From my perspective, it absolutely is. I wrote my doctoral dissertation in Tinderbox. I’ve also written and am writing several books with Tinderbox, e.g., my textbook “mobile marketing essential” and a book on cybersecurity that I’m ghostwriting. In fact, I’ve been writing a publishing system—5Cs of Knowledge Management—that I find invaluable to my work.
As we discussed in last week’s meetup, the ecosystem is not about a world of “ors” but rather a world of “ands.” From my experience, to efficiently and effectively succeed with the type of projects you’re looking to embark you you need a mindset of “incremental formalization”, your own processes (often based on others’ experiences—i.e., “wisdom based learning”, and a suite of tools (my go-to set: Tinderbox, Homebrew,Pandoc, Weasyprint, DEVONThink, TextExpander, TextSniper*, Snagit, Camtasia, BBEdit, Grammarly, ChatGPT), Zotero, Arq Backup, and Obsidian.
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The key is to remember that Tinderbox is a “toolbox” to empower your thinking and contributions.
You have several free and commercial resources to draw from.
Free Resources
| * | A Tinderbox Reference File (aTbRef), is a pre-built document template or example designed to showcase features, structures, or workflows within Tinderbox, serving as a guide or starting point for users to manage their notes and projects effectively. |
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| * | Tinderbox Forum, the TBX forum, is an online community where users of Tinderbox, the note-taking and knowledge management tool, share tips, discuss features and exchange ideas to enhance their workflows and productivity. |
| * | Tinderbox Community Videos Part 1, A directory of over 150 videos drawn from Michel Becker’s training videos and the weekly Tinderbox meetups. We hit a limit of characters in the Discourse forum, so we split the directory into two parts (See Part 2). |
| * | Tinderbox Community Videos Part 2, a directory of additional videos drawn from Michel Becker’s training videos and the weekly Tinderbox meetups. We hit a limit of characters in the Discourse forum, so we split the directory into two parts (See Part 1). |
| * | Tinderbox Meetups (See weekly Tinderbox Meetup Calendar), The Tinderbox community hosts a weekly community meetup (every other Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM PST, and the first Friday of each month at 4:00 PM PST). See the Tinderbox Meetup Calendar (2024, 2025). |
Paid Resources
- Tinderbox Backstage Community (PAID), gain early access to Tinderbox release and collaborate with the community at the edges (worth every penny and more!!!).
- Becker’s 5Cs of Knowledge Management and Mastering Tinderbox School, an online learning environment for on-demand (live and recorded) Tinderbox courses, consulting, and downloadable files.†