05

1+ y ago1:19:05

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Nick is responsible for coining the ‘courses to resources’ shift, introducing the affective context model of learning, and creating the 5Di© approach to human-centered learning design. He has a 30-year track record of shaping future learning approaches for numerous public and private organizations. In this podcast you will learn: - How to gamify yo…

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E35 Jorge Arango: How To Extend Your Mind With Connected Notes 1:27:26

1+ y ago1:27:26

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Jorge Arango is an information architect, author, and educator. For the past 25 years, he has used architectural thinking to bring clarity and alignment to digital products and services. He’s the author of Living in Information: Responsible Design for Digital Places, co-author of Information Architecture: for the Web and Beyond, and host of The Inf…

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E34 Fis Fraga: How PKM Connects With Personal Growth And AI 1:36:14

1+ y ago1:36:14

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Fis Fraga is a passionate advocate for the harmonious coexistence of Technology and Nature in our quest for a sustainable future. With a Master's Degree in Information Technology and AI, Fis is on a mission to craft resilient Second Brain systems for Tana and spread Building A Second Brain to Brazil. His studies at the crossroads of Knowledge Manag…

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E33 CK Janice: Balance Your PKM Practice With Slow Productivity 1:15:49

1+ y ago1:15:49

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She’s known as CK on X but some people call her Janice. She’s a 13+ Years Pharmacist & Photographer who talks about about Slow Productivity Notion Systems for Multi-Passionate 9to5ers on Twitter and Medium. She's Building a creative Slowprenuer side hustle. In this podcast you will learn: How to balance your PKM practice with slow productivity How …

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E32 Ramses Oudt: How To Learn Effectively Outside The Classroom 2:21:50

1+ y ago2:21:50

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Ramses is a lifelong learner and knowledge enthusiast. Formerly an educator, Ramses has harnessed the power of rapid learning and adaptability to navigate two significant career transitions over his 8-year journey - from teacher to marketer to community manager. Now he writes about learning, teaching, Stoicism, and finding your online tribe as well…

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E31 Rushika Prasad: Secrets Of Navigating PKM With ADHD 58:40

1+ y ago58:40

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Shurika, ahem Rushika, I'm sorry I had to do the joke, is one of my best friends at Cornell. To be completely honest, I struggled drafting this Bio because I don't know how to describe her. She is interested in SO MANY THINGS. The best I can do is say she's an Engineering student at Cornell with a passion for philosophy, public speaking, debate, ga…

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E30 Ilya Shabanov: Navigating Personal Knowledge Management In Academia 1:18:11

1+ y ago1:18:11

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Ilya Shabanov is an Obsidian Notetaker and Academic. Spending 12 years in industry he daringly decided to get his Ph.D. in Biology at 36 managing to get his first paper published in just 6 months. He hosts the Effortless Academic newsletter which helps people learn to leverage modern information tools and systems to excel as a researcher or student…

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E29 Umar Rafique: Real Story And Result From A Student Taking Obsidian University 1:03:59

1+ y ago1:03:59

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Umar is a student of my course Obsidian University, teaching you how to level up your notetaking and studying in Obsidian. He has known about Obsidian for two years but never got motivated enough to get started. Over the past few months, he has delved into Obsidian learning to compound his knowledge base inside and outside school and deepened his l…

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E28 Demetri Panici: Mindsets To Succeed As A Content Creator 1:24:22

1+ y ago1:24:22

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Demetri Panici is an App Expert, productivity coach, and content creator. Creator of the Demetri Panici YouTube Channels, he spends most of his days working on growing his online community by posting videos, articles, and podcasts. His goal is to help everyone build a better life and he hopes that you find value in what he creates for you! In this …

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E27 Theo Stowell How To Mix Creativity And Action With The PARAZETTEL System 1:23:46

1+ y ago1:23:46

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Theo Stowell is a Uni Student and full-time content creator. He has created a custom PKM system mixing together Tiago's PARA framework with the Zettelkasten developed by Nikolas Luhman into PARAZETTEL. Now he's sharing his learnings about Personal Knowledge Management, and his journey in content creation and self-actualization online. In this podca…

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E26 King In Motion: How To Become More Creative Using The Zettelkasten Notetaking System 1:31:18

2y ago1:31:18

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King a content creator on with over five years of experience on YT who embarked on a transformative journey to revolutionize his content creation process. Balancing the demands of a full-time job, a growing family of two boys and a wife, and a desire to fulfil his creative potential, King sought out effective strategies to streamline his content pr…

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E25 Dr. Oakley How To Supercharge Your School Learning 1:22:48

2y ago1:22:48

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Dr. Oakley has a diverse background in linguistics going into military service after high school before coming back to get her Ph.D. in engineering. At a young age she believed she wasn't capable of learning math but through applying active studying techniques and learning how to learn overcame her ambivalences. Using her story and knowledge she te…

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E24 Dario Da Silva: Navigating PKM With ADHD And Making It A Spiritual Practice 1:33:20

2y ago1:33:20

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Dario is a generalist, with diverse experience across multiple industries, including civil engineering, management consulting, education and non-profit organisations. As someone with ADHD, one thing has been consistent—he's always felt burdened by the constant low-level chaos in his mind, and has struggled to stay on top of different streams of inf…

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E23 Dr. Lynne Kelly: How To Supercharge Your Memory Like Indigenous Cultures 1:34:44

2y ago1:34:44

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Dr. Kelly is a science writer and Adjunct Research Associate at LaTrobe University, specializing in the study of memory methods used by oral cultures, particularly indigenous societies. She is a mnemonist and uses indigenous memory technologies to commit large amounts of information to memory. She has authored several books, including "The Memory C…

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E22 Marc Champaign How To Change Your Life By Journaling Today 56:12

2y ago56:12

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Marc Champagne is the Writer & Author of Personal Socrates (Better Questions, Better Life) | Mental Fitness Strategist and the Host of Behind The Human (a Top 50 Podcast). In this podcast, you will learn: - The power of self-reflection - How to find journaling prompts that resonate with you - How to create a system for journaling practice MY FREE O…

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E21 Josh Duffney: When Zettelkasten Notetaking In Obsidian Fails... 1:29:47

2y ago1:29:47

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Josh Duffney is a software engineer, writer, and speaker as well as the author of How to Take Smart Notes in Obsidian and Become Ansible. He records YouTube videos about technology, productivity, and personal knowledge management. In this podcast, you will learn: Why the Zettelkasten notetaking system can fail... How to take dumb notes over smart n…

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E20 Bob Doto: How Spirituality And Creative Insight Connects With The Zettelkasten Method of Notetaking 1:38:36

2y ago1:38:36

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Bob Doto, for the past 20 years, has worked with writers, spiritual aspirants, yogis, teachers, knowledge workers, teaching courses on Zettelkasten, PKM, social media, and spirituality. He is a past mentor on Building a Second Brain. Bob has been blogging since 2003 and publishing zines on and off since the early 90s. He's the author of four books …

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E19 Bianca Pereira: How To Unveil Your Inner Researcher In PKM 1:17:06

2y ago1:17:06

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Bianca Pereira is a researcher and educator and has built the Prolific Researcher community with the goal of making research easy. She helps writers think like a researcher and build their own low-friction workflow to capture, organize and grow their ideas into research-based content. In this episode, you will learn: How to adopt the mindset of a r…

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E18 Joey Cofone: How To Unlock Your Inner Creativity Using Your Interests 1:17:16

2y ago1:17:16

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Joey Cofone is the Founder & CEO of Baronfig, an award-winning designer and entrepreneur, and the author of #1 bestselling The Laws of Creativity. He has designed and art-directed over 100 products from zero to launch. His work has been featured in Fast Company, Bloomberg, New York Magazine, Newsweek, Bon Appétit, Quartz, Mashable, Print, and more.…

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E17 Anthony Metivier: How To Use Meditation And Memory Techniques To Live Joyously 1:29:32

2y ago1:29:32

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Anthony Metivier is the creator of the Magnetic Memory Method, a collection of courses that teaches students how to memorize words, numbers, names, poetry, and more, as well as the author behind a dozen bestselling books on the topic of memory and language learning. In this episode, you will learn: How memory techniques and meditation can help you …

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E16 Keli Fancher: How To Be Productive As A PKMer 1:17:36

2y ago1:17:36

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Keli Fancher is a father of six who creates content about prioritizing relationships while working, volunteering, and pursuing creative desires and Personal Knowledge Management. He’s a full-time software developer at RescueTime, and a Dean of Digital Campus at Signum University. In this episode, you will learn: Some of Keli's best productivity tip…

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E15 John Mavrick How To Build A Student Knowledgebase That Scales Across Semesters With Obsidian 1:17:02

2y ago1:17:02

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John Mavrick is a content creator on YouTube and his newsletter. He’s a front-end developer for SAP and is interested in Stoicism, Psychology, Personal Knowledge Management, and Self Actualization. On his YT channel, he creates content showcasing his use cases for Obsidian as well as analyses of anime. In this podcast, you will learn: Why John drop…

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E14 Zsolt Viczian: How to Unlock Your Visual Thinking Power Inside of Obsidian 1:18:30

2y ago1:18:30

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Zsolt Viczian is a YouTuber, blogger, and plug-in developer for Obsidian. He creates content on business analysis, algorithms of thought, note-taking, journaling, and visual thinking inside of Obsidian. He’s the creator of two plug-ins, Excalidraw, a visual-spatial drawing tool inside of Obsidian, and Excalibrain, a plug-in for visualizing relation…

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E13 Yu-Kai Chou: Using The Octalysis Framework To Gamify Life, Learning, and Business 1:53:26

2+ y ago1:53:26

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Yu-kai Chou is an Author and International Keynote Speaker on Gamification and Behavioral Design. He is the Founding Partner and Chief Creation Officer of the premium consulting/design firm The Octalysis Group, as well as the Original Creator of the Octalysis Framework, and the author of Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboa…

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E12 Matthew Dicks: Why And How To Find, Develop, And Tell Stories 1:12:32

2+ y ago1:12:32

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Matthew Dicks is an internationally bestselling author, columnist, blogger, podcaster, playwright, and teacher. A 53-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 7-time Moth GrandSLAM champion, Matthew teaches storytelling and public speaking to individuals, corporations, universities, entrepreneurs, religious institutions, and school districts worldwide. We t…

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E11 Nick Milo: Bringing Joy Back To Student Notetaking With Link Based Thought 1:22:26

2+ y ago1:22:26

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Nick Milo is a YouTuber, blogger, and creator of the Linking Your Thinking Workshop, where he guides people of all different backgrounds to learn how to bring curiosity and joy back into notetaking. We talk about why Nick transitioned from Evernote to Obsidian, the power of link-based thought and map-making, how students can become more engaged wit…

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E10 Danny Hatcher: How Anyone Can Navigate Academic Research 1:26:06

2+ y ago1:26:06

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Danny Hatcher is a Youtuber, Blogger, and Author contributing to the conversation around educational science. He hosts a podcast called The Personal Knowledge Management Podcast, where he discusses topics in the field of PKM, like overcoming perfectionism, assessing note quality, extended mind theory, and more. To help him with all his research and…

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E9 Mike Schmitz: Forging Your Best Life With Journaling and Personal Retreats 1:22:36

2+ y ago1:22:36

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Mike Schmitz is a creative blogger, course creator, YouTuber, and writer who discusses the intersection of productivity, faith, and technology. He cohosts The Focused Podcast with David Sparks, all about mindful productivity and focus as well as the Bookworm podcast with Joe where they discuss their journey summarizing and applying insights from bo…

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