How Mindful Note-Taking Turns Input Into Insight

The only way I like to take notes

Hey deep thinker,

This thinking session started with a powerful line from Steven Pressfield:

Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution.

Did you feel that? Yep, I did too.

So, I decided to take it for a walk in my mind and record the session for you.

Along the way, I connect:

• Creative work as a gift (Steven Pressfield)

• Building your part of the wall (Nehemiah 3)

• How ideas spread and evolve (Rick Rubin)

• Why your version of an idea gives others permission to create

Exact tools I use for note-taking and thinking:

• Ember – escape the feed and go deep with one idea

• Sublime – my digital garden and creative thinking tool

• ChatGPT – used for transcription

If you’re interested in:

• note-taking for thinking (not hoarding)

• Zettelkasten methods in real life

• digital gardens and idea connection

• slow, thoughtful creative work

• turning quotes into essays and insights

…this session will feel like home.