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E52 Farhan Quasem: Leveraging Community To Create Effective Learning Experiences 51:58

10 days ago51:58

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Farhan has 12 years of experience driving innovation and delivering scalable digital solutions, He specializes in leading transformative product teams that exceed client expectations. His expertise spans multiple industries, including AI/ML, education, finance, healthcare, and hospitality, where he's successfully implemented strategies leveraging both agile and waterfall methodologies. In this podcast you will learn: - How community plays a role in Learning Experience Design - How learning differs across culture - The most overlooked sensory dimensions in Learning Experience Design…

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E51 James Washok: Creating Learning Experiences As Fun And Effective As Video Games 1:20:16

23 days ago1:20:16

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James Washok is a Learning Experience Designer with over two decades in IT and HR Services. He’s honed his skills in creating immersive, scenario-based eLearning modules that resonate across various levels of an organization. His role as an Instructional Designer and Content Developer involves a symbiotic relationship with management, subject matter experts, and business analysts to craft training solutions that are both effective and delightful. In this podcast we talked about: - Principles of effective learning experience design - How to change our mindsets regarding learning to make it more effective - How to integrate AI into your Learning Experience Design…

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E50 Carolyn Smith: How Acting Changes Your Relationship With Yourself, Others, And The World 53:09

13 weeks ago53:09

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Carolyn Smith graduated from Fordham University and The Juilliard School, has performed as an actor on Broadway in "Romeo and Juliet" and appeared opposite Robin Wright in "House of Cards" as Claire's Chief of Staff. She happens to have been my acting teacher but she doesn't have to act like a great teacher she was one. Her father was a flutist and factory worker and her mother a legal secretary which leads me to my first question. In this podcast we talked about: - How acting changes your relationship with yourself, others, and the world - How acting can make you a more curious, kind, and empathetic person - What is truth in acting?…

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E49 Rick Waldron: Practicing Spirituality In The Modern Age 51:20

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Rick leads Horizon Arc, an Innovation Advisory & Executive Coaching firm that supports Innovation Leaders. He's been a long time pursuer of spirituality and is coming on the podcast today to talk about his experiences in spirituality, coaching, and the connections between. In this podcast you will learn: - What the heck even is spirituality? - What does practicing spirituality mean? - How does spirituality connect to coaching?…

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E48 Jaime Madigon: The Psychology Of Dungeons And Dragons 1:21:01

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Jamie's mission is to popularize the application of psychology to creating and understanding games, especially video games. Whether you want to know about the psychology behind why good game design works, why people act and think as they do when they play games, or how those who market and sell games take advantage of psychological quirks, he appeals to all groups. He’s written a few books including Getting Gamers and more recently the psychology of dungeons and dragons. In this podcast you will learn: How D&D motivates us to play What skills D&D builds in its players Lots of funny D&D stories…

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E47 Jordan Minor: Video Game Of The Year 59:43

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Jordan Minor is the Author of VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR, a unionized PCMag writer, and a self-proclaimed fake Street Sharks guy. In this podcast you will learn: What makes a revolutionary video game? How video games as a medium differ from other mediums? Underrated and overrated video games?

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E46 Jesse Schell: What Video Game Design Highlights About Creativity 44:36

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In this podcast you will learn: What insights video game design can give us on the creative process Why asking questions over getting advice can help our creativity How to find inspiration for your creative passions Jesse Schell is a game designer, CEO of Schell Games, professor at Carnegie Mellon and author of The Art Of Game Design A Book Of Lenses. The Art Of Game Design: https://amzn.to/3Bu98bq 🎮Self-Learning Quest: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/self-learning-quest/ 🔗Unlock Your Genius With Linked Book Notetaking: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/linked-book-notetaking/ 🚀3 Days to Lecture Notetaking Mastery in Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystolecturenotetakingmastery MY ONLINE COURSES: 📚The Art Of Linked Reading: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/learn-the-art-of-linked-reading-in-3-weeks/ 🎓Obsidian University: Your Secret Weapon at School: https://shop.johnmavrick.com/obsidian-university MY FAVORITE THINGS: 📚How I choose the next book to read (Shortform): Shortform.com/aidanhelfant 🗞️How I take notes highlights on everything: (Reader): https://readwise.io/read 💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/ 🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9 🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw JOIN THE JOURNEY: 🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/ ✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/newsletter/ 🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant 🎙️Check out my Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZeS9QuqYGGS91YNl7cNf0 🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfant Aidan’s Email: aidanhelfanthello@gmail.com PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links…

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E45 Bob Doto: A System For Writing: Capture Ideas, Think Wildly, Write Constantly 1:08:43

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In this podcast you will learn: How to capture ideas so you don’t lose them How to think wildly using a centuries old notetaking technique How to write constantly and never experience writers block again For the past 20 years Bob Doto has worked with writers, spiritual aspirants, yogis, teachers, knowledge workers, teaching courses on Zettelkasten, PKM, social media, and spirituality. I had him on the podcast a few months ago and had a wonderful conversation. Now he’s coming back on for round 2 to have a conversation about his new book, A System For Writing. Get A System For Writing: https://amzn.to/3z5lOoo Bob Doto Twitter: https://x.com/thehighpony?lang=en MY FREE ONLINE COURSES: 🎮Self-Learning Quest: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/self-learning-quest/ 🔗Unlock Your Genius With Linked Book Notetaking: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/linked-book-notetaking/ 🚀3 Days to Lecture Notetaking Mastery in Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystolecturenotetakingmastery MY ONLINE COURSES: 📚The Art Of Linked Reading: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/learn-the-art-of-linked-reading-in-3-weeks/ 🎓Obsidian University: Your Secret Weapon at School: https://shop.johnmavrick.com/obsidian-university MY FAVORITE THINGS: 📚How I choose the next book to read (Shortform): Shortform.com/aidanhelfant 🗞️How I take notes highlights on everything: (Reader): https://readwise.io/read 💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/ 🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9 🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw JOIN THE JOURNEY: 🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/ ✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/newsletter/ 🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant 🎙️Check out my Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZeS9QuqYGGS91YNl7cNf0 🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfant Aidan’s Email: aidanhelfanthello@gmail.com PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links…

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Send me feedback, thoughts, or what you loved about PKM With Aidan Helfant through the email: aidan@aidanhelfant.com. I look forward to hearing from you 😁

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E44 Dennis Xiao: Journaling To Discover Yourself And Others 1:02:42

43 weeks ago1:02:42

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In this podcast you will learn: - Why you should journal - How to start journaling - How journaling helps you connect better with others Dennis is a YouTuber and creator of the newsletter Living The Questions where he talks about healing, introspection, and the human experience. He's become a good friend of mine through engaging in our writing club we have with some other friends. Dennis Xiao YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvg1raWweYol8jBwKg0DHCw Dennis Xiao Twitter: https://twitter.com/DennisBXiao?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor MY FREE ONLINE COURSES: 🔗Unlock Your Genius With Linked Book Notetaking: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/linked-book-notetaking/ 🚀3 Days to Lecture Notetaking Mastery in Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystolecturenotetakingmastery MY ONLINE COURSES: 📚The Art Of Linked Reading: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/learn-the-art-of-linked-reading-in-3-weeks/ 🎓Obsidian University: Your Secret Weapon at School: https://shop.johnmavrick.com/obsidian-university MY FAVORITE THINGS: 📚How I choose the next book to read (Shortform): Shortform.com/aidanhelfant 🗞️How I take notes highlights on everything: (Reader): https://readwise.io/read 💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/ 🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9 🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw JOIN THE JOURNEY: 🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/ ✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/newsletter/ 🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant 🎙️Check out my Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZeS9QuqYGGS91YNl7cNf0 🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfant Aidan’s Email: aidanhelfanthello@gmail.com PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links…

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E43 Scott Young: How To Get Better At Anything 1:30:19

45 weeks ago1:30:19

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How can you master hard skills more quickly? Accelerate your career? Be more productive and live a better life? Since 2006, Scott Young has been writing to try to find answers to these questions with books such as Ultralearning, hundreds of articles, and courses such as Make It Happen. In the last few days he has finished another major book on learning called Get Better At Anything. In this podcast you will learn: Why success is often a better teacher than failure Why copying and innovation are complementary Why most learning doesn't transfer between contexts Scott's New Book Get Better At Anything: https://amzn.to/44IMVRR Scott's Blog: https://www.scotthyoung.com/ MY FREE ONLINE COURSES: 🔗Unlock Your Genius With Linked Book Notetaking: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/linked-book-notetaking/ 🚀3 Days to Lecture Notetaking Mastery in Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystolecturenotetakingmastery MY ONLINE COURSES: 📚The Art Of Linked Reading: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/learn-the-art-of-linked-reading-in-3-weeks/ 🎓Obsidian University: Your Secret Weapon at School: https://shop.johnmavrick.com/obsidian-university MY FAVORITE THINGS: 📚How I choose the next book to read (Shortform): Shortform.com/aidanhelfant 🗞️How I take notes highlights on everything: (Reader): https://readwise.io/read 💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/ 🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9 🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw JOIN THE JOURNEY: 🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/ ✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/newsletter/ 🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant 🎙️Check out my Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZeS9QuqYGGS91YNl7cNf0 🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfant Aidan’s Email: aidanhelfanthello@gmail.com PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links…

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E42 David Kadavy: Balancing Creativity And Productivity In PKM 1:28:30

50 weeks ago1:28:30

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David Kadavy, an author, podcaster, and former designer whose work is redefining creativity in our age. David believes we're entering a new era where success hinges on our ability to generate ideas and bring them to life, even when the path isn't clear. Through his books, including the bestsellers Mind Management, Not Time Management and Design for Hackers , David has shared his insights with over 100,000 readers across twelve languages. In his weekly Love Mondays newsletter and various speaking engagements worldwide, from SXSW to TEDx, David explores the essence of creativity: how to find the courage to pursue ideas that might fail and discover the unique contributions each of us can make. David's Blog: https://kadavy.net/blog/ In this podcast you will learn: How to be a bottom up thinker in a world that rewards top downs How to balance creativity with productivity How to figure out your PKM personality MY FREE ONLINE COURSES: 🔗Unlock Your Genius With Linked Book Notetaking: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/linked-book-notetaking/ 🚀3 Days to Lecture Notetaking Mastery in Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystolecturenotetakingmastery MY ONLINE COURSES: 📚The Art Of Linked Reading: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/learn-the-art-of-linked-reading-in-3-weeks/ 🎓Obsidian University: Your Secret Weapon at School: https://shop.johnmavrick.com/obsidian-university MY FAVORITE THINGS: 📚How I choose the next book to read (Shortform): Shortform.com/aidanhelfant 🗞️How I take notes highlights on everything: (Reader): https://readwise.io/read 💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/ 🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9 🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw JOIN THE JOURNEY: 🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/ ✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/newsletter/ 🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant 🎙️Check out my Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZeS9QuqYGGS91YNl7cNf0 🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfant Aidan’s Email: aidanhelfanthello@gmail.com PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links…

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E41 Andrew Altshuler: Boost Your Learning With AI And PKM 1:25:30

52 weeks ago1:25:30

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Andrew Altshuler, a researcher turned consultant & educator. He helps people & businesses to transform the chaos of information into an efficient, AI-optimized knowledge system. In his NEWSLETTER he decodes systems & strategies for better thinking, learning & decision-making. Andrew's website: https://www.altshuler.io/ In this podcast you will learn: - How to use AI in PKM to supercharge your learning - Common mistakes people make using LLM for learning - How to become a more critical thinker MY FREE ONLINE COURSES: 🔗Unlock Your Genius With Linked Book Notetaking: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/linked-book-notetaking/ 🚀3 Days to Lecture Notetaking Mastery in Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystolecturenotetakingmastery MY ONLINE COURSES: 📚The Art Of Linked Reading: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/learn-the-art-of-linked-reading-in-3-weeks/ 🎓Obsidian University: Your Secret Weapon at School: https://shop.johnmavrick.com/obsidian-university MY FAVORITE THINGS: 📚How I choose the next book to read (Shortform): Shortform.com/aidanhelfant 🗞️How I take notes highlights on everything: (Reader): https://readwise.io/read 💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/ 🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9 🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw JOIN THE JOURNEY: 🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/ ✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/newsletter/ 🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant 🎙️Check out my Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZeS9QuqYGGS91YNl7cNf0 🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfant Aidan’s Email: aidanhelfanthello@gmail.com PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links…

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E40 Martin Adams: Becoming A Critical Thinker With The Zettelkasten 1:33:38

1 year ago1:33:38

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Martin Adams is ecommerce entrepreneur and content creator trying to inspire the next generation of thinkers and doers. He makes content on Personal Knowledge Management as well as content on mindset and mastery. He's also creating Flowtelic, an app to help you study, learn, think, write, and publish with maximum efficiency and consistency. And he recently published his book Atomic Notetaking: The Ultimate Zettelkasten Guide. In this podcast you will learn: How to find joy in your Personal Knowledge Management How to become a more critical thinker How to come to genius insights with your Zettelkasten MY FREE ONLINE COURSES: 🔗Unlock Your Genius With Linked Book Notetaking: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/linked-book-notetaking/ 🚀3 Days to Lecture Notetaking Mastery in Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystolecturenotetakingmastery MY ONLINE COURSES: 📚The Art Of Linked Reading: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/learn-the-art-of-linked-reading-in-3-weeks/ 🎓Obsidian University: Your Secret Weapon at School: https://shop.johnmavrick.com/obsidian-university MY FAVORITE THINGS: 📚How I choose the next book to read (Shortform): Shortform.com/aidanhelfant 🗞️How I take notes highlights on everything: (Reader): https://readwise.io/read 💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/ 🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9 🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw JOIN THE JOURNEY: 🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/ ✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/newsletter/ 🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant 🎙️Check out my Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZeS9QuqYGGS91YNl7cNf0 🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfant Aidan’s Email: aidanhelfanthello@gmail.com PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links…

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E39 Binny VA: Supercharge Your Learning And Journaling With A Zettelkasten 54:49

1 year ago54:49