Hello! And thank you for dropping by. I’m Nicola Fisher and I’m with Bamber, my husband’s Guide Dog, in the photo above. On one of our local walks down the lane. As soon as I put on my pink boots, Bamber’s ready to go. He always wants to come along…

This is the process I’m using to write my book. My big focus for 2022 is on publishing a book. It’s a goal that’s been on my list for eons. (Write it down, make it happen, and eventually it does!). Although I’ve dabbled with writing over the years — journaling…

Visibility. It’s the word that makes my heart sink to my feet. The bane of my life, it haunts me. You have to speak for your work Hello One of my greatest challenges is visibility. Over the years this has got worse rather than better. I've operated…nicolafisherwriter.substack.com I wonder why I find it so hard to be seen. And, from the outside looking in, others appear to find it much easier. My husband, Chris is great at…

When I started out on this journey to forge my own path, my plan was to write about the theme of living at a gentler pace. After a while, I realised it wasn’t that simple. For one thing, I wasn’t living the life I advocated. I was spinning countless plates…

I blame Ali Abdaal. A random search about productivity started it all. Ali’s YouTube video about Roam Research made me curious about this new to me thing called PKM. Tech discoveries excite me with their potential. Personal Knowledge Management, Second Brain and digital gardening certainly did that. Even after 12…

Why has note taking become a trend? To mention note and life changing in the same sentence seems improbable. It is true that note taking has transformed my work and life. I’ve come across others saying the same. I was 57 when I came across note taking in its current form. I’d been a life long note…

Medium Post — Effie I’ve been a Mindmap fan for decades, going back to the days when Tony Buzan was creating a buzz around this technique. His was the name on everyone’s lips. I remember using early versions of Mindmap software around 1997 to create one page project plans, website layouts and idea maps…

A couple of months ago I spotted this tweet written by James Altucher. I knew of James’ lists of 10 ideas written on Waiters Notepads. Several years ago, I’d bought some of my own notepads on the strength of James’ suggestion. I was intrigued by the website and signed up!

And what I’m using instead It’s been a year minus 4 days since I signed up for Obsidian Publish. I was lucky to be an Early Bird and locked in a reduced annual rate. What is Obsidian Publish? It’s an optional, paid for add on to Obsidian (a note-taking app and second brain). Publish…