Tacit knowledge videos

• LessWrong - “The Best Tacit Knowledge Videos on Every Subject”
• Followup → post 1, post 2, post 3
• Tweet from 2025-06-26 that brought this to my attention here

Ones I’m interested in

1. Research

Andy Matuschak – Researching Live

• “2020-05-04 Note-writing livestream”
• Crowdfunded researcher. “Helped build iOS at Apple and led R&D at Khan Academy” (Website)
• Watch the stream
• Very excited for this one - Andy thinking in real time for ~2 hours

Destiny – Research for Debates

• Live-streamer and political commentator known for extensive debate prep (Wikipedia)
• YouTube Playlist
• Obsidian Research Vault

2. Studying

Andy Matuschak – Studying Quantum Mechanics with Dwarkesh Patel

• Crowdfunded learning researcher with a focus on meta-learning and note-taking
• Watch the video

Justin Sung – Study With Me

• Learning coach and YouTuber (Website)
• Watch the video

Soren Bjornstad – Effective Flashcard Writing: Decomposing Thinking, Fast and Slow

• Software engineer at RemNote, author of Grok TiddlyWiki, and creator of Mosaic Muse Zettelkasten
• Watch the video
• Zettelkasten

Joseph Noel Walker & Andy Matuschak – Behind the Scenes of My Interview Research Process

• A joint video on podcast research and information retention
• Watch the video
• Watch the channel

3. Productivity

Alexey Guzey – Walkthrough of His Computer Setup and Productivity Workflow

• Founder of New Science and popular blogger (Website)
• Watch the video
• Later reflection
• Damn, I was really excited for this one but sadly it’s mostly about his crazy 4 monitor setup that he later disavowed
• I agree that multiple screens are not worth it

AI & I – Tyler Cowen, Nat Eliason, Nathan Labenz, David Perell

• Conversations about AI, productivity, and thinking
• Watch the playlist