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It's been a while since I posted my original entry and my workflow on Zettelkasten. Since then, my methods have evolved into a system that's working incredibly well for me. So, I thought I'd write about what I'm doing so others may use (and improve) my methods. This entry is an update to Zettelkasten Management 2022 using Obsidian, Drafts, and Devonthink — Workflows in Personal and Professional Productivity.
In an earlier entry, I discussed how I initially set up my Zettelkasten, using The Archive, Drafts, and Obsidian. However, my workflow has evolved over the last few years. This entry will explain my current workflow using Drafts, Obsidian, and Devonthink, including the capture, curation, linking, and tagging of zettels.
One of the most popular entries on WIPPP has been my 2015 Writing Workflow. My workflow has changed substantially over the last several years. I thought I'd share what I'm currently doing.
I have been consuming a massive amount of information from books, podcasts, manuscripts, and other sources. What can I say? I love learning. I especially love learning about the microbiome, functional foods, integrative medicine, technology, and science.
I’ve written often about my love of Devonthink. Over the years, it has become an indispensable part of my digital life. Only recently, I discovered the power of Devonthink’s RSS capabilities. Devonthink RSS is the topic of today’s entry.
RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a format for delivering changing web content. Many news-related sites, blogs, and publishers syndicate their content as RSS feeds. Many of my colleagues use freestanding RSS readers like Feedly to collect their content. I’ve tried many of the stand-alone readers, but Devonthink is clearly superior because of its search and AI capabilities.
Here how I use Devonthink RSS.
Over the years, I tried several times to learn Workflow app. I didn’t have the patience. I’d start experimenting, but invariably, the app would hang, I would get frustrated not knowing what I was doing wrong, and I’d quit. After Apple purchased Workflow and reintroduced it as [Shortcuts](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shortcuts/id915249334), I knew I was missing out. I tried building a few simple automations but failed.
I have been working on a new website ([HealthHippieMD](http://healthhippiemd.com/)) and have a growing need for automating the technology in my life. I knew I had to learn Shortcuts, but given my past experience, I was dreading the process—both the frustration and the time I knew it was going to take.
All of us eat. To eat, most of us must grocery shop.
Years ago, as a result of my obsession with anti-inflammatory foods, I began cooking more meals. I found myself spending much more time in grocery stores.
I would find a recipe on my phone or iPad and take a screenshot, so I knew what ingredients I needed to purchase. Alternately, I would tell my Amazon Echo to add the items to my shopping list. Once I got to the store, my list was a jumbled mess. I’d find myself roaming back and forth between isles.
Then I came across an intriguing application called AnyList.. Although Anylist is useful for any of your list needs, the best part of the app focuses on recipes and shopping.
What is a Professional Portfolio?
A professional portfolio is a collection of digital resources that showcase you and your achievements over time. In our digital age, virtually every aspect of our personal and professional work is online. A professional portfolio is a digital repository of your career.
Before developing an online portfolio—it is essential to designate the purpose its intended audience. The purpose of my site (jeffreytaekman.com) is to serve as a digital repository of my professional work, thoughts, lectures, and social media engagement.
In Reading, Extracting And Storing Scholarly Information To Supercharge The Writing Process, I wrote about how I extracted both highlights and full-text of entire manuscripts in order to give me granular access to information. Although I’ve continued my extraction of highlights, the extraction of full text (by highlighting the entire document) proved much too time consuming. Instead, I’ve been experimenting with an alternative that is much quicker (as suggested by Andrew in the comments of the entry)—saving the entire manuscript as single-page PDF documents. Here is what I’ve been doing.
After highlighting a manuscript in Highlights.app, I extract my highlights (along with color tags) to Devonthink Pro using the built in export function. By default, Highlights.app saves my extracted highlights files to the DTP Inbox. I move the folder from the DTP Inbox to my Desktop. Within the moved folder I make two new sub-folders: 1. HighlightsX and 2. PDFx. I then move the extracted markdown files to the HighlightsX sub-folder.Within Bookends, I export the annotated pdf to my desktop. There, I open the file with Adobe Acrobat (any app able to add headers and split documents will work).
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It's been a while since I posted my original entry and my workflow on Zettelkasten. Since then, my methods have evolved into a system that's working incredibly well for me. So, I thought I'd write about what I'm doing so others may use (and improve) my methods. This entry is an update to Zettelkasten Management 2022 using Obsidian, Drafts, and Devonthink — Workflows in Personal and Professional Productivity.