How HN is making notes?

#1

Post by fikama » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 6:53 AM UTC

What app/physical objects do you use to make notes. What is your workflow? What do you use your notes for?

Re: How HN is making notes?

#2

Post by fikama » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 6:55 AM UTC

I use single notepad.exe file in work. For private use I tried to use many apps, Obsidian got the closest but I couldn't make it stick.

Re: How HN is making notes?

#3

Post by Tomte » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 7:01 AM UTC

At work: one big text file with Notepad++.

At home: Apple Notes.

Re: How HN is making notes?

#4

Post by DamonHD » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 7:21 AM UTC

vi .work/TODO (under SVN control on my server)

Stickies app on MacBook desktop

Pieces of scrap paper torn from physical envelopes etc!

Re: How HN is making notes?

#5

Post by brarsanmol » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 9:04 AM UTC

At work I've use a mix of physical and digital with a whiteboard to track my TODOs as I can always turn around to see what's next and I get a nice reminder at the start of my day of what I have to do. I also have a ~/.kb file, which is just a plain text file to store any scratch notes, commands, etc.

At home, I have a physical journal that I write in, and I hate to admit it but its kind of a mess, but I do have an agenda that I use to management appointments that is better organized only due to the virtue of the provided layout that it comes with.

Re: How HN is making notes?

#6

Post by owobeid » Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 2:26 PM UTC

I use Joplin with encrypted notes synced over Dropbox. I can use it on all my devices plus it has support for math and mermaid diagrams. I also use a Leuchtturm1917 120g notebook which is perfect for writing and sketching with a fountain pen.