Welcome to the Sketch Your Mind Ecosystem

You may have arrived here through different paths.

Maybe you are overwhelmed by scattered notes and endless walls of text.
Maybe you use Obsidian-Excalidraw.
Maybe you watch my YouTube channel.
Maybe you joined a Visual Thinking Workshop.
Maybe you attended the Sketch Your Mind Conference.
Maybe you read my book, Sketch Your Mind.

Your natural questions might be:

How do I turn this mess into clarity? And how does all of this fit together?

This page is the map of the territory.


One Community, Several Paths

Finding clarity in your notes and ideas is easier when you do it alongside others. Everything here connects through the Sketch Your Mind Community, a vibrant “bee hive” of researchers, creatives, and lifelong learners.

This is an all-inclusive single price membership that gives access to the core community experience and a growing library of resources to help you build frictionless habits.

The only separate paid upgrades are:

  • Visual Thinking Workshop Self-Paced
  • Visual Thinking Workshop Cohorts

You choose the path that matches what you need right now:

  • Overcome tool friction and learn the technology
  • Build a reliable visual workflow
  • Improve your thinking and decision-making
  • Join a like-minded community to share perspectives

Excalidraw Essentials

New to Obsidian Excalidraw? Start here! This free 10-lesson mini-course covers everything you need to hit the ground running. Learn to create custom templates, embed interactive PDFs, use powerful scripts, and master the “postcard” method where markdown text meets the infinite canvas. Click here to learn more.


Excalidraw Mastery

For people who want to master Obsidian + Excalidraw and eliminate “infinite canvas” overwhelm.

Inside:

  • Getting Started with Excalidraw to remove bad friction
  • Step-by-step tutorials on specific setups
  • Practical workflows (like the Visual-First Daily Note and advanced PDF annotation)
  • Monthly live sessions and Q&As
  • Deep-dive member discussions on using AI without “de-skilling”

Includes MindMap Builder

Break free from rigid bulleted lists with a keyboard-driven visual mapping system natively inside Excalidraw. :backhand_index_pointing_right:Explore MindMap Builder

Explore Excalidraw Mastery


Sketch Your Life (Coming Soon)

For people who want stronger thinking tools to filter digital noise and navigate work and life.

Topics include:

  • Mental models to turn a mess into clarity
  • Visual frameworks
  • Better decision-making (“Operacy”)
  • Generative thinking
  • Visual storytelling and presentation

Sketch Your Life is tool agnostic. Use paper, an iPad, a whiteboard, PowerPoint, or Obsidian, whatever works for you.

The goal is better thinking, not better tooling.

Learn More


A Growing Ecosystem

This is not a static membership.

The Sketch Your Mind Community will continue to grow with new learning paths, live experiences, resources, and ways for members to connect and cross-pollinate ideas.

Current work includes:

  • New courses and guided learning journeys
  • Fresh community events and expert collaborations
  • Expanded resources for thinking, creativity, and PKM
  • Deeper support for applying ideas in real work and life

Joining now means growing with the ecosystem as it evolves.


Shared Community Space

At the center is the Town Square.

This is where members meet across products and programs to see how others process the exact same information.

  • Introductions and networking
  • Live Events and showcases
  • Workflow recommendations
  • Open discussions

Community Add-Ons

These are integral parts of the ecosystem, designed to transform how you process information, but purchased separately as one-time upgrades.

Visual Thinking Workshop

For people who want a complete, reliable Visual PKM system.

Master the “Postcard Method” (two-sided notes), turn heavy research into Book-on-a-Page summaries, and build a lasting spatial memory.

Available as:

  • Self-paced course
  • Live cohort experience (with peer accountability)

Includes one year of Community membership for new customers.

Explore the Workshop


Sketch Your Mind the Book

My foundational book on visual thinking and Personal Knowledge Management.

Learn how to combine words, visuals, and space into a practical thinking system.

Read Sketch Your Mind


Sketch Your Mind Conference

Our annual online gathering for visual thinkers, note-takers, and lifelong learners.

Talks, workshops, community energy, and new ideas from across the globe.

Conference Page

Sketch Your Mind Newsletter

Sketch Your Mind is a visual-first newsletter about ideas, creativity, and personal knowledge.

Each issue includes:

  • One illustrated concept
  • One practical idea you can apply
  • One visual canvas you can zoom, explore, and reuse

A simple way to stay connected to new ideas between community events, courses, and launches.

Sign Up for the Newsletter


Where Should You Start?

Get the basics down for free

Excalidraw Essentials

Learn Excalidraw deeply

Excalidraw Mastery

Build a visual PKM workflow

Visual Thinking Workshop

Improve thinking for work and life

Sketch Your Life

Read the big-picture framework

Sketch Your Mind

Join the annual event

Sketch Your Mind Conference

Compare plans and prices

Just exploring

Go to Welcome Page