Personal Knowledge Management is the cool kid on the block.
It promises you a feeling of intellectual superiority, orgasmic creativity, and seamless workflows.
I can confidently say that in the two years I've used PKM, I felt none of those things.
So let me teach you how to fuck things up like I did.
Make sure you hoard as much data as you can
Folks, this is the hot ticket to failing.
Just make sure you spend hours and hours dumping information into your database.
Journaling entries, books, and every type of note that Ahrens fans will recognize, you name it.
The more data you hoard, the stronger your Zettelkasten power levels.
Absolutely never connect ideas
Your #[[typing speed]] might allow you to create #[[tag]]s as you enter #[[data]] #[[z/typing speed accelerates idea sex]].
You might even smile as you think to yourself "gee, I can't wait to look up how these ideas connect in the future."
Stop right there! You're entering dangerous territory.
Only look up singular ideas in your database. Queries are too difficult and they take time.
Make sure the process prevents you from creating
Ok I lied, this one's definitely the best way to fail.
You gotta spend endless hours reading and learning about the best way to organize your PKM.
Invest in perfecting your database. This should be your only goal.
Writing and creating is for losers. Their database probably sucks.
Bonus points if you use a tool whose design affords metawork versus output!
There you have it. Three easy, tool-agnostic tricks to fail as a creator with your PKM.