Sakthitharan Subramanian
A breakthrough concept of “networked thoughts” in the world of note-taking gave birth to numerous apps after the launch and success of RoamResearch. Note-taking took a paradigm shift with ‘markdown’ and ‘backlinks’. Initially, RoamResearch existed like a ‘proof-of-concept’ but later raised...
Sakthitharan Subramanian
If you’re using RoamResearch, this is relevant to you so you don’t need a intro for this. Linking & Tagging Differentiate the purpose of tags and page links – I personally use #tags (as keywords) for filtering and [[Links]] to make connections. In Roam, both tag and links work as same,...
Sakthitharan Subramanian
Taking notes while you read will disturb your flow in reading and while reading you must focus on understanding, not on organizing your notes when you encounter something important. But you can’t afford to lose your thoughts and linking connections between what you read and what’s already you...
Sakthitharan Subramanian
Learning is not knowing, it’s about understanding, not just superficial understanding which is little more than passive mental work. It’s an about deeper understanding, deeper to the core, and reflecting on it. Deeper understanding is a process of deduction and reconstruction. Deeper...
Sakthitharan Subramanian
What is digital knowledge building? Is it not an intangible thing in our minds? If so, how can you manage them digitally or by taking notes, and what’s the need for it? I took numerous notes in the past, but I revisited a few to none and nothing of my knowledge is preserved or can be used in the...