You can spice up your daily journaling practice by using random prompts. The good news is that it is very easy to implement it in your Obsidian vault. In this article, I will share my approach. My solution is inspired by Journal Prompts in Roam Research by Daniel Wirtz. The list of journal prompts I share is based on the 1000 Daily Prompts recommended in Daniel's article. If you are interested in my collection of journaling approaches check out my Evergreen Note on Note-taking Strategies and Their Practical Implementations . This is where I am collecting a growing list of different personal journaling strategies.

Imagine a database containing the full text of all the books and publications you have ever read, plus all your reading notes with links to the source paragraphs and your text highlights in the source. It also has everything you have ever written: your journal, all the articles, books, documents, and reports. Such a database would be a powerful source of knowledge. With persistence, it is possible to build this in Obsidian . But can Obsidian handle this volume of information? This post is about my attempt to understand Obsidian's performance limits. I will present my approach and findings.

Over the past few weeks I have spent many hours thinking about my personal information security requirements and discussing pros and cons with others. My goal with this article is to clarify few concepts that have surfaced in these discussions. I want to help you find your way in the jungle of information security.

This is an evergreen note that I will be revisit regularly to develop a comprehensive list of note-taking approaches including their practical implementations in various software tools. This post will serve as an elaborate table of contents, including a brief introductory discussion on the importance of note-taking, followed by a high-level walkthrough of each method. Links to posts and videos with detailed examples and descriptions will follow over the coming weeks and months.

Why is it that even your most honest and committed attempts to change, often lead back to the status quo? Why are outcomes so frequently pale compared to the vivid color of the aspiration? How can you avert the grip of your immunity to change? Imagine what would be possible if, for a change, you could live up to your New Year's Resolutions?

The best thing you can do is teach people to write, because there is no difference between that and thinking. Jordan Peterson “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it”   Ferris Bueller I have been journaling on and off ever since high school and I have been practicing it more consistently in the last couple of years. Intuitively I always understood that a journaling habit is good for me, but I was interested to know a bit more. I did some research into the topic and was amazed by what I found. Keeping a journal is good for you BIGTIME Many famous historical figures were avid note takers. Leonardo da Vinci is considered one of the greatest artists and intellectuals of Italian Renaissance. Leonardo’s legacy has been preserved in more than 7000 pages of notes and illustrations. However, judging just by the sheer volume of notes left behind for posterity to study, Thomas Edison seriously outperformed Leonardo. Edison the fam...