Using Claude as a reading partner
A phrase I didn’t understand started it. Around 50 conversations later, here’s what using Claude as a reading partner gives me, what it costs, and how I keep the thinking my own.
AI Knowledge Framework
Cognitive Debt: The Real Cost of Offloading to AI
I stopped doing long division the day I got a calculator. Technical debt has a cognitive twin, and generative AI makes it far easier to run up. What should we still do ourselves?
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Cognitive Mirror Syndrome: Should We Be Concerned?
A research paper on Cognitive Mirror Syndrome got me questioning whether AI mirrors us as individuals or as a species, and what that means for how we use it.
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AI PKM Integration: Give Your Assistant Real Context
What if your AI assistant knew as much about you as your journal does? I’ve been exploring how to give Claude access to my Obsidian vault – here’s what works.
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What Happened When Claude Analysed My Obsidian Vault for the first time
Claude Code spent 30 minutes exploring my Obsidian vault and produced a six-section report on knowledge gaps, note connections, and content opportunities. Here’s a walk-through of the full output.
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My AI Quarterly Review: Q1 2026 Honest Assessment
Accountability time – I promised a quarterly review of my AI use. Here’s what Q1 2026 taught me about reliance, cognitive risk, and using AI as a starting point rather than an endpoint.
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Beyond Fear: Building AI Literacy for a Smarter PKM
Concerned about AI weakening your cognitive abilities? Learn how to integrate AI with your PKM safely. This three-level framework establishes boundaries, protects essential thinking processes, and uses AI to enhance rather than replace cognition.
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AI Knowledge frameworks Level 1-2
Levels 1 and 2 of my AI PKM framework teach you to use AI for critical refinement and as a thinking partner, whilst maintaining the cognitive friction needed to build genuine personal knowledge.
How will you know your PKM is ready for AI
Here’s the challenge: you need cognitive skills to use AI effectively with PKM, but AI can undermine those very skills. This readiness assessment helps you determine if your PKM is ready for AI—or if you need more time at Level 0.
Introduction to my AI Knowledge Framework level 0
The AI cognitive ability paradox means beginners need to build skills before AI can help. Level 0 shows new Zettelkasten users what to automate and what to protect, ensuring AI strengthens rather than undermines your learning.
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