Published May 10, 2026, 9:31 AM EDT After removing the grime of an MBA and a ten-year long marketing career, Saikat dabbled in web development, networking, and SAP. He was an editor of several MakeUseOf sections from 2008 to 2024, having special interests in AI, productivity methods, and iOS. He has formerly contributed to top web publications like  Lifehacker ,  OnlineTechTips , GuidingTech , and GoSkills . You will find his complete portfolio on Authory . I've been working on a book for longer than I'd like to admit. The notes exist as chapter outlines, themes, reference books, saved tweets, and half-formed ideas, all stored in an Obsidian vault. But bouts of procrastination, returning to my project feels like a meeting of a man and an alien. I thought I simply needed to “refresh my memory,” but there was a lot of context I no longer remembered. Half out of frustration and some curiosity, I tried something different.…