Second Brain
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
Stay Updated
If you find the content of my Second Brain valuable and want to stay updated, consider subscribing to my Newsletter, reading Recent Newsletters, following the RSS feed joining our Reddit Community, or seeing the latest updates below in recent notes.
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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Everything I've Published Came out of One Obsidian Vault
My Public Second Brain with Quartz
DataFusion
Zettelkasten
Local First
Apache Hudi
Data Engineering Communities
The ssp.sh Newsletter
DuckLake by DuckLabs
Writing from the Heart
Second Brain Assistant with Obsidian (NoteGPT)
Obsidian Local Graph
Quartz: Publish Obsidian Vault
My Today's Daily Graphs - Obsidian Graph
Keep AI Out of Your (Obsidian) Vault
AT Protocol
DuckDB
My Distraction-Free Typewriter (Micro Journal)
Open Subscription Platforms
Excel Never Dies
Why Have Your Website (and not Medium, LinkedIn, Substack, ...)
Data Mesh: Decentralizing and Unifying Data Resources
Future of Blogging: More Interconnected
Vim Motions for Writers
Smart Note Taking
Four Modes of Writing: Writing with Vim Motions
Kintsugi ('golden joinery')
tmux
Data Engineering Blogs & Newsletters
Writing with AI: What's the Best Approach?
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