Mike Schmitz
@mikeschmitz.bsky.social
I help people apply values-based productivity principles to get more out of the notes & ideas in their PKM systems, primarily using Obsidian.
We're recording Bookworm LIVE right now! Come hang out with us, talk about books, and learn about Time Anxiety:
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Time Anxiety Livestream
Mike and Cory discuss Chris Guillebeau's book Time Anxiety.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hj...
Recording Bookworm live! Come hang out and talk about books 😉 www.youtube.com/live/UuT9XY...
Published Livestream
Mike and Cory discuss Chandler Bolt's Published
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September 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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?
August 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Recording a feedback episode for the Focused podcast soon. What questions/topics re: focus, productivity, or creativity would you like to see us cover?
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
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
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.
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August 19, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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
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
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 👉🏼
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Join me LIVE here 👉🏼
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KG...
Set Future You Up for Success with a Personal Retreat
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 ...
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August 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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...
Join me LIVE here 👉🏼
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KG...
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...
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...
Managing Writing Projects in Obsidian
The Projects plugin is no more. In this live stream, I walk through what I use now instead to manage my creative writing projects.
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July 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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...
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...
9,000 subscribers 🔥
Just getting started 😉
Just getting started 😉
July 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
9,000 subscribers 🔥
Just getting started 😉
Just getting started 😉
🎥 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...
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...
Using Bases to Build a Book Notes Library
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...
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July 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🎥 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...
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 😉)
(For those who buy now, you'll get the update + all future updates for free 😉)
July 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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 😉)
(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
I'll be writing about this in my newsletter this week! You can sign up for free at practicalpkm.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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
I'll be writing about this in my newsletter this week! You can sign up for free at practicalpkm.com
We're live! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsK...
Make Creating Easy and Effortless
"I guess I'm just not creative."Those words actually came out of my mouth. I used to think that because I wasn't able to just pull something completely origi...
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July 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
We're live! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsK...
Spending the weekend with Doc Rock & Katie Fawkes from Ecamm has pushed me into my first YouTube live stream today at 12pm CT!
You should totally come hang out with me and talk about creative systems 😉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsK...
You should totally come hang out with me and talk about creative systems 😉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsK...
Make Creating Easy and Effortless
"I guess I'm just not creative."Those words actually came out of my mouth. I used to think that because I wasn't able to just pull something completely origi...
www.youtube.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Spending the weekend with Doc Rock & Katie Fawkes from Ecamm has pushed me into my first YouTube live stream today at 12pm CT!
You should totally come hang out with me and talk about creative systems 😉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsK...
You should totally come hang out with me and talk about creative systems 😉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsK...
Had a few people recently ask if I offered PKM/Obsidian coaching. I've been hesitant to do this in the past, but it keeps coming up 🤔
Interested? If so, let me know if you'd prefer group or individual coaching. Trying to gauge if there's enough interest in this sort of thing.
Interested? If so, let me know if you'd prefer group or individual coaching. Trying to gauge if there's enough interest in this sort of thing.
July 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Had a few people recently ask if I offered PKM/Obsidian coaching. I've been hesitant to do this in the past, but it keeps coming up 🤔
Interested? If so, let me know if you'd prefer group or individual coaching. Trying to gauge if there's enough interest in this sort of thing.
Interested? If so, let me know if you'd prefer group or individual coaching. Trying to gauge if there's enough interest in this sort of thing.
I loved @neuranne.bsky.social's book so much I made a YouTube video about it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWc...
The Most Important Productivity Book Ever Written?
Ever grab a productivity book with high hopes... only to put it down because the "system" is just too much? That's exactly why I'm such a fan of Tiny Experim...
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June 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I loved @neuranne.bsky.social's book so much I made a YouTube video about it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWc...
Do you use tags, aliases, or CSS classes in Obsidian? If so, version 1.9 probably borked them.
Here's what you need to know (and how to fix it without having to edit every single file in your vault) 👇🏼
Here's what you need to know (and how to fix it without having to edit every single file in your vault) 👇🏼
June 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Do you use tags, aliases, or CSS classes in Obsidian? If so, version 1.9 probably borked them.
Here's what you need to know (and how to fix it without having to edit every single file in your vault) 👇🏼
Here's what you need to know (and how to fix it without having to edit every single file in your vault) 👇🏼
The Craft + Commerce conference last week was amazing!
Here are my sketchnotes and some big takeaways 👇🏼🧵
Here are my sketchnotes and some big takeaways 👇🏼🧵
June 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The Craft + Commerce conference last week was amazing!
Here are my sketchnotes and some big takeaways 👇🏼🧵
Here are my sketchnotes and some big takeaways 👇🏼🧵
The Craft + Commerce conference last week was amazing!
Here are my sketchnotes and some big takeaways 👇🏼🧵
Here are my sketchnotes and some big takeaways 👇🏼🧵
June 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The Craft + Commerce conference last week was amazing!
Here are my sketchnotes and some big takeaways 👇🏼🧵
Here are my sketchnotes and some big takeaways 👇🏼🧵
I've discovered that AI makes an incredible creative collaborator - but there's a crucial line I NEVER cross with it.
Here's how I strategically use AI in my PKM system (and where I absolutely avoid it) to help me be more creative.
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Here's how I strategically use AI in my PKM system (and where I absolutely avoid it) to help me be more creative.
🧵👇
June 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I've discovered that AI makes an incredible creative collaborator - but there's a crucial line I NEVER cross with it.
Here's how I strategically use AI in my PKM system (and where I absolutely avoid it) to help me be more creative.
🧵👇
Here's how I strategically use AI in my PKM system (and where I absolutely avoid it) to help me be more creative.
🧵👇
Email is simply a list of other people trying to tell you what you should be paying attention to.
Don't let others dictate your priorities.
If you want more time to do your real work, close your email app.
Don't let others dictate your priorities.
If you want more time to do your real work, close your email app.
June 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Email is simply a list of other people trying to tell you what you should be paying attention to.
Don't let others dictate your priorities.
If you want more time to do your real work, close your email app.
Don't let others dictate your priorities.
If you want more time to do your real work, close your email app.
AI is great, but NOT at everything.
I use AI to explore and develop ideas (I love using VoicePal for this), but NEVER let AI make connections in your Obsidian vault. Those intentional connections are where the real idea magic happens!
Bottom line: the sensemaking process can't be outsourced.
I use AI to explore and develop ideas (I love using VoicePal for this), but NEVER let AI make connections in your Obsidian vault. Those intentional connections are where the real idea magic happens!
Bottom line: the sensemaking process can't be outsourced.
June 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
AI is great, but NOT at everything.
I use AI to explore and develop ideas (I love using VoicePal for this), but NEVER let AI make connections in your Obsidian vault. Those intentional connections are where the real idea magic happens!
Bottom line: the sensemaking process can't be outsourced.
I use AI to explore and develop ideas (I love using VoicePal for this), but NEVER let AI make connections in your Obsidian vault. Those intentional connections are where the real idea magic happens!
Bottom line: the sensemaking process can't be outsourced.
It's tempting to imitate the pattern of people you admire and look up to. But each of them had to find their own way.
Don't get stuck trying to make their plan work for you.
We all need to follow our own path.
Don't get stuck trying to make their plan work for you.
We all need to follow our own path.
May 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It's tempting to imitate the pattern of people you admire and look up to. But each of them had to find their own way.
Don't get stuck trying to make their plan work for you.
We all need to follow our own path.
Don't get stuck trying to make their plan work for you.
We all need to follow our own path.
"What happens in ordinary moments determines your future." - Shane Parrish
May 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"What happens in ordinary moments determines your future." - Shane Parrish
"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." - James Clear
May 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." - James Clear
"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus." - Bruce Lee
May 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus." - Bruce Lee
