Hi! I'm Leah Ferguson.

I help people find their way.

I'm a Canadian designer who creates experiences in the digital and built environment through wayfinding and information architecture.

In my spare time, I help people navigate the world of personal knowledge management.

The Essentialism Planner by Greg McKeown

A Critique of the new Essentialism Planner

Is Greg McKeown’s new Essentialism Planner a tool for an essentialist? A review about both the design and content of the new planner.

The cover image of the Dogs in the Bark playset for Blades in the Dark. It features the words "Dogs in the Bark" over top of an engraving style image of dogs of various sizes.

You should try Dogs in the Bark

If you play Blades in the Dark, you owe it to yourself to try the free Dogs in the Bark playset.

The Shire Virtual Challenge

I signed up for The Shire virtual challenge, the first part of a 1,061 km (660 mi) journey à la The Lord of the Rings. Frodo Baggins may have done this barefoot… but I’ll be wearing my sneakers.

Mastodon

Nicole van der Hoeven and Marcus Olsson created a Mastodon server called PKM.social to continue the personal knowledge management conversation.

Can you create an Obsidian smart home?

Yes, you can technically use Obsidian to control your smart home. But if you should do it is a whole other question!

Learn OmniFocus (event on November 17, 2022 at 7 p.m. EST)

Learn OmniFocus event: A sneak peek at my workflows

Both OmniFocus and Obsidian are core tools in my daily toolkit to get things done. I’ll be sharing some workflows live on Learn OmniFocus.