OtiumFM
OtiumFM is an upcoming show deep-diving into the world of Tools for Thought, or TFTs! Featuring insights on note-taking, making connections between thoughts, and serendipity, host Norman Chella brings you conversations with individuals in this space so you can better your note-taking experience. Expect guests from various TFT apps, independent researchers, and varying professions who bring with them note-taking insights, from analog to digital and even hypergraphic!
Coming out soon.
In the first two seasons, this show was called RoamFM, the podcast all about Roam Research, for members of the Roaman community. In these two seasons, join us as we dive into the minds of amazing Roam users, taking a peek into how they use Roam to create wonderful connections.
OtiumFM
David Crandall: Future of Roam, Data Architecture, Interfaces
In this episode, we talk with David Crandall, a software architect and fractional CTO. As someone involved in Data Architecture since the mid-nineties, he has been obsessive with note-taking, having done so for 25+ years(!). Roam fits the bill for writing all his thoughts!
We talked about:
- The Dark times: how he found Roam, moving abroad with 26 luggage bags and more
- David's workflows: Meeting notes, habit tracking and anti-productivity
- Why he dislikes non-contextual metadata
- Predicting the future of Roam from a software architect's perspective, and #roamcult
Enjoy!
Timestamps
- 2:28 25 Years of Note-taking and discovering Roam
- 5:40 What caught his attention, and the Daily Notes page
- 8:52 Transferring all his analog notes in
- 9:40 Moving a family of six to Cozumel, Mexico
- 13:12 David's workflow, and learning Roam in quarantine
- 17:02 Meeting notes: David's process for turning nouns into pages
- 20:20 Non-contextual tagging and why David hates it
- 24:12 Finding value from graph overview + suggestions
- 26:37 How David uses Roam to track his habits
- 32:02 Being anti-productive
- 34:06 David's main Twitter account and Minecraft
- 36:18 Future Roaman Jrs.
- 38:21 The future of Roam and David's accurate prediction
- 42:09 The way we interact with Roam will change
- 46:14 The potential of #roamcult in this future
- 51:29 Networked social media, Visa and threaded conversation
- 54:30 What scares David about the hive mind concept
- 55:29 Describing Roam as a Jarvis [[How would you describe Roam to someone who hasn't started using it?]]
- 57:28 [[What does Roam mean to you?]], Roam's use in counseling, therapy, and vulnerability
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