Personal Knowledge Management with Aidan Helfant

Connor Pierce is a passionate lifelong learner who thrives at the crossroads of psychology, technology, and art. His career has been rooted in higher education, professional development, and learning experience design. With a solid background in psychological principles and learning theory, he currently specializes in creating innovative instructional designs. He's especially fascinated by how games and playful experiences can drive meaningful change and enhance learning.In this podcast you will learn:- How will gamification and AI change education?- What is the purpose of education in a world with gamification and AI?

Sylvie started working with Cornell's Team and Leadership Center at the age of 15. Since then she has worked as an outdoor adventure guide for the Claremont Colleges in California, a rock climbing instructor in Colorado, a bicycle tour guide in New Zealand and the Northeastern USA, and a mountain instructor for the North Carolina Outward Bound School. Bicycling, canoeing, backpacking, rock climbing and organic farming are Sylvie's primary outdoor activities.In this podcast you will learn:- How we can become better educators through outdoor education principles- What scientific thinking can do for our educating- How to build connection, leadership, and emotional intelligence through outdoor education

Rob Alvarez is a gamification wizard, learning experience designer, and host of the Professor Game Podcast. With a background in business and a passion for play, he helps educators and organizations craft meaningful, game-inspired learning and product journeys. In this podcast we talked about:How gamification can improve educationHow serious play can revolutionize team environments How gamification can build community in education 3 Free Gamification Hacks to Supercharge Your Community's Revenue: https://www.professorgame.com/AidanRobert Rasmussen and the Power of LEGO SERIOUS PLAY | Episode 237

Sharon is an eLearning professional and media designer with 13 years of experience teaching English learners at the university level. Her journey to the field of instructional design inspired her to host a monthly Zoom networking session to inspire other educators who are looking for advice on how to break into the field of instructional design. In this podcast you will learn:- Why rushed learning is actually useless learning- The essential skills for better learning experience design- How to become a better writerSharon Tjaden-Burke's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-tjaden-glass/

Yu Kai Chou: Yu-kai Chou, world-renowned designer and keynote speaker, created the Octalysis Framework, impacting 1.5B+ lives through gamification and behavioral design. He is the Founding Partner and Chief Creation Officer of the premium consulting/design firm The Octalysis Group. Recently he and his co-author Mark Diaz wrote 10,000 hours of play which asks the question: what if you could approach life as the ultimate video game — complete with quests to conquer, allies to recruit, and strategies to level up your skills? 10,000 Hours of Play transforms the principles of gaming into a revolutionary guide for achieving real-world success.In this podcast you will learn:- How to gamify your life in six steps complete with quests to conquer, allies to recruit, and strategies to level up your skills- How to find alignment in your life game and your unique self - How to balance extrinsic and intrinsic motivation- What nut peanut butter is made ofThe Octalysis Framework for Gamification & Behavioral Design: https://yukaichou.com/gamification-examples/octalysis-complete-gamification-framework/

Farhan has 12 years of experience driving innovation and delivering scalable digital solutions, He specializes in leading transformative product teams that exceed client expectations. His expertise spans multiple industries, including AI/ML, education, finance, healthcare, and hospitality, where he's successfully implemented strategies leveraging both agile and waterfall methodologies.In this podcast you will learn:- How community plays a role in Learning Experience Design- How learning differs across culture- The most overlooked sensory dimensions in Learning Experience Design

James Washok is a Learning Experience Designer with over two decades in IT and HR Services. He's honed his skills in creating immersive, scenario-based eLearning modules that resonate across various levels of an organization. His role as an Instructional Designer and Content Developer involves a symbiotic relationship with management, subject matter experts, and business analysts to craft training solutions that are both effective and delightful.​​​​​​​​​​​In this podcast we talked about:- Principles of effective learning experience design - How to change our mindsets regarding learning to make it more effective - How to integrate AI into your Learning Experience Design 

Carolyn Smith graduated from Fordham University and The Juilliard School, has performed as an actor on Broadway in "Romeo and Juliet" and appeared opposite Robin Wright in "House of Cards" as Claire's Chief of Staff. She happens to have been my acting teacher but she doesn't have to act like a great teacher she was one. Her father was a flutist and factory worker and her mother a legal secretary which leads me to my first question.In this podcast we talked about:- How acting changes your relationship with yourself, others, and the world- How acting can make you a more curious, kind, and empathetic person- What is truth in acting?

Rick leads Horizon Arc, an Innovation Advisory & Executive Coaching firm that supports Innovation Leaders. He's been a long time pursuer of spirituality and is coming on the podcast today to talk about his experiences in spirituality, coaching, and the connections between. In this podcast you will learn:- What the heck even is spirituality?- What does practicing spirituality mean?- How does spirituality connect to coaching?

Jamie's mission is to popularize the application of psychology to creating and understanding games, especially video games. Whether you want to know about the psychology behind why good game design works, why people act and think as they do when they play games, or how those who market and sell games take advantage of psychological quirks, he appeals to all groups. He's written a few books including Getting Gamers and more recently the psychology of dungeons and dragons.In this podcast you will learn:How D&D motivates us to playWhat skills D&D builds in its playersLots of funny D&D stories

Jordan Minor is the Author of VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR, a unionized PCMag writer, and a self-proclaimed fake Street Sharks guy.In this podcast you will learn:What makes a revolutionary video game?How video games as a medium differ from other mediums?Underrated and overrated video games?

In this podcast you will learn: What insights video game design can give us on the creative processWhy asking questions over getting advice can help our creativityHow to find inspiration for your creative passionsJesse Schell is a game designer, CEO of Schell Games, professor at Carnegie Mellon and author of The Art Of Game Design A Book Of Lenses. The Art Of Game Design: https://amzn.to/3Bu98bq 

 In this podcast you will learn: How to capture ideas so you don't lose themHow to think wildly using a centuries old notetaking techniqueHow to write constantly and never experience writers block againFor the past 20 years Bob Doto has worked with writers, spiritual aspirants, yogis, teachers, knowledge workers, teaching courses on Zettelkasten, PKM, social media, and spirituality. I had him on the podcast a few months ago and had a wonderful conversation. Now he's coming back on for round 2 to have a conversation about his new book, A System For Writing. Get A System For Writing: https://amzn.to/3z5lOooBob Doto Twitter: https://x.com/thehighpony?lang=en MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

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In this podcast you will learn:- Why you should journal- How to start journaling- How journaling helps you connect better with othersDennis is a YouTuber and creator of the newsletter Living The Questions where he talks about healing, introspection, and the human experience. He's become a good friend of mine through engaging in our writing club we have with some other friends.Dennis Xiao YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvg1raWweYol8jBwKg0DHCwDennis Xiao Twitter: https://twitter.com/DennisBXiao?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

How can you master hard skills more quickly? Accelerate your career? Be more productive and live a better life? Since 2006, Scott Young has been writing to try to find answers to these questions with books such as Ultralearning, hundreds of articles, and courses such as Make It Happen. In the last few days he has finished another major book on learning called Get Better At Anything.In this podcast you will learn:Why success is often a better teacher than failureWhy copying and innovation are complementaryWhy most learning doesn't transfer between contextsScott's New Book Get Better At Anything: https://amzn.to/44IMVRRScott's Blog: https://www.scotthyoung.com/ MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

David Kadavy, an author, podcaster, and former designer whose work is redefining creativity in our age. David believes we're entering a new era where success hinges on our ability to generate ideas and bring them to life, even when the path isn't clear. Through his books, including the bestsellers Mind Management, Not Time Management and Design for Hackers, David has shared his insights with over 100,000 readers across twelve languages. In his weekly Love Mondays newsletter and various speaking engagements worldwide, from SXSW to TEDx, David explores the essence of creativity: how to find the courage to pursue ideas that might fail and discover the unique contributions each of us can make.David's Blog: https://kadavy.net/blog/In this podcast you will learn:How to be a bottom up thinker in a world that rewards top downsHow to balance creativity with productivityHow to figure out your PKM personalityMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Andrew Altshuler, a researcher turned consultant & educator. He helps people & businesses to transform the chaos of information into an efficient, AI-optimized knowledge system. In his NEWSLETTER he decodes systems & strategies for better thinking, learning & decision-making.Andrew's website: https://www.altshuler.io/  In this podcast you will learn:- How to use AI in PKM to supercharge your learning- Common mistakes people make using LLM for learning- How to become a more critical thinkerMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Martin Adams is ecommerce entrepreneur and content creator trying to inspire the next generation of thinkers and doers. He makes content on Personal Knowledge Management as well as content on mindset and mastery. He's also creating Flowtelic, an app to help you study, learn, think, write, and publish with maximum efficiency and consistency. And he recently published his book Atomic Notetaking: The Ultimate Zettelkasten Guide.In this podcast you will learn:How to find joy in your Personal Knowledge ManagementHow to become a more critical thinkerHow to come to genius insights with your ZettelkastenMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

A philosopher programmer who specializes in back-end development and stoicism. His biggest project right now is creating a MINDOS, a mental operating system which he's doing in public through his newsletter. He's recently published a book called Zettelkasten And The Art Of Personal Knowledge Management. In this podcast you will learn:- How to supercharge your learning with the Zettelkasten system- How to upgrade your journaling with the Zettelkasten- The future of AI and the ZettelkastenMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Kevon Cheung is a dad and creator who creating content around the value of building in public. He's against the classic vision of creation being an act of going into the woods, smoking a ciggar, drinking some brandy, and than coming out with your "masterpiece." He's the author of Find Joy In Chaos--a guide to building in public on twitter--the course creator of Build In Public Mastery, and the creator of Public Lab a website dedicated to helping you in your build in public efforts.In this podcast you will learn:The value of sharing your learnings AS you learn themHow to collect and create out of the information you consumeHow to build friends and community by sharing your learningsKevon Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeetKevonKevon Public Lab: https://publiclab.co/MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

R.J. Nestor is a Productivity Consultant, Tana Ambassador, family man, author, and musician. He's done 11 cohorts of Action Powered Productivity and is coming out with his book Rhythms of Productivity in March 2024. I'm excited to have him on the podcast to bring a productivity perspective to PKM.In this podcast you will learn:How to create a PKM system that promotes actionThe biggest mistakes people make with PKM and productivityHow to personalize your PKM system to youR.J. Nestor YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RJNestorCoachR.J. Nestor Twitter: https://twitter.com/rjnestor?lang=enR.J. Nestor Courses: https://rjnestor.com/home/courses/MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Nick is responsible for coining the ‘courses to resources' shift, introducing the affective context model of learning, and creating the 5Di© approach to human-centered learning design. He has a 30-year track record of shaping future learning approaches for numerous public and private organizations.In this podcast you will learn:- How to gamify your learning to make it more engaging, fun, and effective.- Principles behind how we learn effectively- What education and the workplace get wrong about how we learnCheck out Nick's Book, How People Learn: https://amzn.to/3U0LxGCMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Jorge Arango is an information architect, author, and educator. For the past 25 years, he has used architectural thinking to bring clarity and alignment to digital products and services. He's the author of Living in Information: Responsible Design for Digital Places, co-author of Information Architecture: for the Web and Beyond, and host of The Informed Life podcast. Besides consulting, writing, and podcasting, Jorge also teaches in the graduate interaction design program at the California College of the Arts.In this podcast you will learn:How to extend your mind using connected notesThe three simple principles for creating a knowledge gardenHow to boost your creativity and upgrade your thinking with connected notetakingBuy Jorge Arango's New Book Duly Noted: https://amzn.to/3TFnKfn (Use the code: aidanpkg at checkout for a 20% discount)Jorge Arango's Website: https://jarango.com/MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Fis Fraga is a passionate advocate for the harmonious coexistence of Technology and Nature in our quest for a sustainable future. With a Master's Degree in Information Technology and AI, Fis is on a mission to craft resilient Second Brain systems for Tana and spread Building A Second Brain to Brazil. His studies at the crossroads of Knowledge Management, Artificial Intelligence, and Personal Growth converge to inspire individuals towards a holistic, connected, meaningful, and productive life.In this podcast you will learn:How to build self-knowledge for personal growth in your PKM systemWhy a surprising amount of the PKM community is likely neurodivergentHow to use AI to supercharge your PKM practiceFis's Twitter: https://twitter.com/FisFragaFis's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF-pH3RU_3GbA7S1qdKdWgQMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

She's known as CK on X but some people call her Janice. She's a 13+ Years Pharmacist & Photographer who talks about about Slow Productivity Notion Systems for Multi-Passionate 9to5ers on Twitter and Medium. She's Building a creative Slowprenuer side hustle.In this podcast you will learn:How to balance your PKM practice with slow productivityHow to navigate content creation and PKM with a full-time jobHow to apply systems thinking to PKM and lifeReach out to Janice!Newsletter: https://slowisbetter.beehiiv.com/subscribeX / Twitter: https://twitter.com/slow_is_betterMini-Course: Writer's Hub OS in Notion: https://slowisbetter.gumroad.com/l/WriterOther Places you can find me: https://slowisbetter.carrd.co/Medium: https://t.co/l62BBDrhuDMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Ramses is a lifelong learner and knowledge enthusiast. Formerly an educator, Ramses has harnessed the power of rapid learning and adaptability to navigate two significant career transitions over his 8-year journey - from teacher to marketer to community manager. Now he writes about learning, teaching, Stoicism, and finding your online tribe as well as PKM in Logseq.In this podcast you will learn:How to break a skill into it's parts and learn themWhy most school learning and online courses are designed poorlyThe importance of prioritizing mindset and methods over tools in PKMMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Shurika, ahem Rushika, I'm sorry I had to do the joke, is one of my best friends at Cornell. To be completely honest, I struggled drafting this Bio because I don't know how to describe her. She is interested in SO MANY THINGS. The best I can do is say she's an Engineering student at Cornell with a passion for philosophy, public speaking, debate, games, literature, and pretty much everything under the sun.In this podcast you will learn:How to navigate PKM with ADHDHow to use PKM to boost your relationshipsTips for managing time and energy with ADHDMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Ilya Shabanov is an Obsidian Notetaker and Academic. Spending 12 years in industry he daringly decided to get his Ph.D. in Biology at 36 managing to get his first paper published in just 6 months. He hosts the Effortless Academic newsletter which helps people learn to leverage modern information tools and systems to excel as a researcher or student. He teaches in-depth long format tutorials on how to do things better in academia: note-taking, reference management, writing, publishing, and visual thinking.In this podcast you will learn:Best mindsets for navigating PKM in AcademiaHow PKM relates to spiritualityBiggest traps to avoid doing PKM in AcademiaCheck out Ilya's website: https://effortlessacademic.com/MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Umar is a student of my course Obsidian University, teaching you how to level up your notetaking and studying in Obsidian. He has known about Obsidian for two years but never got motivated enough to get started. Over the past few months, he has delved into Obsidian learning to compound his knowledge base inside and outside school and deepened his love for learning. He has more time ACTUALLY to enjoy college and make memories. And he has made a good friend out of me along the way.In this episode you will learn:A students experience taking Obsidian University to level up their notetaking and studyingBiggest mistakes Umar wishes he had avoided beginning to use ObsidianHow to fall in love with learningMY ONLINE COURSES:

Demetri Panici is an App Expert, productivity coach, and content creator. Creator of the Demetri Panici YouTube Channels, he spends most of his days working on growing his online community by posting videos, articles, and podcasts. His goal is to help everyone build a better life and he hopes that you find value in what he creates for you!In this podcast you will learn:The best mindsets to succeed as a content creatorHow to live more intentionally and break free from the matrixHow to craft the best possible life for youHow to figure out what tools to use for PKM and productivityMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Theo Stowell is a Uni Student and full-time content creator. He has created a custom PKM system mixing together Tiago's PARA framework with the Zettelkasten developed by Nikolas Luhman into PARAZETTEL. Now he's sharing his learnings about Personal Knowledge Management, and his journey in content creation and self-actualization online.In this podcast you will learn:- How to boost your creativity and get things done with Theo's custom-made PARAZETTEL system- How to balance content creation and schoolwork- How to create a PKM system that works for youTheo's Twitter: https://x.com/fundamentalised?s=20Theo's Parazettel Course: https://fundamentalised.ck.page/parazettelMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

King a content creator on with over five years of experience on YT who embarked on a transformative journey to revolutionize his content creation process. Balancing the demands of a full-time job, a growing family of two boys and a wife, and a desire to fulfil his creative potential, King sought out effective strategies to streamline his content production. After experimenting with various methods, he stumbled upon the zettelkasten system, delving deep into Niklas Luhmann's original paper and distilling its complex principles into practical strategies. After 300+ hours of applying Luhman's principles, he has built the Obsidian Zettelkasten Starter Guide to help creators go beyond regurgitating content.In this podcast you will learn:What a Zettelkasten isHow you can become more prolific and creative using itBiggest Zettelkasten beginner mistakesKing twitter: https://twitter.com/kinginmotionMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Dr. Oakley has a diverse background in linguistics going into military service after high school before coming back to get her Ph.D. in engineering. At a young age she believed she wasn't capable of learning math but through applying active studying techniques and learning how to learn overcame her ambivalences. Using her story and knowledge she teaches the popular course, Learning How To Learn and has written many books on learning including A Mind For Numbers, Mindshift, and Learn Like A Pro.In this podcast you will learn:The mistake most students make learning for schoolHighest leverage studying techniquesHow to change your mindset to learn math and scienceMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Dario is a generalist, with diverse experience across multiple industries, including civil engineering, management consulting, education and non-profit organisations. As someone with ADHD, one thing has been consistent—he's always felt burdened by the constant low-level chaos in his mind, and has struggled to stay on top of different streams of information. Then he discovered Logseq. He started the OneStutteringMind YouTube channel with the hopes of sharing some of the tips and tricks which help me manage the chaos in my mind.In this podcast you will learn:How PKM is a practice in self awarenessHow to navigate PKM with ADHDHow Dario uses Logseq to supercharge his lifeMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Dr. Kelly is a science writer and Adjunct Research Associate at LaTrobe University, specializing in the study of memory methods used by oral cultures, particularly indigenous societies. She is a mnemonist and uses indigenous memory technologies to commit large amounts of information to memory. She has authored several books, including "The Memory Craft," "The Memory Code," "Song Lines" and "Knowledge and Power in Prehistoric Societies." She has a diverse background in engineering, physics, mathematics, information technology, and gifted education.In this podcast, you will learn:The techniques indigenous cultures used to memorize vast amounts of informationHow we can use the techniques todayHow to fall in love with your learningMY FREE ONLINE COURSES: 

Marc Champagne is the Writer & Author of Personal Socrates (Better Questions, Better Life) | Mental Fitness Strategist and the Host of Behind The Human (a Top 50 Podcast). In this podcast, you will learn:- The power of self-reflection- How to find journaling prompts that resonate with you- How to create a system for journaling practiceMY FREE ONLINE COURSES: 

Josh Duffney is a software engineer, writer, and speaker as well as the author of How to Take Smart Notes in Obsidian and Become Ansible. He records YouTube videos about technology, productivity, and personal knowledge management.In this podcast, you will learn:Why the Zettelkasten notetaking system can fail...How to take dumb notes over smart notesHow AI will change notetakingMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Bob Doto, for the past 20 years, has worked with writers, spiritual aspirants, yogis, teachers, knowledge workers, teaching courses on Zettelkasten, PKM, social media, and spirituality. He is a past mentor on Building a Second Brain. Bob has been blogging since 2003 and publishing zines on and off since the early 90s. He's the author of four books and writes a newsletter called the High Pony which features weekly insights on the creative process, spiritual practice, personal knowledge management, and productivity.In this podcast you will learn:How spirituality connects with PKM and The Zettelkasten method of notetakingHow to overcome the two biggest problems of starting in PKMHow to use your PKM system for creative insightMY FREE ONLINE COURSES: 

Bianca Pereira is a researcher and educator and has built the Prolific Researcher community with the goal of making research easy. She helps writers think like a researcher and build their own low-friction workflow to capture, organize and grow their ideas into research-based content.In this episode, you will learn:How to adopt the mindset of a researcher into your PKM workflowWhy you should add your unique perspective and interests into your notesWhy you should link together notes at the atomic levelMY FREE ONLINE COURSES: 

Joey Cofone is the Founder & CEO of Baronfig, an award-winning designer and entrepreneur, and the author of #1 bestselling The Laws of Creativity. He has designed and art-directed over 100 products from zero to launch. His work has been featured in Fast Company, Bloomberg, New York Magazine, Newsweek, Bon Appétit, Quartz, Mashable, Print, and more.In this podcast, you will learn:The power of niching for creativityThe biggest mistake people make regarding creativityWhy discipline isn't always good for creativityMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Anthony Metivier is the creator of the Magnetic Memory Method, a collection of courses that teaches students how to memorize words, numbers, names, poetry, and more, as well as the author behind a dozen bestselling books on the topic of memory and language learning.In this episode, you will learn:How memory techniques and meditation can help you live more in the presentHow to take notes in a way that aids memoryThe underlying nature of realityAnthony Metivier Magnetic Memory Method: https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com/Anthony Metivier Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnthonyMetivier?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorAnthony Metivier YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdIwC3d4CRjrrQdaqZaNBpAMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Keli Fancher is a father of six who creates content about prioritizing relationships while working, volunteering, and pursuing creative desires and Personal Knowledge Management. He's a full-time software developer at RescueTime, and a Dean of Digital Campus at Signum University. In this episode, you will learn:Some of Keli's best productivity tips as a PKMerWhy you should consider connecting your PKM system with your task management systemThe affordances Tana gives for PKMThe benefits and drawbacks of digital universitiesWhere to reach Keli:Keli YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KeliFancher?app=desktopKeli Twitter: https://twitter.com/kelifancher?lang=enMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

John Mavrick is a content creator on YouTube and his newsletter. He's a front-end developer for SAP and is interested in Stoicism, Psychology, Personal Knowledge Management, and Self Actualization. On his YT channel, he creates content showcasing his use cases for Obsidian as well as analyses of anime.In this podcast, you will learn:Why John dropped out of college to pursue content creation Why most students are bored with school learningHow John created a systemized process for notetaking and studying in ObsidianHow to begin self-learning in schoolWhere to reach John:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/johnmavrickwastakenTwitter: https://twitter.com/johnmavrick_yt?lang=enLinks mentioned in show:

Zsolt Viczian is a YouTuber, blogger, and plug-in developer for Obsidian. He creates content on business analysis, algorithms of thought, note-taking, journaling, and visual thinking inside of Obsidian. He's the creator of two plug-ins, Excalidraw, a visual-spatial drawing tool inside of Obsidian, and Excalibrain, a plug-in for visualizing relationships in your markdown documents.In this podcast you will learn:What visual thinking isWhy it's so effective at facilitating retention and understandingHow Zolt implements visual thinking into Obsidian. Zsolt's Twitter: https://www.google.com/search?q=zsolt+twitter&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS951US951&oq=zsolt+twitter&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30l4j0i390l2j69i60.1805j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8Zsolt's GetHub: https://github.com/zsviczianZsolt's Visual Thinking Workshop: https://www.visual-thinking-workshop.com/Zsolt's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/visualpkm/featuredMY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Yu-kai Chou is an Author and International Keynote Speaker on Gamification and Behavioral Design. He is the Founding Partner and Chief Creation Officer of the premium consulting/design firm The Octalysis Group, as well as the Original Creator of the Octalysis Framework, and the author of Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards.We talked about why games are often more engaging than real life, The Octalysis Framework-Yu-Kai's most substantial life work that breaks down all human motivation into eight core drives, why traditional schooling so boring, how to gamify your real life, flow theory as it relates to the Octaylsis, and Octalysis Prime-Yu-Kai's online gamified learning platform.Yu-Kai Chou Blog: https://yukaichou.com/Octalysis Prime: https://island.octalysisprime.com/#!/MY FAVORITE THINGS:

Matthew Dicks is an internationally bestselling author, columnist, blogger, podcaster, playwright, and teacher. A 53-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 7-time Moth GrandSLAM champion, Matthew teaches storytelling and public speaking to individuals, corporations, universities, entrepreneurs, religious institutions, and school districts worldwide.We talked about why to tell stories, how to find stories, how to organize and develop stories in your Personal Knowledge Management system, how to make time for stories, and finally, how to tell better stories.MY FAVORITE THINGS:

Nick Milo is a YouTuber, blogger, and creator of the Linking Your Thinking Workshop, where he guides people of all different backgrounds to learn how to bring curiosity and joy back into notetaking.  We talk about why Nick transitioned from Evernote to Obsidian, the power of link-based thought and map-making, how students can become more engaged with their learning, and how we can use the concepts of flow and gamification to make real life more enjoyable. MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:

Danny Hatcher is a Youtuber, Blogger, and Author contributing to the conversation around educational science. He hosts a podcast called The Personal Knowledge Management Podcast, where he discusses topics in the field of PKM, like overcoming perfectionism, assessing note quality, extended mind theory, and more. To help him with all his research and creation, he uses Notion for collaborative efforts and Obsidian for personal notetaking. We talked about how to navigate academic research, the problems with academia, how knowledge is built over time, and the issues in traditional University education. This conversation really made me question the way I teach and learn things. Talking to Danny is profound because he questions you when you say something that conflicts with itself. He made me realize just how much creating a shared definition of certain labels is critical to having a productive conversation. I don't think I will ever come to conversations the same.Danny Hatcher YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dannyhatcherDanny Hatcher Twitter: https://twitter.com/DannyHatcherDanny Hatcher Blog: https://dannyhatcher.com/MY FAVORITE THINGS: 

Mike Schmitz is a creative blogger, course creator, YouTuber, and writer who discusses the intersection of productivity, faith, and technology. He cohosts The Focused Podcast with David Sparks, all about mindful productivity and focus as well as the Bookworm podcast with Joe where they discuss their journey summarizing and applying insights from books. Mike also has a course on personal retreats where he discusses the value of taking time to reflect on your work and life and iterate for the future. We talked about how a combination of journaling and personal retreats can help you learn what actions you should take based on your values and goals and how to find changes in these over time. We discuss the importance of creating a vision for your life and not sticking blindly to the norm. Finally, we discuss how this can be implemented in business, family life, and school.Mike Schmitz Personal Retreat Course:  https://courses.faithbasedproductivity.com/p/personal-retreat-handbookMike Schmitz Twitter: https://twitter.com/_MikeSchmitzMike Schmitz Focused Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVsYXkuZm0vZnJlZWFnZW50cy9mZWVk?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwigksqqkIv8AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNQMike Schmitz Bookwork Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ib29rd29ybS5mbS9mZWVkLwJOIN THE JOURNEY:✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter:https://upbeat-speaker-6797.ck.page/b...

Susan Currie has 40 years of experience as a senior librarian and administrator. She worked for close to thirty years in academic libraries and knows a profound amount about information and how it's managed in society. This week we talk about how the internet has changed people's relationships with information, how librarians can help people find information in the digital age, how librarians can help people be less biased researchers and the generational differences between young and old in consuming and managing information. MY FAVORITE THINGS: