[Curated] A Guide to Navigating Hovinci's Note: Tips for Consistent Output and More
*This article is a sitemap. (Updated 2024.07.27)
Hello everyone!
Thank you for your continued readership.
Since Hovinci's note has grown to include many articles (over 950) and magazines, I have organized the most popular articles to make them easier to find.
Whether you are new here or a follower, I hope this will help you grasp the overall picture of Hovinci's note!
Articles marked with a "★" are recommended.
Articles marked with a "⚡" have been featured in official note magazines.
▼ Top 5 Most Liked Articles
・Can adults get a "14-year student discount" for 57,000 yen!? The Open University of Japan…
★ Clearing Your Mind: How to Use Different Note Apps: Obsidian, Notion…
★ Don't start a blog! Why you should start a "note" instead
・Boosting Creativity: "A Novel Writing Class for 130 Million People"
・Taking reading notes in Notion feels great
▼ Output & Intellectual Production
Kindle Publishing
・I made my first Kindle book cover in life using Canva⚡
・Setting up a writing environment in VSCode
・An editor teaches "12 Thinking Techniques" in "At the Bakery, Buy Rice Balls"…
・Stumbling blocks in KDP registration: Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing
Posting on note & SNS
★Don't start a blog! Why you should start a "note" instead
・As someone who posts on note every day, I reviewed the official note "Writing Tips Summary"…
・To keep posting on SNS without fear, don't make blunt assertions, just post memos…
・[Free] I took Google's "Writing for social media" course: On SNS…
Habit Formation
★5 tips for continuing a blog: "777 days" of consecutive posts in 1 hour each morning
・The blog adventure: "3 benefits" you get from continuing
・Tips for posting on note for 365 consecutive days
・I got hooked on Notion and started using databases for "habit building"
Note-taking Techniques
★Review of 'TAKE NOTES!', a note-taking method to boost your creative power
・[Reading] Note-taking techniques to become an interesting person: 'Smart notes to make you a genius'..
・How I, a digital lost soul, reclaimed my 'self' with paper notebooks …
・Let's train our 'idea muscles' by writing down 10 ideas on paper every day
▼ Life Hacks
Favorite Tools
★Clearing your head: 'How to use different note apps': Obsidian, Notion, VS …
・Settled on using 'Google ToDo' and 'Notion' for different ToDo list tasks…
・Taking reading notes in Notion feels great
・Information gathering using 'Feedly' and 'Pocket' is great!
Education & School Hacks
★Can even adults get a '14-year student discount' for 57,000 yen!? The Open University of Japan life…
・Equivalent to a university degree!? 'Google Career Certificate' you can get in 6 months
・An easy way to pursue a global career: 'Expatriate Escape School'
・You can get an American master's degree for free! WorldQuant University
Learning Hacks
・The time-lapse study method looks interesting, so here are the 'benefits' and things I want to try…
・A discussion on how 'deliberate practice' is necessary to grow a little bit every day
・Learning from a female college student's 100 days of continuous programming: 'The 100-day challenge'…
・[Learning method using Obsidian] Earning certifications on Coursera
Productivity & Time Management
・Visualizing study time with 'toggl track'
★What does it mean to increase productivity? How to make time your ally
・Clearing up problems I had with GTD implementation: 'Getting Things Done for Beginners'…
・The true face of sleep deprivation: Uncovering how dangerous short sleep is
▼ Technology
Data Science
★How a beginner can become a data scientist
・How to learn "data visualization" through self-study: (3) Concrete plans
・[Google Career Certificate] Motivation for taking the course and the 6 phases of data analysis
・Data science beginnings: Google Professional Certificate "Data…
AI & Machine Learning
・How to become an AI engineer
・Review of "The Complete Guide to 'Super' Work Techniques in the Generative AI Era"
・World-class free course where liberal arts talent can learn about AI: "AI For…
・I tried using the trending AI "Claude" and it became my main text generation AI
Programming
★I summarized "How To Become A Hacker"
・Indicators for becoming a great programmer: "The UNIX Philosophy"…
・I looked into the programmer's virtue of "impatience" because it's hard to understand
・Learning from a female college student's 100 days of continuous programming: "The 100-Day Challenge…
Programming School "42Tokyo"
・[Full Disclosure] A programming beginner's experience with 42 Tokyo's entrance exam "Piscine"…
★ The story of participating in a Google career event at 42Tokyo
・The final day of the "1st Circle" at the programming school 42Tokyo
・What is an alumnus at 42Tokyo?
▼ Overseas
Language Learning
・3 reasons why I failed at French
・[Language Learning Method] The self-study method of a man who went from being a shut-in to a novelist in Romania
・[German] I've been learning German on Duolingo for 500 days
・The secret to enjoying language learning is simply "talking about yourself"
Towards moving to Germany
・Pros and cons of moving to Germany
・The 'benefits of the German language' as told by the German Embassy
・Benefits of obtaining a Blue Card in Germany
・Is a degree really necessary for an engineer to change jobs in Germany?
▼ Input
Recommended Books
・Boost your creativity: 'A Novel Writing Class for 130 Million People'
・'I, a shut-in who rarely leaves Chiba, have never been abroad'…
・2023 Best Books Special (9 Stories): A Book Odyssey that Stirs the Emotions
・2023 Best Books Special (12 Practical): Books that Move the Heart
Recommended Movies & Dramas
・[5 Curated Picks] Movies for Art Lovers
・[7 Curated Picks] Movies Depicting the Lives of Artists
・Why is the '-1.0' in 'Godzilla Minus One' not just '-1'?
・[English Learning] Learning with Texas' 'Young Sheldon', while laughing…
Reviews of books by author Masaru Sato
・Feeling intellectually anxious after reading 'The Exile's Old Bookstore'
★Review of 'I Asked Professor Masaru Sato About Das Kapital'
・Review of 'A Utilitarian's Reading Technique'
・[Book Review] How to add value - 'Techniques for Researching, Techniques for Writing'
Reviews of books by author Rei Tachibana
★Review of 'The Capital Theory of Happiness'
・Review of 'The Risk of Being Japanese'
・The importance of creating an environment where you can fail in reality: Review of Rei Tachibana's 'Take the Back Road'
・The true nature of 'me': Review of Rei Tachibana's 'Spirituals'
Reviews of books by author Kyohei Sakaguchi
★Yes, mind-blowing: "Office Work for Survival" by Kyohei Sakaguchi
・Full of tips for living creatively! Kyohei Sakaguchi's "For Survival...
・Review: "Money School" by Kyohei Sakaguchi
・[Reading] Wisdom for living in a crazy world: "Yomigusuri"
▼ Essays
About Reading
★The easiest way to get ahead of others is "reading"
・I don't read bestsellers
・I listed the "10 books I will definitely finish reading" in 2024
・I answered "100 questions for book lovers"
Househusband
・"Washing dishes" was actually a creative time⚡
・Something good about becoming a househusband: "I started listening to my wife more"
・[2nd year as a househusband] Good things about being a househusband - Cooking
Others
・[First time in my life] Played Magic: The Gathering as a couple⚡
・My minimalist wife and I, the maximalist
・When I read the New Year's Day newspaper, I learned from a genius that "people cannot change."
・How to spend a "lonely and fun" end of the year
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▼ Youth Chapter
・The story of how I started dating a girl I liked, only to be dumped 3 days later (What does that even mean?)
・The story of how I acted like a clown, much like the protagonist of "No Longer Human," during middle school, and how I always regretted it and felt sad
・The story of how I ran for student council president, but ended up as treasurer by majority vote, and despaired at my lack of popularity
・What was Heisei Godzilla?
・What was Heisei Gamera?
・On the fact that Medarot designs never fade
・Star Fox, 007, Mario 64. The legend of the Nintendo 64
・Getting interested in English through Star Trek
・Being blown away by the excellence of the designs in Kamen Rider 555 and Kabuto
▼ University Chapter
・The story of how I loved Kenichi Ohmae's books so much that I bought them all up and ended up living on nothing but rice for a week
・The story of how I started an "Early Morning Classical Reading Group" at university, but only one person showed up
・The story of how I got an American girlfriend, was invited to her home in America for Christmas, and got dumped while I was there
・The incident where I found out at the Narita Airport check-in counter that the money I paid for my flight had been stolen, causing me to collapse to my knees for the first time in my life (The "Travel Yu" problem)
(In the end, I bought a new ticket with my last remaining money and went on the trip, but it was a trip where I got dumped by the aforementioned American girlfriend)
・Three things I learned during my one-year exchange program in Scotland
・Three reasons why I don't recommend Scottish English
・The story of how I participated in international volunteering in Turkey and fell in love with Cappadocia
・The story of how I participated in international volunteering in Germany and got a German girlfriend
・The story of hosting international volunteers in Japan
・I only studied English in college, but I only reached a TOEIC score of 730, so what would I do now?
・The story of how I was embarrassed to stand in front of children as a cram school tutor, but eventually got used to it
・The story of how I learned that you gain trust by "being the first to do the things others dislike" while working at Uniqlo
・The story of how I became the person most knowledgeable about iPhone apps while working at the Apple Store
・The experience of the first iPad launch day while working at the Apple Store
・How I got an American girlfriend
・The story of challenging myself to get a skydiving license in Spain
・Travels in Italy, France, Spain, and Croatia
・How I was hired as a full-time employee at a listed company even during the employment ice age (reproducibility might be questionable)
・Looking back at my job hunting, five things I wish I hadn't done
▼ Working Professional Chapter
・The story of how I couldn't pay back my car loan and had to beg my parents for help
・The story of how I went to Finland for my honeymoon, got a fever, and wasted three days
・The story of how I bought an Audi A4 to satisfy my desire for ownership, only to realize I actually hate driving
・Let's start saving miles with a credit card anyway
・How I won a position as an expatriate in America
・What the work content is like in America for someone with a liberal arts background
・Life as an expatriate in America (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and occasionally NY)
・The story of how Mount Rainier in Oregon was the best camping spot
・The story of how I studied with just one book and got a TOEIC score of 935 because my company offered 100,000 yen to anyone who got a high score
・I tried getting my Bookkeeping Level 3 certification in a month and a half
・The impact of the anime "Kill la Kill" and "Devilman Crybaby"
・The story of feeling the evolution of Bandai's technology while building a "Gundam Barbatos" plastic model at Manza Onsen
・The story of paying off my university student loan early (I regret pushing myself to pay it off now that I think about it)
・The story of how I ran out of things I wanted to do at the company (in other words, the story of how I did everything I wanted to do)
▼ Dropout Chapter
・The story of how I quit my job and lost 3 million yen (lowering your standard of living comes with great pain, but it is a necessary pain when economic growth cannot be expected)
・The fact that I'm a househusband who hates cleaning
・The story of how my parents were scammed by the "ZOZO President Maezawa Scam"
・The incident where I was influenced by a Discovery Channel project and tried the "Challenge to earn 100 million yen in 3 months," but ended up not earning a single yen (I had declared it to my wife, so it was too embarrassing)
・The story of learning about index investing and deeply regretting why I didn't start sooner
・100 reasons why I quit my company
・How to receive unemployment insurance for two years (Long-term Advanced Human Resource Development Course)
・100 things I learned at anime school
・Minimalist recipes for a househusband who hates cooking
・The story that having a large bookshelf is justice for now
・I want to read Das Kapital to understand capitalism
・Currently challenging myself with self-publishing
・Currently challenging myself with personal development
・I want to make anime using AI
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