Forgetting What You Read Isn't a Bad Memory — It's a Ship With No Heading: Helmsman Learning and Notes That Don't Become a Graveyard

There are hundreds of videos out there on how to remember everything you read, with millions of views between them. Dan Koe says the whole premise is pointed the wrong way: memory is not an input problem, it is a feedback-system problem. This one covers the four parts of helmsman-style learning, why the second brain turns into a graveyard for ideas, and a note-taking and writing workflow you can actually pull from.

Everything You've Built Is a Weapon — Simon Willison's 'Hoarding' Philosophy for the Agent Era

Chapter 4 of Simon Willison's Agentic Engineering Patterns: Hoard Things You Know How to Do. Core thesis: every problem you've solved should leave behind working code, because coding agents can recombine your old solutions into things you never imagined.

Build Claude a Tool for Thought

Humans have Tools for Thought like Obsidian. Claude needs an AI-native version. Build a knowledge graph using markdown, wiki links, hooks, and subagents where agents can actually think.

Obsidian + Claude Code 101: Let AI Live in Your Notes

Heinrich spent a year building an 'OS for thinking with AI': let Claude Code operate your Obsidian vault, extract concepts, link ideas, and build a living representation of your thinking. You don't take notes anymore — you command a system that takes notes.