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How I Manage My Random Daily Notes

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Re: How I Manage My Random Daily Notes

#11
Yet-another-note-taking-system that doesn't solve my core problem:

I want to browse my notes in chronological order AND in thematic order. i.e. I want to do semantic search and automatic topic grouping.

[edit: The use-case I have in mind is you are learning about a topic, and your chronological "research notebook" is also an automatic zettlekasten.]

Re: How I Manage My Random Daily Notes

#12
post #11

Yet-another-note-taking-system that doesn't solve my core problem: I want to browse my notes in chronological order AND in thematic order. i.e. I want to do semantic search and automatic topic grouping. [edit: The use-case I have in mind is you are learning about a topic, and your chronological "research notebook" is also an automatic zettlekasten.]

zettelkasten ?

edit: you proposed zettelkasten-like solution just when I posted

Re: How I Manage My Random Daily Notes

#14
Local text files of notes are the best.

For me, I go even simpler. I have a single file in my Dropbox folder that I’ve been using for over a decade. To open it, I just use Alfred (and before that, quicksilver). I pop new stuff at the top. Every now and again I search for something way back when.

Works really well for me.

Re: How I Manage My Random Daily Notes

#15
post #11

Yet-another-note-taking-system that doesn't solve my core problem: I want to browse my notes in chronological order AND in thematic order. i.e. I want to do semantic search and automatic topic grouping. [edit: The use-case I have in mind is you are learning about a topic, and your chronological "research notebook" is also an automatic zettlekasten.]

Zim Wiki?

Re: How I Manage My Random Daily Notes

#16
I use paper. Digital notes are great if you need them to be available everywhere, or edit them time and time again, but paper is still significantly better for me.

I keep my recipes in Keep and on my personal website, because I often amend them. However I discovered that printed recipes are much more pleasant to use.

Likewise, I'd much rather have a dirty notebook to sketch and write on when I'm working in the garage, or anywhere that's not my desk

Re: How I Manage My Random Daily Notes

#17
A nice solution for those that can get by with text-only notes.

For storing images I use Microsoft OneNote as more often than not, there is a need to document something with text and images. And search is excellent.

Re: How I Manage My Random Daily Notes

#18
post #11

Yet-another-note-taking-system that doesn't solve my core problem: I want to browse my notes in chronological order AND in thematic order. i.e. I want to do semantic search and automatic topic grouping. [edit: The use-case I have in mind is you are learning about a topic, and your chronological "research notebook" is also an automatic zettlekasten.]

you can do this all in bash. you could set up a function that takes the text of your note as input along with your metadata and makes a timestamp. then you just index your notes however you'd like.

Re: How I Manage My Random Daily Notes

#20
post #16

I use paper. Digital notes are great if you need them to be available everywhere, or edit them time and time again, but paper is still significantly better for me. I keep my recipes in Keep and on my personal website, because I often amend them. However I discovered that printed recipes are much more pleasant to use. Likewise, I'd much rather have a dirty notebook to sketch and write on when I'm working in the garage…

Pen and paper is frowned upon by people but, they're indispensable for me too.

Allows you to concentrate better, the result is much more refined and as an added bonus, fountain pens are nice.

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