The Refined Mind

A fancy name for an experiment in networked thought + public thinking. Ideas refine over time. Writing is thinking. // words @ by @miketnnnbm

[Mike Tannenbaum (he/him) @miketnnnbm]

I made a list of all the digital infrastructure I could think of in my life and totally forgot about it until accidentally stumbling upon it just now. It's so much stuff I can't even process it all at once because it's just
SO.
MUCH.
INFORMATION.

[Mike Tannenbaum (he/him) @miketnnnbm]

Don't spend more time on the productivity system than you do on the productivity.

At minimum, 51% of your energy would go to producing. Then, the question becomes about how you might you grow that ratio.

[Mike Tannenbaum (he/him) @miketnnnbm]

Only one of these has been used daily since March

I’ve been focused on work mostly, second to family

[The Refined Mind @therefinedmind]

Back to this again ... 😕

[Mike Tannenbaum (he/him) @miketnnnbm]

Anyone ever hired someone to manage and improve an org's internal tooling like @NotionHQ and @airtable?

I'm putting together a job rec and looking for examples to share with my people ops team to help them understand who I'm looking for and the skills/experience I desire.

[The Refined Mind @therefinedmind]

👀

[Elizabeth Butler, MD, PhD | Calmer Notes @elizabutlermd]

7 promising new, emerging, and rapidly growing personal knowledge management apps to watch in 2022:

• @heptabase
• @logseq
• @napkin_one
• @nota_md
• @organizedly
• @tangentnotes
• Unigraph by @thesophiaxu

Check out the full post at: https://t.co/dDvubzHhcT

[Elizabeth Butler, MD, PhD | Calmer Notes @elizabutlermd]

Excellent insights on a practical PKM workflow in @draftsapp from @miketnnnbm!

[Mike Tannenbaum (he/him) @miketnnnbm]

What’s happening in web3 evokes flutters in my stomach and joy throughout my body—the same feelings I would have as a child building in the early web of the 90s. Geocities, Angelfire and others were full of gifs colors and weirdness. It was all so much fun. It’s good to be back.

[Mike Tannenbaum (he/him) @miketnnnbm]

My latest thinking as I work through how to introduce the concepts of being a remote-first organization

[The Refined Mind @therefinedmind]

knowledge teams need a space where people can see messy work and incomplete thoughts while discussing ideas and possibilities. An easy, intuitive, and accessible place where knowledge is cataloged, information is abundant, and communication is frequent.

https://t.co/nLryjSEKkS

[The Refined Mind @therefinedmind]

My entire personal digital ecosystem needs to evolve to meet my new needs.

Wowza! https://t.co/4xYmEzN1yR

[The Refined Mind @therefinedmind]

Stumbled upon a throwback while browsing some of my earlier internet experiments

[Mike Tannenbaum (he/him) @miketnnnbm]

Turns out I've been digital gardening for as long as I can remember🌱

[Mike Tannenbaum (he/him) @miketnnnbm]

Speaking of bio updates, Hi, I'm Mike👋🏻

[Mike Tannenbaum (he/him) @miketnnnbm]

I’m searching for ways to shift my full-time work to focus on climate and sustainability solutions while also holding a portion of my operating capacity for important, meaningful projects that would benefit from my expertise.

Can you help me find them?
https://t.co/5gSnHnbIxn

[The Refined Mind @therefinedmind]

Journey maps help people visualize and understand the complexities of a system or service, which then helps identify areas in need of improvement.
https://t.co/gUiWq4uBpd

[Mike Tannenbaum (he/him) @miketnnnbm]

Updated @therefinedmind
note on 🌱digital gardens🌱 w adjusted language and new thoughts, along with a link to @Mappletons awesome History of Digital Gardens.

If you dig the concept you might have a lot of fun exploring how we got to now.

Nerds unite!
https://t.co/Y7boXfaPnd

[The Refined Mind @therefinedmind]

Updates coming your way!

Not on the list?😢

Twice a month (or somewhere thereabouts) you'll get The Refined Mind changelog delivered straight to your inbox.

Perhaps you'll learn something—or better yet, teach me something. Perhaps you'll be inspired.

💌https://t.co/XclseAWSSz

[Mike Tannenbaum (he/him) @miketnnnbm]

Sweet! Just queued up the latest @therefinedmind changelog to hit inboxes early tomorrow morning!

Each email contains the hand-scribed (😆) changelog I keep for the site (https://t.co/MDOPbqAUQd) along with some commentary from yours truly.

Intrigued?
https://t.co/le045EjaT6

[Mike Tannenbaum (he/him) @miketnnnbm]

Issue 12 of @therefinedmind delivered to inboxes!

Bi-weekly lists on additions+updates to notes, which include my latest thoughts, ideas, and explorations.

Very non-committal and surprisingly consistent.

If you like what I tweet you'll love signing up!
https://t.co/JedoFaPYWi

[Mike Tannenbaum (he/him) @miketnnnbm]

So many new notes just went up @therefinedmind I don't know where to start!
- I want somewhere to be My Workspace™
- what I need in a digital workspace
- Craft is my workspace
- Things is for getting shit done
- Roam is for collecting the internet

🧵 Full thread of links 🔽

[The Refined Mind @therefinedmind]

Writing is thinking;
thinking is strategy;
strategy informs action;

action creates impact, along with progress, knowledge, and wisdom.

https://t.co/jiAw6gPS5o