I realized while writing Obsidian folder structures, or: how I locate notes that I was referring to specific people. This feels like writing a 1990s-era blog roll, but I’d like to mention a few people that I think are interesting, in case you find them interesting, too. These aren’t people I happen to passively follow on LinkedIn, but rather people I’ve made a conscious choice to receive emails or updates from in my inbox or RSS.

Without further ado, in no particular order, here we go!

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Eleanor Konik

I first found Eleanor Konik through her Obsidian and PKM work and followed her Obsidian Round-up. These days, I still follow her because she writes about the most interesting and unexpectedly deeply researched topics.

Nick Milo

I found Nick Milo through his Obsidian work, which led to Linking Your Thinking. I enjoy the newsletter because of the way Nick thinks about thinking, and thinks about architecting our systems, rather than just how to get things done.

Tara Schuster

I found Tara Schuster through her first book, Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies. (I have cats, so I don’t buy the lilies, but I appreciate the sentiment that you’re worth the flowers.) Her second book, Glow In The F*cking Dark, was also helpful – I love Tara’s way of writing, as if she’s sitting across from you over a good cup of coffee. I love how she cuts through the noise. I’ve been following her Substack (not the paid version), which has wonderful journaling prompts.

Oliver Burkeman

I found Oliver Burkeman through the book Four Thousand Weeks. That book was the inspiration for my WordCamp Asia 2024 session, From FOMO to JOMO. I found the concepts in the book fascinating, particularly the thoughts on finitude and time. He also wrote Meditations for Mortals, which I have not yet read but am looking forward to. I appreciate his dry, direct tone, and his newsletters usually spark an interesting thought.

Alison Green

I don’t quite remember how I stumbled across Alison Green’s Ask A Manager site. It would have been between 2002 and 2005, because I remember sitting in the student union office (a great place to get my university work done). I added the site to my RSS feed, and I’m still following the site 20 (?!) years later. I credit this site with laying some of the foundations for leading people and being a sensible manager. Plus, it’s incredibly entertaining.

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Who do you follow, and why?