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I have simply a folder that contains 10+ text files, mostly containing numbered lists: 01_calendar; 02_TODO (just a stack of things I want to do); 03_questions (e.g.: "What substances emit sound when heated?"); 04_ideas (entrepreneurship, organization -- this is helpful because for one thing you start to see the pattern in your ideas -- what you value etc.); 05_opinions&thoughts; 06_self&improvement (my habits are li…
Switching to Notion from Evernote has pretty much changed my life. I tried mind maps before but the scattered nature of how I dump ideas I think requires a little more of a structured framework for me to play in. With notion the key features that really help me is having nested pages, and being able to group select things and drag them into a nested page. From there I can keep nesting if I want. The general ease of b…
I have simply a folder that contains 10+ text files, mostly containing numbered lists: 01_calendar; 02_TODO (just a stack of things I want to do); 03_questions (e.g.: "What substances emit sound when heated?"); 04_ideas (entrepreneurship, organization -- this is helpful because for one thing you start to see the pattern in your ideas -- what you value etc.); 05_opinions&thoughts; 06_self&improvement (my habits are li…
I write them down. Now for the bit nobody will care about: If the thought’s really worth it, I will get up, find a notebook, and spend quite a lot of time transcribing it. I’ve actually gotten pretty good at writing blind because a particularly pernicious thought keeps sleep from me at least once a month. Every so often, I’ll read through my notebooks and try to synthesize these notes into something better. Often, th…
> If the thought’s really worth it, I will get up, find a notebook, and spend quite a lot of time transcribing it. I keep a notebook (or a substitute) by the bed, for the very same reason. Writing most ideas down is worth it, in a sense of developing a habit to write all of them down, regardless of how much they're worth at the time. I'm writing this story, where chapters are broken down by the song the main characte…
Always hate it when that happens. The bad part isn’t forgetting — it’s remembering that you’ve forgotten.
Switching to Notion from Evernote has pretty much changed my life. I tried mind maps before but the scattered nature of how I dump ideas I think requires a little more of a structured framework for me to play in. With notion the key features that really help me is having nested pages, and being able to group select things and drag them into a nested page. From there I can keep nesting if I want. The general ease of b…
My preferred way to keep notes of thoughts that I have on the way, is "Simplenote". I've tried other Note taking Apps, but so far Simplenote feels the most solid when it comes to syncinc the content. Syncinc NEVER blocks the App, it happens automatically and quickly in the background, I Never had to wait for the sync, or press a button or refresh anything.
Other than that, "Simplenote" feels very lightwight and fast, exactly what I want, when I want take a note when in hurry.
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> I always keep a stack of index cards with me, bound with a large clip. Sounds like the Zettelkasten system. I'd like to try it. It sounds like a system you don't back out of, a system for life. How was your experience with it? Any caveats you'd discovered along the way?
I bought some heavy weight, dotted grid cards and they’re really beautiful. But be careful - you don’t want to get precious about them. Part of the appeal is tearing them up when they’re no longer needed, and using as many as it takes to capture an idea.
The Zettelkasten system seeks to save all of the cards and link to each other through a simple, but sometimes convoluted code of links. Its goal is to make all the notes into parts of a large catalogue.
Yours is more like what I'm already doing. I have a stack of wide yellow sticky papers on my desk, where I spend most of my work time. If I have an idea, I write it down on a sticky, stick it to the top-side edge of the table, and forget about it until the time of review. Once I'd transferred the notes to a more permanent storage – a to-do list or the outliner – I fold it and throw it away. (There's something more appealing to me about folding, as opposed to destroying the note.)
Using index cards might work out better for me, 'cause I'd be able to store them in a stack, rather than spread over the edge of the table. Worth looking into. Cheers!
I have simply a folder that contains 10+ text files, mostly containing numbered lists: 01_calendar; 02_TODO (just a stack of things I want to do); 03_questions (e.g.: "What substances emit sound when heated?"); 04_ideas (entrepreneurship, organization -- this is helpful because for one thing you start to see the pattern in your ideas -- what you value etc.); 05_opinions&thoughts; 06_self&improvement (my habits are li…
I am a huge fan of txt files. How do you get your files accessible on different devices?
I have simply a folder that contains 10+ text files, mostly containing numbered lists: 01_calendar; 02_TODO (just a stack of things I want to do); 03_questions (e.g.: "What substances emit sound when heated?"); 04_ideas (entrepreneurship, organization -- this is helpful because for one thing you start to see the pattern in your ideas -- what you value etc.); 05_opinions&thoughts; 06_self&improvement (my habits are li…
Props for your simple working solution. Plain text storage is the best!
For more technical stuff I use whatever is the nearest technology to the source of the problem. Eg when doing web dev I use Chrome Snippets or codesandbox or Slack.