The Productivity Sketchbook #13: Sketchnote to Learn What You Think
I've often come across the idea of people writing out their thoughts to learn what they think.
I take it a step further by writing and drawing out my ideas to learn what I think.
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By drawing the first thing that comes to mind when I hear a word or idea, I learn what my perspective is on that idea.
I made a Sketchnote based on a quote from Zen Monk Shunryo Suzuki. It talks about beginners and experts.
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The first thing I thought of when hearing this quote was the difference between kids and adults. Kids see all the possibilities, while adults see the reality.
Shunryo may have been referring to a different group of people.
Others may have different thoughts.
But by sketching out this quote, I learned how I see and think about it.
If you'd like to explore and understand how your mind works, give Sketchnoting a try. The amazing insights you discover about your own mind may surprise you.
In case you missed it, you can see my Sketchnoting process in last week's YouTube video:
Sketchnotes + Productivity
I've been building out a gallery of my Sketchnotes inside my favorite note taking app, Obsidian.
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More info on how I'm building this will be coming in the near future, most likely in the form of a YouTube video. Stay tuned!
Featured Sketchnote
![](https://creadevlabs.com/content/images/2023/08/Criteria-for-what-to-keep-when-making-notes.jpg)
From Tiago Forte, creator of Building a Second Brain:
- Notetaking: Criteria for What to Keep
- Inspiring
- Could this inspire me if it surfaced later?
- Useful
- Is this a useful source, building block, or tool?
- Easily Lost
- Am I unlikely to find this later?
- Personal
- Is this unique, personal, or hard-won knowledge worth revisiting later?
- Inspiring
How to Draw
Another Back to School related drawing tutorial!
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What to Draw
Last week's word was "Learning" in honor of back to school. Here's what I came up with:
![](https://creadevlabs.com/content/images/2023/08/What-to-Draw---Learning.jpg)
What images came to your mind when you thought of the word "Learning"? Share your drawings in the comments below!
This week's word is:
Consistency
Sketch out what pops into your mind and share it in the comments below. As always, I'll be sharing my answers in the next issue!
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