My PKM System

Personal Knowledge Management

This note describes my complete system for capturing, organizing, and retrieving knowledge. It builds on the principles from How I Take Notes.

System Overview

graph TB
    subgraph Capture
        A[Inbox] --> B[Quick Notes]
    end
    
    subgraph Process
        B --> C[Refine]
        C --> D[Link]
    end
    
    subgraph Organize
        D --> E[Projects]
        D --> F[Areas]
        D --> G[Resources]
    end

PARA Method

I use Tiago Forte’s PARA method:

• Projects — Short-term efforts with deadlines
• Areas — Long-term responsibilities
• Resources — Topics of ongoing interest
• Archive — Inactive items from above

Tags System

Tagging Strategy

Use tags for status and categories, not for linking.

Status Tags

Tag	Meaning
#status/seed	New, unprocessed
#status/budding	Partially developed
#status/evergreen	Fully refined
#status/archived	No longer maintained

Linking Strategy

Links > Tags

Tags are useful, but links create real knowledge connections.

Link Types

# 1. Direct reference
See [[Web Development Basics]] for more.
 
# 2. With alias
The [[Book Notes - Thinking Fast and Slow|Kahneman book]] changed my perspective.
 
# 3. Section link
Check [[Healthy Habits#Sleep Hygiene]] for sleep tips.

Review Process

Weekly Review

• Process inbox (15 min)
• Review new connections (10 min)
• Update project notes (20 min)
• Clean up tags (5 min)

Metrics

System Health

I track these metrics monthly:

Metric	Target	Current
Notes created	20/month	25
Notes linked	>80%	85%
Evergreen notes	10/month	12
Graph density	>2.0	2.3

See Also

• How I Take Notes — Note-taking techniques
• Book Notes - Thinking Fast and Slow — Example of a literature note
• Healthy Habits — Applying PKM to personal development

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*Tags: pkm knowledge-management obsidian productivity