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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…
1. mindmap that syncs all devices, type on your phone, see changes on TV immediately
2. super intuitive gamified keyboard shortcuts (no need for mouse); super intuitive mobile gestures
3. has node-level in-browser encryption via tweetnacl so if you provide a crypt key, only you can see what you typed under a crypted node - crypted data looks like gibberish in the db and there is NO way to recover it, except you provide your crypt key. If you lose your key, you have lost the data under all crypted nodes, forever
4. copy/paste nodes to/from freeplane/freemind directly onto your map
5. full disclosure - I am the developer and working on a second release, sign-ups paused for now but I can open it up for signups if there is interest in working on the beta - I use it to organize my entire life
For years I used Evernote but as the tool got more and more bloated it didn't work for quickly saving a new idea. I tried Notes by Microsoft, Notes by Apple, SimpleNote... in my opinion they were all too bloated. I wanted something I could click into, type, walk away.
So I made my own. You create a single sheet of digital paper and it syncs across all devices. My wife and I use one for a shopping list on both of our phones, I have one for personal notes and one for work notes. If anything gets more complicated, it goes into Evernote but this is what I use 99% of the time.
(Warning I made this for myself. It currently doesn't have any offline features. Use at your own risk?)
Mindmap works great for me especially for creative process. My personal choice is Freemind. It's easy to automate anything with freemind files because it's simple XML. I have a few scripts that allow me extract necessary information from big mindmaps: https://github.com/mrjazz/freemind-tools-python
I also use my phone, but typically for longer notes since it's a slow phone and takes forever to open the notes app.
When I have access to the notebook, I'll write down my ideas properly the moment I can.
If the ideas aren't important, I let the little pieces of paper accumulate until ~once a month, along with the notebook and the notes on my phone, I clean them and sort them into my computer. If you don't do this though, it becomes a pain, because it's often hard to decipher what the hell you meant by a note weeks later. Doing this also helps you form more connections/ideas from what you review usually. When I do this I also make sure to mark the idea as transferred since sometimes I might keep the papers or only transfer half (just the text when there's a drawing).
As to where I put them, I used to use Evernote to manage everything but it wasn't working for me so I switched to Scrivener. Until now it's not working for me either (too many notes), and I haven't found anything that works so now I'm working on my own solution.
Google Keep
Physical Moleskin Notebook 4inc x 2 inch in back pocket
.txt file where I write quick stuff in terminal
I do not have one source but a combination of mediums to jot down my thoughts. I prefer that than having a centralized place because different thoughts and ideas are better conveyed in different ways.
MobileOrg for capturing notes on a phone. Syncing via Dropbox with Org mode files on other devices https://orgmode.org/
If I need to jot something quickly, I use my phone's note app or regular pencil and paper.