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Re: Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

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Post by weird_tentacles »

a_protsyuk wrote: post #12
weird_tentacles wrote: post #5

The core idea of Zettelkasten: 1. ONE (shared) dump-pile of all new notes. Your 2,600 pile should do fine 2. REGULAR 'cleaning' of the new notes: a) Each note gets one or many tags (#urban-decay #gaming #assets) b) Each note is trimmed down to its essence, ready to be used for reasonable purposes. (e.g further writing) 3. 'cleaned' notes are moved to your golden store, ready to be found by searching (search "#urban-d…

That's a solid workflow. The "cleaning" step is where most people fall off though - how long does it take you to process a batch, and how often do you actually sit down to do it?

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Re: Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

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Post by ZYZ64738 »

a_protsyuk wrote: post #21
ZYZ64738 wrote: post #7

...sending myself an email

Email as inbox - do you ever actually process it, or does it just pile up with everything else?

if it's worth i extract the core value out of the "conversation" with myself. could be a page in any knowledge base, a snippet in my ide, or whatever suits well... then the email thread goes either into archive or into data nirvanah.

Re: Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

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Post by nicbou »

It's hard to keep it all together.

I use Obsidian for journaling across devices. My work notes are in a Markdown folder under the project. My personal notes are in a paper notebook and scanned when I run out of pages. Links are bookmarked.

The paper notebook solves the recall problem; it's just a few pages back. Most things I write down are only useful for a few months, then they become a mere artifact of my life at that point in time.

Re: Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

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Post by agcat »

a_protsyuk wrote: post #36
agcat wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, whatsapping myself

Chrome bookmarks + WhatsApp to self - classic combo. When you need to find a bookmark from months ago, do you actually find it or just google the thing again?

Actually i create sub folders with topics where i save them. So i mostly go through those folders to see

Re: Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

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Post by moowmoow »

bawis wrote: post #38
moowmoow wrote: post #32

The real issue isn't where you store notes — it's whether you find them when you actually need them. I've gone through Notion, Confluence, and plain markdown. The pattern is always the same: I diligently save everything, then never look at it again because the moment I need it, I'm in a completely different context (a ticket, a chat, a meeting). The "low friction = actually use it" point resonates. I've started think…

This is actually the truth, we all have tens or hundreds of priceless saved links. However, I claim that 90% are forgotten after a day or two, maybe that's actually something that small language models can fix ?

Spot on — the "90% forgotten" problem is real. I think the fix isn't really about the model size, though; it's about surfacing the right thing at the right moment. If the system can detect what you're working on and push relevant saved knowledge to you proactively, you don't need to remember what you saved in the first place. The hard part is getting the context matching precise enough to be helpful without being noisy.

Re: Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

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Post by theMezz315 »

a_protsyuk wrote: post #13
theMezz315 wrote: post #4

Google Keep CherryTree - which is much nicer than the web site portrays https://www.giuspen.net/cherrytree/

CherryTree looks interesting - hierarchical nodes. Do you split notes between Keep and CherryTree by type, or is there a different logic?

I sue Keep for personal stuff and CherryTree for my tech work Once you get used to CherryTree you might love it. Linux and Win versions too
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