The Way of Excellence Mike and Cory discuss Brad Stulberg's book The Way of Excellence. In this episode, we'll consider the foundations of excellence as well as mindsets, habits, ...

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Science of Storytelling Are you a storyteller? Do you want to better understand how captivating stories are constructed and told? Have you considered how things like human psycholog...

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State of Obsidian: A Brutally Honest Report Card DOWNLOAD MY FREE STARTER VAULT: https://vault.practicalpkm.comI run my entire life out of Obsidian, and in this video, I'm giving my annual "Obsidian review"...

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Latest video is going crazy 🎉 It only took 102 videos to get there 😂

I don't mind though. I tell people all the time that quantity is the path to quality. You have to ship enough to learn what that looks like.

If you're frustrated by a lack of results, just keep shipping!

Indeed it was 😂

Bookworm Livestream - The Coaching Habit Join Mike and Cory live as we discuss The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier. We'll consider the "Seven Essential Questions" and how they impact our ab...

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Livestream - The End of Burnout by Jonathan Malesic Have you ever thought that you might be experiencing burnout? Today's author shares his experience with burnout and explores a new way to think about work, i...

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Yet another reason why libraries are awesome

Obsidian Report Card

Currently working on my 2026 Obsidian Report Card. This year I'd like to incorporate some feedback from the Obsidian community. Have 5 -10 minutes and want to contribute? 😉

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Had some technical difficulties, but recording Bookworm LIVE right now! Come hangout: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg_...

So far, I love it! Have Obsidian installed for referencing notes (permanently in reading mode), and couldn’t get Readwise Reader to work but Instapaper is kinda great as a Read Later option.

@blakestoffel.bsky.social this is your fault

Ever since I launched LifeHQ a year and a half ago, I've wanted a way to visualize data in a LifeOS Dashboard. With an assist from Claude, I think I finally have it 😍

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New Media Summit | Feb 26-27, Austin, Texas The event for founders and creators building the future of media and education. Meet experts in the newsletter, media, and education industry. The conference is coming back to Austin, Texas on Feb 26th & 27th, 2026.

In February I'll be going to the New Media Summit (Newsletter Marketing Summit last year) in Austin, TX.

If you want to join me, they just increased the referral discount from 10 to 20%.

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Could it be that Obsidian actually updated their merch line?!? 😱

Nope. Just a Cotton Bureau campaign that’s closed now.

Missed it even though I follow them everywhere and STILL can’t buy the sweatshirt I want 😞

Whoops sorry, missed the part where you said you got via Safari 🤦🏻‍♂️ I will keep an eye on this, thanks!

Did not know that, but also, works for me on Firefox for Mac? 🤔 My guess is that the Kit form went down temporarily, but let me know if it still isn’t showing up after you clear your cache.

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Curious what the methods you tried were 😉

I’m a big fan of the Chemex. Tends to be a bit brighter than the V60 IMHO. I also really like the Kalita Wave.

When I toured Ruby Coffee Roasters last fall, I asked Jared (who started the company) what his favorite was, he said this: nextlevelbrewer.com

Time Anxiety Livestream Mike and Cory discuss Chris Guillebeau's book Time Anxiety.

We're recording Bookworm LIVE right now! Come hang out with us, talk about books, and learn about Time Anxiety:

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Published Livestream Mike and Cory discuss Chandler Bolt's Published

Recording Bookworm live! Come hang out and talk about books 😉 www.youtube.com/live/UuT9XY...

Recording a feedback episode for the Focused podcast soon. What questions/topics re: focus, productivity, or creativity would you like to see us cover?

LifeHQ A complete Life Operating System inside Obsidian, designed to help you organize knowledge, do more of what matters and supercharge your creativity—without the endless fiddling.

Obsidian Bases is finally out! 🎉

The biggest upgrade EVER is now available to the public. And I’m proud to say that LifeHQ has already been updated to take advantage of this incredible new core plugin on day one 😊

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Set Future You Up for Success with a Personal Retreat It can feel a little weird to slow down and just reflect on things, but it’s critical if you really want to make consistent progress on what’s important. In ...

About to go live talking about Personal Retreats! I'll be walking through my whole process and sharing something for the first time that I think is really cool 😉

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