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Johnny ‘Decimal’ Noble

@jdcm.al

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Johnny ‘Decimal’ Noble @jdcm.al · 12/03/2026

## Are you mad? Why? You're thinking, he's kidding. He doesn't really do this. He does! Because now (I'm in Bear, this works with any backlink-compatible Markdown app) now I can see what I'm checked-into. And what I've done in the past. In Bear that's Cmd+Shift+B.

Screenshot of Bear showing it's float-over backlink view.

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Johnny ‘Decimal’ Noble @jdcm.al · 04/05/2025

Ooh this is interesting. I'm using #Obsidian Canvas to stay focused on just a handful of things, and plan what's next and what I need to not forget. Loosely based on ATC flight progress strips. The idea is that the thing you're working on _now_ should be at the top...

Obsidian Canvas screenshot. My notes are represented as blocks. On the left I have my high-priority 'landing' group with one note. That's what I'm doing right now. On the right is a lower-priority 'cruising' group with a few notes, some of which are minimised. And below I have a closed group labelled 'check-in open'.

A stock photograph of air traffic control flight progress strips.

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Johnny ‘Decimal’ Noble @jdcm.al · 30/04/2025

When managing data, it can be tempting to start work in the platform where the data is held. But if you do this you're giving up control. It isn't the whole picture; it can never be. Always start work in your JDex: the only place where _you_ are in control. johnnydecimal.com/20-29-commun...

A flowchart-like diagram showing BAD THINGS happening if you treat your platform (Shopify) as the primary source, and GOOD THINGS happening if, instead, you start in your JDex.

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Johnny ‘Decimal’ Noble @jdcm.al · 29/04/2025

Sweet lord.

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Johnny ‘Decimal’ Noble @jdcm.al · 29/04/2025

1. Keep a decision log! We make so many decisions and then they're lost like tears in rain. 2. Realising what you shouldn't do is often as important as knowing what you should do. The Small Business System gives you a place for everything. This fits neatly inside category 24 Processes & procedures.

Screenshot of `24.11 Decision log`. The decision is:

You have enough to do without thinking about 'linking your thinking' style notes.

For example, you were just about to try to record Fried/fried's post [Doing what you think, not what you thought](https://world.hey.com/jason/doing-what-you-think-not-what-you-thought-60bb5bef). And then to figure out how to cross-link that to the task management concept that you're working with at the moment.

But no! Maybe in the future, but that's not your focus for now. You have enough other things to do. Focus on your strengths: PRM vs. PKM.

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Johnny ‘Decimal’ Noble @jdcm.al · 28/04/2025

I see Johnny.Decimal's strength as Personal Records Management, more so than Personal Knowledge Management. A nice example is applying for a new driver licence, which I'm just doing. Here's how I keep that organised so that I can find it again, instantly. johnnydecimal.com/20-29-commun...

Screenshot showing my file system folders. Parent folder is '11.14 Licences', then children are '+ Driver licence', '2020 ACT, Australia', and then a file named '2025-05-01 ACT driver licence.pdf'.

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Johnny ‘Decimal’ Noble @jdcm.al · 28/04/2025

I found an artist to provide accompanying diagrams. :-) (Lucy isn't on social media.)

Lucy's diagram summarising the post linked in the previous toot. A cartoon me has three ideas for things to-do. We see them go in to his disorganised inbox, then a 'daily' arrow moving them to a more-organised category inbox, then a 'weekly' arrow moving them to a very-organised place. And finally they get done! ✅

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Johnny ‘Decimal’ Noble @jdcm.al · 26/04/2025

We posted Dave a sticker and it looks like it got lost in the mail. But thanks to previous-me putting the JD ID in an email subject, I found the mailing labels instantly, with total confidence, and no stress. johnnydecimal.com/20-29-commun...

Screenshot of the email highlighting the ID at the end. I put them in square brackets like [D85.21.11]. There's an arrow and a cool-dude emoji because I think I'm pretty cool tbh.

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