PTPL 39: Obsidian’s Spaced Repetition Plugin ROCKS For Language Learning

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PLUS Creating a DIY Rocket Book, and increasing productivity by overcoming horror vacui

This week —

• Horror Vacui is the fear of empty space. I comment on how overcoming it can lead to better design (graphic, product, UX, life)
• How Obsidian’s Spaced Repetition plugin is helping me learn French more effectively than paid alternatives
• I’ve figured out how to make a DIY Rocket Book!

Productivity Tips and Inspiration

This past week I expanded some thoughts I wrote last year, in response to someone who used Word files and Google Docs as their second brain: Do You Need a Notemaking App, or Are Word Files Enough? My answer: it depends! Click on the link to find out why.

Santuario de Ntra. Sra. de Nazaré (Portugal). Azulejos. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

On Horror Vacui, and the importance of being bored

When Slava Polonski, PhD talked about breaking free from the fear of empty space, they were referring to principles of design.