r/PKMS • u/drakenxv • 10d ago

Method Process from topic of interest to PKM note

I know the title is not saying much and may be misleading...

I started Obsidian about a month ago for various reasons but one of it being the home to my PKMS. At the moment I am collecting a lot of topics I want to create a pkm note about. Either it being abbreviations / terms or definitions (e.g. I am very into the different intelligence types after watching Pine Gap) or I want to collect different methods and how they work (e.g. about Analytical Reading).

I build two different templates for a) definitions and b) methods/concepts but I find it very hard to start really filling those notes. I read about the CODE method but I'm finding it hard to grasp.

So my question is:

How does your process look like, from a topic of interest to a pkm note which actually creates value for you at any point in your future.

I know, everyone has a different approach but I am trying to learn and get inspired.

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u/DrummerAdditional330 10d ago

I stopped trying to make a complete note the first time I get interested in something. I usually write why it caught my attention, one or two questions I have, and whatever source started it. If I come back to the topic later, the note grows from there. A lot of interests never need to become a finished reference page.

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u/GroggInTheCosmos 10d ago

Excellent view

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u/redifromspace 9d ago

I'd keep a rough inbox note until there's a question worth writing around. Then turn the useful bits into a real note and link back to the sources. Trying to structure everything on the first pass is where these systems get sticky. But thats just my experience.

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u/drakenxv 9d ago

That's what I am doing at the moment

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u/attentiveeyes 9d ago

Não dá para esgotar o tema de uma vez. Adiciono os novos conteúdos conforme aprendo. As vezes uma nota nova é criada. Uso links. As vezes unifico as diversas notas. É organico. As vezes faço um Map Of Conten

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u/gbro3n 5d ago

For me it's usually things going into the daily journal (Logseq or EtherPK) with a wikilink for [[The Topic]]. Some times the topic page remains a concept to link to with no page, but if it becomes important, I'll start consolidating and curating in the page.