What I Learned Using a KMS for 6 Months

I wrote about my starting a Knowledge Management System (KMS) 6 months ago. What changed so far? A Quick Recap A KMS is a way of collecting and organizing information that makes it easier to retrieve and access at any time. It’s not just notetaking; it’s curating the notes you’ve taken into a personal library … Read more

Reverse Thinking vs Inverse Thinking

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One is for reverting to the past, and the other is for brainstorming the future. First things first. Reversion is the action of returning to a previous state or condition. Inversion is a reversal of position, order, form, or relationship. There is a certain nuance between reversion and inversion. Reversion typically looks back, while inversion looks from within. It’s … Read more

The Blue LED That Changed the World

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You are most likely reading this from a screen that has one. We are currently living in the age of the light-emitting diode (LED). Virtually all of our lighting and screens are powered by some form of LED. A few decades ago, we were still using incandescent and fluorescent lighting. What made us switch to … Read more

What Tools I Use for My Personal KMS

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Feel free to steal my secret sauce, or in this case, tools I previously talked about creating a Knowledge Management System or a KMS which is about creating a system that manages all of the knowledge we consume every day in an orderly way. To recap, a KMS has three modes — Data Capture, Data Workspace, and Reference. Data Capture … Read more

40 Thoughts on Being 40

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Feel free to steal what thoughts you find interesting and apply them in your own way. I had planned to write this piece after I turned 40 last year in August. Before starting, I thought I would finish this quickly and uneventfully just like my birthday. Surprisingly, I had writer’s block and had to postpone … Read more

Procrastination Isn’t Laziness

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It’s easy to put ourselves down rather than thinking things through objectively. Procrastination is all too common for me. I’ve procrastinated throughout my whole life, from the time when I was in school and even now in my work. Even this same blog post you are reading now, I’ve procrastinated starting for a while. I’ve … Read more