Karthikk here , Co-founder & an "Observer of all Sorts"

[Karthikk]

So , where do I start ? I guess an intro about me would also entail an intro about how this community sprang up as well , best I start there I suppose .

The Productivists community ,as we know it , began as a Discord server when @heisenberg invited me and I’m a lightbulb ,around mid 2020 , after we all met in the RemNote Discord server. Initially , we used to hang out at the server sharing our workflows, involving RemNote mainly, which would involve a couple of video meets with other interested members who wanted to know how we used the tool . But it soon evolved into , what I like to call, “meta discussions” that would involve anything from google keeps to amazing Marvin , and GTD to how hypertext would be the future, in the same conversation.

That’s when we realised the real power of this community - a safe haven for people who aren’t tied up to any specific tool or philosophy , but are rather interested in constantly exploring the field of Productivity, PKM and the likes . It soon became evident that the fastest way to explore such spaces would be to get involved in conversations with people who came from different walks- rather “tools” - of life. Since then , this is what the community has been all about : discussing about things from a bird’s eye perspective involving any number of tools / methodologies / beliefs .

You can easily expect to find here , people from polarised systems and habits come together to reach a consensus after rational debating . The outcome would always be surprising , or at the least it would leave you more knowledgeable than before .

This is no cult , think of this more of a club to hangout with people having an indefinite thirst for exploration and knowledge .

OK , something about me now :

I am basically a Junior Doctor , from India , who’s been a fanatic of anything tech related , as far as I can remember . Give me any task and the first thing I would think about is " oh wow another excuse to put this new app that I found to test " . It was this never ending curiosity about tech and it’s day to day applications that led me to starting this community .

So , here’s to a long journey with you all !

[KGBicheno]

@Karthikk

That’s when we realised the real power of this community - a safe haven for people who aren’t tied up to any specific tool or philosophy , but are rather interested in constantly exploring the field of Productivity, PKM and the likes .

That’s what I love about this place, it’s tool-agnostic. We can talk about the finer points of our favourite app in one tab but then compare broader PKM methods and ideologies with people whose daily driver is vastly different to ours — greatly increasing the chances of improving our selves and how we ingest, curate, and keep knowledge, rather than just learning an app ‘real good/’

@Karthikk

I am basically a Junior Doctor , from India , who’s been a fanatic of anything tech related , as far as I can remember.

You and I should have a chat about how AI is being used in the medical field when we have some more time. It’s blindingly exciting what’s coming out of that sector, and everyone involved has this look of “we’re doing it! It’s happening!” about them.

@Karthikk

So , here’s to a long journey with you all !

Cheers to that! I know I’ve needed a place to ‘learn how to learn’ now that I’m back at university as a post-graduate.

Great to hear about how passionate we all are about technology!

[Karthikk]

@KGBicheno

That’s what I love about this place, it’s tool-agnostic. We can talk about the finer points of our favourite app in one tab but then compare broader PKM methods and ideologies with people whose daily driver is vastly different to ours — greatly increasing the chances of improving our selves and how we ingest, curate, and keep knowledge, rather than just learning an app ‘real good/’

Nailed it ! That’s exactly what happens in this community
Now that we have a forum platform, everyone can benefit from the wonderful conversations, no matter at what point they jumped into the train .

@KGBicheno

You and I should have a chat about how AI is being used in the medical field when we have some more time. It’s blindingly exciting what’s coming out of that sector, and everyone involved has this look of “we’re doing it! It’s happening!” about them

Haha . As a matter of fact , I wish to be trained as a radiologist in the NHS , partly because of my interest in how they head the AI application in medicine . They are definitely at the forefront and I call shotgun

[Oshyan]

Thought I had already replied to this, but I guess not.

Well, in short, I’ve been looking for a community like this literally for years. The way you describe the types of conversations that can happen, and where they can lead, is exactly what I hoped for, and I find very inspiring. So I’m very appreciative that you started this community, and excited to be a part of helping to move it forward!

And, as I’ve said elsewhere, it is awesome to get to know everyone better in these intro threads. There is so much context and history we often don’t share on first meeting someone (or even after years!), and this is a great opportunity to get a wider perspective on each of our lives.

[Karthikk]

Threaded introductions are a really nice way of exploring about ourselves and others and it keeps the context neat and precise !

[KGBicheno]

@Karthikk

Threaded introductions are a really nice way of exploring about ourselves and others

I’ve learned far more than I expected to from these introductions. We should make a push for more people to do them. I might do an @everyone in Discord with some encouragement.