Zettelkasten and Evergreen MOC meets ⏱️Being productive and healthy
Most information we receive daily is of no immediate use, and won’t make us a better person. It is more dopamine then personal growth. Filtering out such information will free up time & resources for better study and mental health. This does take self_disciple, which is hard and in limited supply.
Why filter what you read? How do you know what to filter? Types of Knowledge in Language and Communication Won’t you miss out?
- You’ll never finish
- Fear of missing out is a terrible reason
- If you can’t be bothered making a note, why bother, you’ll have forgotten it next week
- Just in time studying. All information is 5 minutes away. If something is not pertinent, just look it up when needed.
- Just in time manufacturing, only read & study when specific is needed See:
- collectors fallacy
- Lindy effect, study knowledge that stood the test of time, not (just) the latest and greatest (on social media).
If it doesn’t answer a specific question you’re currently asking, cover philosophical knowledge, or entertain you, then don’t read it
Literature notes
Moved: ✂︎ Fighting Infomania Why 80% of Your Reading is a Waste of Time
If it doesn’t answer a specific question you’re currently asking, cover philosophical knowledge, or entertain you, then don’t read it
Fleeting notes
Most stuff is junk, find quality - Read less junk, 80% isn’t needed - just-in-time = the internet - look for quality over quantity
- fleeting notes differentiate between needs and wants
- Just in case vs just in time
- The Fear of Missing Out: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Instagram
- this is how school works
- not too bad for schools, it is literally preparation for later
- we are later
- the internet has made just in time completely feasable
- Dunning-Kruger effect
- the exception would be foundational knowledge - knowing what you don’t know
- not too bad for schools, it is literally preparation for later
- check quality & quantity
- quality, how good is it really?
- Lindy effect
- don’t follow status-quo
- feels good → does it actually help to get to your goal?
- Look at the bigger picture
- Can I use this, does really it make me grow?
- quantity - do I need more? or want more?
- maybe you already have everything needed? what does it really add?
- why do I need to read this? I already know 90%!
- maybe you already have everything needed? what does it really add?
- quality, how good is it really?
- Just in case vs just in time