You want to be happy.
It’s “the end goal” for everyone. You think your PKM is just to manage data.
It can take you further: directly to happiness.
Why Do You Need Mental Models?
I love mental models.
They tell you the exact steps to follow to achieve your destination.
Here, I share the 7 steps you should follow to achieve happiness using your PKM.
Step 1: Writing
Writing things down is a healthy habit.
When you see things on paper (or on the screen), you start “visualizing” your thoughts.
Watching what you think takes you to step 2.
Step 2: Thinking
Reading your written thoughts makes you think.
You begin to see gaps. You express things better.
You start “connecting the dots”.
Step 3: Learning
It’s by expressing and connecting ideas how you learn.
Learning is being (almost) sure you know something.
It’s your gate to step 4.
Step 4: Understanding
You understand something when you can explain it most simply.
You cannot explain what you don’t understand.
Understanding is the beginning of evolution.
Step 5: Growing
The more you understand, the more you grow.
It’s by consolidating understandings that you build your growth process.
It’s by growing how you move to step 6.
Step 6: Fulfillment
Fulfillment is what you search for in your life.
Fulfillment should drive your life, all your actions, and thoughts.
Feeling fulfilled is priceless.
Step 7: Happiness
Happiness is:
- Enjoying long periods of fulfillment.
- Having as many fulfilled moments as possible.
- The end of a journey you begin simply by writing things down in your PKM.
Takeaways
- Use your PKM as a powerful tool that can lead you towards happiness.
- The more you use it, the more you increase the probability of success.
- Start by writing. End by having the life of joy you deserve.
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