Eleanor Konik's PKM Toolkit
The notes, methods, and references behind Eleanor Konik's writing workflow — from atomic folders to ancient civilizations to fiction publishing.
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- link Obsidian
Eleanor's primary writing environment. She moderates the official community on Discord and Reddit.
- book Pkm
- podcast PKM Podcast
- note MOC -> LITNOTE -> ZETTEL -> ARTICLE. The flow th...
- note Eleanor digs into less-explored history (post-Roman Brita...
- note PKM is usually pitched at knowledge workers. Eleanor prov...
- link Eleanor's Newsletter (Manuscriptions)
The newsletter formerly known as Obsidian Roundup. Now a broader publication on writing, research, a
- link The Iceberg — Eleanor's research roundup
Eleanor's Monday research roundup — short non-fiction pieces with citations, the kind that inspire f
- link Ghost — Self-hosted newsletter platform
Eleanor's deliberate non-Substack choice. She wrote about Ghost vs alternatives in 2021.
- link Johnny.Decimal — Numbered folder system
The numbered folder system Eleanor uses (00 Meta, 10 Dated Notes, 20 Worldbuilding...). Replaces nes
- book How to Take Smart Notes
The Zettelkasten foundation. Eleanor's method extends Ahrens for working writers, not just academics
- article The Konik Method for Making Useful Notes
The 2022 award-winning method Eleanor created. Updated in 2025 to include AI assistance for grunt-wo
- article Increasingly Atomic Folders: A Workflow
Forum classic. Eleanor's MOC -> LITNOTE -> ZETTEL -> ARTICLE pipeline, fully documented.
- article How Obsidian.md Replaced Video Games & Helped Me Publish
Eleanor's origin story. Obsidian replaced wikis and subscription apps for managing worldbuilding lor
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