Dialectic with Jackson Dahl

/dialectic w/ Steph Ango (@kepano) is out now.

Steph is a designer, artist, entrepreneur, toolmaker, and CEO of 
/obsidian, the tool I use to write, think, and store my ideas.

This is a must-listen for any designer or creative person. We discuss constraints, style, principles, reduction, digital durability, investing time, choosing what to work on, compounding, patience, and communicating your ideas.

Steph has worked across mediums: hardware, software, industrial design, packaging, open-source, content, instruments, and more. He's a toolmaker first and foremost, and we talk about how creative constraints enable us to stoke the flame inside us.

Steph is a prolific writer whose clarity and concision inspire me, and we discuss many of his most empowering ideas.

I believe these ideas will challenge you in unexpected ways and push you to be more creative, agentic, and optimistic.

Pods:
https://pods.media/dialectic/8-steph-ango-tools-for-amplifying-our-light?referrer=0x9b902482E62Db8FC486C3f1acAA568006021DbEC

lately I have been focused on writing and building more than speaking, so there was a lot to catch up on!

making /obsidian • writing stephango.com

only half way through it

you know i really respect you for what you do and how you do it at obsidian 

is there a possibility of me being able to contribute in any way?

https://help.obsidian.md/Contributing+to+Obsidian/Financial+contributions

https://help.obsidian.md/Contributing+to+Obsidian/Developers

unfortunately i haven’t gotten around how to code yet 

but i think i can help with making obsidian intuitive enough for newbies

i am one of the users who don’t use obsidian for anything more than a note taker or a place where i dump my thoughts; i very much appreciate how i have never needed to dabble with any other features unless i want to but have always found it a bit daunting to explore by myself with little to less explanation on the product. there will be a healthy balance to it.

would love to chat more on it!

(also, is there a way for me to pay in crypto to become a catalyst member? thanks)