Gavin m

Sharing PKM and Notion tips to boost your productivity and help you work smarter every day.

writing

Aug 13, 2026

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1 min read

Waiting to feel ready

That's not discipline

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Note-taking

Aug 6, 2026

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1 min read

The names I couldn't place

They meant nothing.

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writing

Jul 30, 2026

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1 min read

The mouse was doing the thinking for me

Not me. The tool.

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Note-taking

Jul 23, 2026

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1 min read

My journal was lying to me

Not on purpose.

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Journal

Jul 16, 2026

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1 min read

My journal stopped asking how I felt

That was the problem

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writing

Jul 9, 2026

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1 min read

The zero I used to chase

Emptying the tank felt like effort.

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writing

Jul 2, 2026

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1 min read

Every project needs one line

Four ideas were fighting for one post

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Personal Knowledge Management

Jun 25, 2026

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1 min read

The box before the system

You need a container, not a structure

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writing

Jun 18, 2026

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1 min read

The notes you deleted

They weren't the problem.

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writing

Jun 11, 2026

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1 min read

Publishing as the first draft

Not the last one.

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Personal Knowledge Management

Jun 4, 2026

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1 min read

Delegated thinking

The slow part is the part that matters.

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writing

May 28, 2026

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1 min read

Dead Saves

Collecting felt like progress.

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writing

May 21, 2026

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1 min read

Decided Before You Start

The outline was already thinking for me.

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Personal Knowledge Management

May 14, 2026

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1 min read

Buried

The problem was never the idea.

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writing

May 7, 2026

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1 min read

You only wrote down the good parts

That's the problem.

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writing

Apr 30, 2026

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1 min read

I wasn't ready to write

I wrote anyway.

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writing

Apr 23, 2026

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1 min read

Waiting felt like discipline

It wasn't.

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writing

Apr 16, 2026

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2 min read

Raw is fine

Unpolished is not unfinished.

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Personal Knowledge Management

Apr 9, 2026

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2 min read

Always Ready to Learn

A simple reframe for overwhelming moments

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Personal Knowledge Management

Apr 2, 2026

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2 min read

One idea per session

Why hunting beats skimming, and how to build a win condition into every study block.

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Personal Knowledge Management

Mar 26, 2026

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2 min read

Frustrated Mid-Work? Good.

That feeling is more useful than you think.

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Feedback Loop

Mar 19, 2026

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2 min read

The Decision Log

Why your journal goes quiet after three days.

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Personal Knowledge Management

Mar 12, 2026

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2 min read

The Collector's Fallacy

Why saving more makes you think less.

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Personal Knowledge Management

Mar 5, 2026

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2 min read

Heavy Systems Break

How to build a workflow that survives zero motivation.

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Feb 26, 2026

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2 min read

The Art of Stop Reading

Why you do not have to finish every book you start.

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Waiting to feel ready

The names I couldn't place

The mouse was doing the thinking for me

My journal was lying to me

My journal stopped asking how I felt

The zero I used to chase

Every project needs one line

The box before the system

The notes you deleted

Publishing as the first draft

Delegated thinking

Dead Saves

Decided Before You Start

Buried

You only wrote down the good parts

I wasn't ready to write

Waiting felt like discipline

Raw is fine

Always Ready to Learn

One idea per session

Frustrated Mid-Work? Good.

The Decision Log

The Collector's Fallacy

Heavy Systems Break

The Art of Stop Reading

Gavs Note

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