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July 30, 2024 86 mins

Writer Bob Doto joins us to discuss creative systems, connecting ideas, and why you really should care about zettlekasten.

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Guest Starring:

Bob Doto

Links and Show Notes:

Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content.
A System for Writing by Bob Doto
Bob Doto
How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens
Getting Things Done by David Allen
Obsidian Field Guide (Plus Edition) | MacSparky Field Guides
How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler
Linking Your Thinking with Nick Milo | YouTube
Zettelkasten Forum
Read Between the Lynes | Your Hometown Bookstore
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
The World Beyond Your Head by Matthew Crawford
The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram
The Political Philosophy of Poststructuralist Anarchism by Todd May
Zettelkasten subreddit
Mark as Played

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