Mike Schmitz

Have you ever thought that you might be experiencing burnout? Today's author shares his experience with burnout and explores a new way to think about work, i... Livestream - The End of Burnout by Jonathan Malesic

Recording Bookworm LIVE! Come join us as we talk about burnout: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYQ...

Frustrated by macOS Tahoe putting your favorite app icons in "squircle jail?" Here's how to bust them out:

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Yet another reason why libraries are awesome

Obsidian Report Card

Currently working on my 2026 Obsidian Report Card. This year I'd like to incorporate some feedback from the Obsidian community. Have 5 -10 minutes and want to contribute? 😉

👉🏼 forms.practicalpkm.com/report-card

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Had some technical difficulties, but recording Bookworm LIVE right now! Come hangout: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg_...

So far, I love it! Have Obsidian installed for referencing notes (permanently in reading mode), and couldn’t get Readwise Reader to work but Instapaper is kinda great as a Read Later option.

@blakestoffel.bsky.social this is your fault

Ever since I launched LifeHQ a year and a half ago, I've wanted a way to visualize data in a LifeOS Dashboard. With an assist from Claude, I think I finally have it 😍

The Practical PKM cohort kicks off in just under 2 HOURS! Still time to join 😉 Get instant access by joining The Library 👉🏼 https://library.practicalpkm.com

The Practical PKM Cohort is Now Open! The Practical PKM Cohort will help you build a personalized knowledge management system you can actually trust to turn chaos into clarity. This is for you if you want to: * Turn your notes into actionable insights * Build a PKM system that works the way you think * Free yourself to do

Does your PKM system need a tuneup? My Practical PKM live cohort kicks off next week!

You can join now for only $147. Details here 👉🏼 practicalpkm.com/cohort-5/

New Media Summit | Feb 26-27, Austin, Texas The event for founders and creators building the future of media and education. Meet experts in the newsletter, media, and education industry. The conference is coming back to Austin, Texas on Feb 26th & 27th, 2026.

In February I'll be going to the New Media Summit (Newsletter Marketing Summit last year) in Austin, TX.

If you want to join me, they just increased the referral discount from 10 to 20%.

So with my code (MIKE10), you can actually save 20% & get a general ticket for under $500:

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Could it be that Obsidian actually updated their merch line?!? 😱

Nope. Just a Cotton Bureau campaign that’s closed now.

Missed it even though I follow them everywhere and STILL can’t buy the sweatshirt I want 😞

Whoops sorry, missed the part where you said you got via Safari 🤦🏻‍♂️ I will keep an eye on this, thanks!

Did not know that, but also, works for me on Firefox for Mac? 🤔 My guess is that the Kit form went down temporarily, but let me know if it still isn’t showing up after you clear your cache.

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For $600, you can get access to ALL my training without ever having to pay another nickel.

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This Black Friday, I’m trying something new and offering a Lifetime plan for The Library.

For $600, you can get access to ALL my training without ever having to pay another nickel.

Only available through Monday though!

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Black Friday Deals Save 50-60% on some of my most popular products.

I'm going all in with my Black Friday promo this year:

• 50% off LifeHQ ($197 👉🏼 $97)
• 60% off my Practical PKM Hybrid Cohort ($497 👉🏼 $197)
• A Lifetime option for The Library ($600)

If you want to get more out of your notes and ideas, this is for you!

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Curious what the methods you tried were 😉

I’m a big fan of the Chemex. Tends to be a bit brighter than the V60 IMHO. I also really like the Kalita Wave.

When I toured Ruby Coffee Roasters last fall, I asked Jared (who started the company) what his favorite was, he said this: nextlevelbrewer.com

Mike and Cory discuss Chris Guillebeau's book Time Anxiety. Time Anxiety Livestream

We're recording Bookworm LIVE right now! Come hang out with us, talk about books, and learn about Time Anxiety:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hj...

Mike and Cory discuss Chandler Bolt's Published Published Livestream

Recording Bookworm live! Come hang out and talk about books 😉 www.youtube.com/live/UuT9XY...

Recording a feedback episode for the Focused podcast soon. What questions/topics re: focus, productivity, or creativity would you like to see us cover?

LifeHQ A complete Life Operating System inside Obsidian, designed to help you organize knowledge, do more of what matters and supercharge your creativity—without the endless fiddling.

Obsidian Bases is finally out! 🎉

The biggest upgrade EVER is now available to the public. And I’m proud to say that LifeHQ has already been updated to take advantage of this incredible new core plugin on day one 😊

👉🏼 lifehq.practicalpkm.com

It can feel a little weird to slow down and just reflect on things, but it’s critical if you really want to make consistent progress on what’s important. In ... Set Future You Up for Success with a Personal Retreat

About to go live talking about Personal Retreats! I'll be walking through my whole process and sharing something for the first time that I think is really cool 😉

Join me LIVE here 👉🏼
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KG...

The Projects plugin is no more. In this live stream, I walk through what I use now instead to manage my creative writing projects. Managing Writing Projects in Obsidian

The Projects plugin is no more. So obviously, I created something custom to replace it 😂

If you could use help managing your creative writing projects in Obsidian, join me as I walk through my system LIVE:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI8...

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Just getting started 😉

I’ve got the original poster somewhere too 😊

Bases is the killer new feature in Obsidian, and in this live stream, I’ll show you how to use it to set up a database of book notes. I’ll walk through the s... Using Bases to Build a Book Notes Library

🎥 I'll be live streaming again on Wednesday (7/23)!

At 12pm CT, I'll be walking through how I created my book notes library in Obsidian. I just updated everything to work with the new Bases core plugin, and the results are 🔥

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXA...

Lots of improvements coming in the next version of LifeHQ!

(For those who buy now, you'll get the update + all future updates for free 😉)

Just figured out how to use the Bases core plugin to create an On This Day section for my Daily Note 🙂

I'll be writing about this in my newsletter this week! You can sign up for free at practicalpkm.com