E6 Ian Helfant: Navigating the Insecurity and Conflict of Notetaking in Academia

We talked about my dad's experience researching for his thesis and books as an undergraduate without modern-day notetaking tools, what makes researchers interested in their research, the conflict with freer form notetaking and publishing, and how to make your notes accessible to the general public as an academic. MY FAVORITE THINGS: 📚How I choose what books to read next (Blinkist): https://blinkist.o6eiov.net/5bMEvo 💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/ 🗞️...

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Aidan Helfant is a gamification and meta-learning expert best known for his course Self-Learning Quest, which helps video gamers make self-learning outside work and school effective and fun by combining gamification with science based meta-learning techniques. In his podcast, he deconstructs the lives of inspiring creatives, thinkers, and entrepreneurs, to learn how we can level up our creativity, learning, productivity, and wellbeing in the ultimate video game of life. Why Infinite Play? Because his favorite way to play life is to treat it like an infinite game. Every day is part of a greater whole, a level in your infinite game. You can't help but play with kindness, gratitude, and fun when you think you'll be playing for a long time.