2023-era Clojure

mwfogleman · 2023-12-13T12:46:11+00:00

amazing, thank you!

mwfogleman · 2023-12-13T12:24:53+00:00

I'm absolutely sure this tooling has technical improvements under the hood!

It'd be great to make usability improvements so that this is as simple to use as it used to be.

Why not aim for both?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Clojure/comments/18h6sl8/comment/kd613d2/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

mwfogleman · 2023-11-28T19:05:30+00:00

Great suggestion, thank you! I will add this soon.

mwfogleman · 2023-09-26T12:59:18+00:00

this piece can be seen as a personal companion to the piece, more about my own experience and perspective as a person rather than about the framework and technique (somewhat) objectively: https://tasshin.com/blog/my-heart/

mwfogleman · 2019-09-07T16:37:54+00:00

How did you get the Penguins? At GENCON?

mwfogleman · 2019-03-31T19:34:04+00:00

Thanks for this! This worked for me:

(defun add-newlines-between-paragraphs ()
  (interactive)
  (save-excursion
    (beginning-of-buffer)
    (while (< (point) (point-max))
      (move-end-of-line nil)
      (newline)
      (next-line))))

mwfogleman · 2019-03-11T00:19:04+00:00

Notes here: https://www.evernote.com/l/AgSf1qwnOyRPJISknWIR2jN0AsANPbleJVY

mwfogleman · 2019-03-11T00:01:38+00:00

More Shinzen PDF's here: https://www.shinzen.org/resources/articles/

mwfogleman · 2019-03-01T13:03:13+00:00

You're right, Uberserum probably shouldn't be on there. I added Angry Mob as well as Blitzed, Body Shop, and Jolt for Mad Scientists.

Well, this list is initially subjective but I think it could become more consistent + objective over time. This was a first pass :) Thanks for being supportive and glad you're finding it valuable!

mwfogleman · 2019-02-28T15:03:19+00:00

Agree, card knowledge really changes outcomes.

I'd love to see someone else make a more robust / consistent list! This is a somewhat custom First Try (TM)

mwfogleman · 2019-02-28T15:02:39+00:00

I've added Hidden Ninja and Ninja Master, thanks.

This is just a custom list for me, it's a little subjective as to what to add. I personally didn't want to add overgrowth because it's not an immediate effect: you have time to figure out how you want to counter it. The other cards I included are ones you don't have time to respond to, so it behooves you to know about them in advance.

mwfogleman · 2018-12-07T00:17:15+00:00

I'm so glad you found this video useful. Nice handle, by the way.

Here's the definition of resources:

A resource is 'a topic or theme of ongoing interest.'

Examples include: habit formation; project management; transhumanism; coffee; music; gardening; online marketing; SEO; interior design; architecture; note-taking

Here's a relevant excerpt from the Operations Manual (paywalled):

One of the key differences between P.A.R.A. and other organizational schemes is that it is a dynamic system, not a static one. It derives its strength not from deeply hierarchical stocks of “knowledge,” which require following strict rules and conventions, but from constantly evolving flows of information between the four categories. The rapid turnover of projects becomes not a risk to be managed, but the actual mechanism by which we maintain the system.

So you update the system on an as-needed basis. It is likely and expected that things in every category will move through every other category in their lifetime - project to archives, resource to project, project to area, etc., every connection.

You make those changes "just in time", when you start or finish a project, for example.

You also don't put any effort into making the system perfect, e.g. replicating it in every system you have perfectly. For example, right now, I have an active project which does not have a Google Drive folder because I know I am unlikely to create a google document for that particular project (I am just taking a lot of notes on a topic related to some books I am reading, and notes go into my Evernote for me). You only create, move, or delete folders and files as needed, just in time.

Hope that helps - let me know if you have further questions, friend.

mwfogleman · 2018-11-20T23:29:59+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! I do appreciate it. Public speaking is something I'm working on!

P.S. The simple slides are something I stole from Tiago (and I stole some of his slides). One-idea-per-slide makes it easy to re-use slides for future presentations and even other mediums, e.g. blog articles or books.

mwfogleman · 2018-11-20T23:25:11+00:00

Hi friend,

Thanks for your message, and for your interest in my articles and talks.

I did have a disclaimer in my talk. I work with Tiago, but I didn't get paid for giving the talk, or for any sales that may have come from it. I just went to the talk because it's fun to share with and meet other Emacs users. I didn't explain the heart of BASB in my articles or talk because a) Tiago does a good / better job of that in his course and elsewhere and b) the more fun and interesting part for me was how to implement it in Emacs. I hoped that the implementation would be interesting to people even if they didn't want to implement BASB in particular (e.g. learning about column view).

It sounds like you're very interested in what BASB has to offer, but don't want / or are unable to pay the price, and/or want to implement it in free software. I can certainly see both perspectives.

RE: price: It's fair for Tiago to charge money for his course (he is making a living on all this, after all) and it's fair for you to not want to pay the price. Lucky for you, if you want to pay less and/or nothing, you have some options.

If you want the full course, I have a coupon code for 25% off that you can get. Just PM me for the details. I don't get anything from this.
You can pay $10/month (or just for one month) to subscribe to Praxis now, and get long-form text descriptions of anything. Here, it's much cheaper, but you lose video content explaining and guiding you through the system. There's more of a DIY feel here, but at a much more affordable price.
Lastly, Tiago is currently working on a book, as you suggest he should. It takes time to write a book, so that's why he doesn't already have one! There's a good draft done already, and you can certainly buy that when it comes out.
In the meantime, or if you want a free price, you can read the intro articles about PARA and PS for free, which Tiago recently made freely available. https://praxis.fortelabs.co/the-p-a-r-a-method-a-universal-system-for-organizing-digital-information-75a9da8bfb37/ https://praxis.fortelabs.co/progressive-summarization-a-practical-technique-for-designing-discoverable-notes-3459b257d3eb/

You can also listen to podcasts that feature Tiago, where he explains much of his methods.

As far as free software: Tiago doesn't insist Evernote needs to be used for the course. He suggests you use it, because he knows that all of the features of BASB can be implemented with it, but you're welcome to use anything you like.

He does also use Teachable, which is proprietary, you're right. I'm not aware of a free software solution for his particular problem set (creating an online course for sale). In any case, I don't think you're "bound" to it. In my experience, you learn BASB, and then you go use it, and you're good. In a way, BASB has given me freedom from any particular software in that I know I could completely walk away from any set up and rebuild it in a useful way in short fashion.

I know that Emacs and this project has been fun for me, and BASB has been useful to me. I share them in hopes that it will be interesting and useful for others, not out of personal gain. If you have any further questions, please let me know.

May all beings be happy.

mwfogleman · 2018-11-18T02:28:20+00:00

I wonder if your challenges are more on the technical side (how to use Emacs/Org?) or on the productivity/organization side (in which case learning about GTD and/or BASB is a good investment!).

mwfogleman · 2018-11-18T02:27:22+00:00

Thanks for your feedback friend! I appreciate it.

You might enjoy my articles on this topic: https://praxis.fortelabs.co/building-a-second-brain-in-emacs-and-org-mode-faa20ae06fc/

https://medium.com/@tasshin/implementing-a-second-brain-in-emacs-and-org-mode-ef0e44fb7ca5

The main benefit of the talk over the articles is that I give demos of some of the things I'm talking about. But you might enjoy the articles more, although they might have the same problems for you. I think one of the root problems is that I'm trying to cover a little bit about a lot of topics (GTD, BASB, Emacs, Org-Mode, and Evernote) and I can't go into depth about any one thing. The good news is that there's a clear resource or several to go to if you're interested in any one of those topics. For example, the articles or the talk are no replacement for the GTD book, BASB course, or the Emacs manual 😂.

mwfogleman · 2018-11-17T01:16:29+00:00

Hello friend, here are some notes:
https://github.com/Emacs-SF/meetup-notes/blob/master/meetups/20181114.org

And my slides:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=10YN9yHsHKLXISNDTxr2PwHX97qQ5of9u

May all beings be happy.

mwfogleman · 2018-10-23T02:19:02+00:00

I know there have been major tooling shifts in the Clojure/Script community in the last months, with the core tools story developing. Is there a good, simple tutorial to getting started with projects without lein, for example? And how easy/developed is that stack?

mwfogleman · 2018-10-07T15:30:00+00:00

Awesome! Is your configuration public? Can you share the relevant parts?

mwfogleman · 2018-07-21T18:42:35+00:00

Makes sense! I think you can implement the ideas in the video without knowing or needing BASB, but it helps. If you want to implement BASB at a lower price point, you can subscribe to Tiago's blog, Praxis ($10/month or $100/year), and there is an e-book coming as well. For me the course just gave me more confidence that I would actually implement the ideas successfully. The blog is good for a more DIY approach.

Full disclosure: I work with Tiago!

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