I used to use Apple notes but lost so much data I try not to anymore. Evernote is my main notepad these days but I still use apple notes...
Ask HN: What do you use to take notes?
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#22Paper in big binder. I've tried for very long to find a good electronic solution. Up to and including writing my own wiki with various extensions customised to my diting style, and hunting around for every note taking app under the sun. The problem, I find, is that nothing beats the flexibility of being able to take out multiple sheets of paper and move them around, annotate them, put them back in. It creates a flexi…
Scott Hansleman has a great video where he outlines why paper is better. Quite entertaining
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#23I use OneNote and I'm very happy with it.
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#24To answer the question in the title, much as I love computers, nothing beats the flexibility and carefree nature of paper. I can draw diagrams, block out pseudocode, etc. I've thought about maybe a Surface would be nice for that, but haven't really tried it. I think you'll have best luck with multiple tools like you're doing now.
+1 this. The process of taking notes itself, using pen and paper, helps focuz me... even and especially if I'm just doodling. No matter what app I try, taking notes on a comouter or mobile device is distracting at best. That said,, if I must take notes (for action items during a meeting, etc.) I'll use notion
Yeah, I'm frequently surprised I'm able to get anything done on computers at all. (only half kidding)
Re: Ask HN: What do you use to take notes?
#25To answer the question in the title, much as I love computers, nothing beats the flexibility and carefree nature of paper. I can draw diagrams, block out pseudocode, etc. I've thought about maybe a Surface would be nice for that, but haven't really tried it. I think you'll have best luck with multiple tools like you're doing now.
I've tried the surface for note taking. It was a lovely experience, especially the pen in OneNote, but nothing beats paper. Lighter, thinner, more flexible, cheap, no lag, doesn't need batteries etc. No vendor lock in.
Surface / pen only had the edge in that you can mark up a doc and send it to someone a lot faster than printing, marking and scanning
However, I'm often faster at writing with a keyboard, and I use onenote in text only mode every day
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#26I used to use Apple notes but lost so much data I try not to anymore. Evernote is my main notepad these days but I still use apple notes...
How did you lose data with Apple Notes? I've had conflicted copies before, but I don't think I've ever lost data.
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#28Disclaimer: I'm the creator but I use Wall of Text: http://walloftext.co It's an infinite blank space of text in 2D. Also see the beta: https://beta.walloftext.co
That's cool stuff! Keep up the good work.
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#29I use Jupyter notebooks and write in markdown.
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#30To answer the question in the title, much as I love computers, nothing beats the flexibility and carefree nature of paper. I can draw diagrams, block out pseudocode, etc. I've thought about maybe a Surface would be nice for that, but haven't really tried it. I think you'll have best luck with multiple tools like you're doing now.
Paper over the surface. The surface has a noticeable lag when writing and OneNote keeps putting frames around everything, ruining the open feel you'd normally get with freeform writing.
My process is a good notebook and fountain pen for deep thinking, and org mode for planning and research.