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Second Brain

Crafted, Curated, Connected, Compounded

Welcome to my public Second Brain, a crafted knowledge vault where my notes, ideas, and insights are carefully curated, connected, and compounded over time. This vault is modeled as a digital Zettelkasten and Garden.

Navigation

Search

Use the search bar on the top right or press cmd+k (ctrl+k on Windows) to find any term, or open the full search page.

Follow Links

Click on a note and follow the links and backlinks to dive deeper, or use Graph Explorer for semantic search and hidden connections.

Graph View

Interact with the graph at the bottom of the page to visualize connections between notes and navigate directly.

Map of Content

My Second Brain is continuously growing, and while I have some essential Map of Content (MOC) starting points listed below, there are many more topics to discover as you explore. Feel free to dive into any of the following areas:

Data Engineering

Visit the Data Engineering Vault. Key topics include Data Engineering Concepts, Tools and Technologies, Practices, Modern Data Engineering and many more.

Personal Knowledge Management

Second Brain, Obsidian, Managing My Business with Obsidian, Zettelkasten, Permanent Notes, Public Second Brain with Quartz, How to Build a Second Brain, Smart Note Taking, PKM Workflow

Deep Life

Digital Minimalism, Deep Work, What Makes a Happy Life, Thoughts on Journaling, Stoic, Routines, Reading Books for a Happy Life, Minimalism, Pathless Path, Dumb Phone, What I Have Learned Abroad

Writing & Reading

Writing is Thinking, Markdown, On Writing, Reading Books for a Happy Life, Creative Writing, Distract-Free Typewriter, Type of Notetakers, Markdown vs Rich Text, Plaintext Files, Types of Content Online

Productivity

Getting Things Done (GTD), My Gigs, No Meetings (Async), Deep Work, Music for Focus, Creativity vs Productivity, Hell Yeah or No, Ultradian Rhythm

Neovim

Vim, Neovim Setup,Vim Motions, Query Databases in Vim, Vim Language, Vim for Obsidian, Why Vim is More Than Just an Editor, Vim Anywhere, Unix Philosophy, Dotfiles, TUIs

Digital Garden

Public Second Brain with Quartz, Quartzt, Open-Source Obsidian Publish Alternatives, Other Public Second Brains, Static Site Generators (SSG), Markdown, Future of Blogging, Second Brain Assistant

Programming

Python, Rust, SQL, Functional Data Engineering, SQL, Extending SQL for Analytics, Open-Source Rust Tools, Docker, Kubernetes, Functional Programming

Enjoy exploring my Second Brain. I hope you find valuable insights and connections that inspire or help you on your journey.

About This Second Brain

For the quality of these notes and what to expect, check out the Disclaimer. Otherwise, learn more about the principles behind this knowledge vault and how it's organized to provide lasting value.

Crafted

Intentionally shaped notes to educate and inspire—built on strong principles of quality, clarity, and long-term value.

Connected

Explore how thoughts are interconnected with the interactive graph and follow the backlinks to uncover unexpected relationships.

Compounded

With every note, idea, and insight, my Second Brain grows—compounding in value, just like a money investment.

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