About this episode

Mike and Cory discuss the creative power of visual thinking with author Zsolt Viczian.

Today's author promises to help us build a visual-first system to capture, connect, and use our ideas like never before. Join Mike & Cory as ponder the creative power of the visual zettelkasten. Support the Show Lazy.so Sketch Your Mind by Zsolt Viczian A System for Writing by Bob Doto Excalidraw Excalidraw Obsidian plugin Excalibrain Obsidian plugin GoodNotes MindNode Sublime The Sketchnote Workbook by Mike Rohde Rory's Story Cubes Prouse and The Squid by Maryanne Wolf Hacking the Human Mind by Richard Shotton and Michaelaaron Flicker Intentional by Chris Bailey Mike's Rating: 4.0 Cory's Rating: 5.0

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Schmitz, Cory Hixson

Guest: Zsolt Viczian

Topics covered

• visual thinking
• idea management
• creative processes
• zettelkasten
• sketchnoting

Keywords

• visual-first system
• ideas
• creativity
• sketchnote
• Obsidian
• Excalidraw
• mind mapping

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Excalidraw, Obsidian plugin, Excalibrain, GoodNotes, MindNode, Sublime

Books & works: Sketch Your Mind, A System for Writing, The Sketchnote Workbook, Rory's Story Cubes, Prouse and The Squid, Hacking the Human Mind

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