If you need to search a personal wiki can help. I run one in a docker container. No real organisation just a few good keywords and I can normally search for the thing I wanted.
Ask HN: How to take notes?
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#62You can use your prepared detailed cheatsheet notes books for programming languages from
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#63https://orgmode.org/
It's just incredible how much can be done with it.
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#64I have a bind (3+n) to open notes.md file in Sublime Text I can drop things into. Although I don't use it much as often I can write notes directly under some topic in my wiki. It usually fits under some of the 840+ topics I have https://github.com/nikitavoloboev/knowledge/blob/master/SUMM... On mobile, I take quick notes with Telegram's Saved Messages. This kind of question has been asked many times before on HN and…
I’ve been marveling over your repo all day (and night). So great!
Do you auto generate the SUMMARY.md files, if so how? A script doing a simple recursive directory walk?
Re: Ask HN: How to take notes?
#65This question comes up quite often and I tend to believe a lot of people focus more on the tool rather than on goal.
It's the reason plain pencil and sheet of paper may be much more beneficial if we focus on the goal but not on the path.
Re: Ask HN: How to take notes?
#66I have a collection of org files hosted in a private github repository.
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#67marketersky.com
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#68I have been thinking on these lines myself and here is what i have settled on for studying of non-trivial subjects/ideas/concepts etc. (NOT for Todo/Task list/Journals etc.);
1) Use paper and pencil/pen to write down everything. You can use a computer based tool later for transcribing it into electronic form(weekly/monthly). Studies have shown that writing by hand engages the whole mind/body and helps in retention.
2) Use a simple system like the "Cornell Note-taking System"(http://lsc.cornell.edu/study-skills/cornell-note-taking-syst...) or anything else of your choice. It should not be too complex so as not to unnecessarily distract from the object of the study.
3) As you take the notes mix both textual and graphical methods to express and amplify the idea/concept as required. The key is to use whatever feels natural to express clarity and facilitate understanding. Use precise mathematical notation/graphs as much as possible eg; Venn diagrams, Tree diagrams, X-Y co-ordinates, Statistical graphs etc (the book Mathematical Notation: A Guide for Engineers and Scientists is helpful to gain fluency in mathematical notation). I suggest writing text on the vertical left half-side of the page and pictures/graphs on the other half similar to how some Maths texts show their graphs on the margin next to the text (think also "Literate Programming"). Take a look also at Leonardo da vinci's notebooks for inspiration.
Re: Ask HN: How to take notes?
#69I have a bind (3+n) to open notes.md file in Sublime Text I can drop things into. Although I don't use it much as often I can write notes directly under some topic in my wiki. It usually fits under some of the 840+ topics I have https://github.com/nikitavoloboev/knowledge/blob/master/SUMM... On mobile, I take quick notes with Telegram's Saved Messages. This kind of question has been asked many times before on HN and…
I’ve been marveling over your repo all day (and night). So great! Do you auto generate the SUMMARY.md files, if so how? A script doing a simple recursive directory walk?
It uses Manage Notes workflow I made (https://github.com/nikitavoloboev/small-workflows#personal-w...).
The workflow also lets me create hyperlinks between documents within the wiki.
Re: Ask HN: How to take notes?
#70There are 4 effective methods for taking notes:
1. The Cornell note-taking system
First, divide the page into three parts: one narrow column on the left side, one wide column on the right side, and one section at the bottom part of the page.
Write your notes in the right column of the page. That’s your note-taking column.
As soon as possible after the lecture is over, use the left column to create questions for every part of the notes. That’s your cue column.
When this task is completed, write a short summary in the bottom section of each page.
That’s it! Congratulations!
2. T-notes method
Just divide a page into 2 parts. One part is for writing down terms, equations, formulas and theories. The other part is for definitions, examples, evidence and proof.
3. Mind map method
Write down the main idea in the center of the page. Then draw “branches” every time you need to add a sub-topic or a detail to your scheme. At the end of the lecture you’ll have a detailed flow chart of the content you listened to.
4. Flow note-taking method
A flow-based note-taking method is the most effective way to take notes if you are a fast learner.
The principle of the flow note-taking technique is to represent the ideas you hear using textual and visual information recorded on the page.
The flow note-taking method includes a lot of tables, schemes, arrows, points, offshoots – anything that helps you to represent your “mental model.”
More details and examples are here https://ivypanda.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-...