How would you use TB for a Masters Degree?

As everyone has noted, you can find a complete list of videos here: Mastering Tinderbox: Training Videos (Complete List).

If you’d like, DM me, and let’s set up a call. I’d be happy to walk you through the fundamentals. Some key concepts to keep in mind:

  1. Tinderbox is not just a note-taking tool; it is a thinking tool
  2. Embrace attributes; try to build your idea down to their essence, with the $Text being the nucleus of a topic idea and the attributes of the electronics
  3. Learn to leverage prototypes and action code so that TBX does the repetitive work for you
  4. Don’t be afraid of templates; they’re your friend. Make an effort to learn HTML and CSS and how to build action code into your templates.
  5. IMO, don’t embed images or PDF files in TBX; keep these outside of Tinderbox and pull them in via HTML calls.
  6. Embrace your reference manager and use tools like Pandoc to link them together.
  7. Embrce “incremental formalization,” let your data and your thinking evolve
  8. As much as possible, separate your content from structure and appearance; you can use action code and templates to dynamically provide you with structure and appearance at the time you need it.
  9. Consider embracing other helpful tools and your work evolves, my preferred suite it: Text Expander, Hazel, DevonThink, Pandoc, ChatGPT, TextSniper, SnagIt, Zotero, BBedit, Grammarly, Hookmark, iTerm, Keyboard Maestro, Alfred, Drafts, Action Code
  10. Follow the 5Cs: collection, curation, creation, collaboration, contribution (contribution is the byproduct of you value)
  11. Leverage the community (you’ve already started with this, good job!)
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