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Notes Against Note-Taking Systems
The real potential of a digital organizational system is to be a tool for capturing and systematically reminding you of past ideas, inspirations, insights, and connections. The heart of creativity and innovation is making spontaneous connections between seemingly unrelated things, and note-taking programs can, when used correctly, serve as a... See more
Tiago Forte • Design Your Work: Praxis Volume 1
You don’t need a fancy “second brain” setup. Just one habit that barely feels like note-taking at all.
I’m about to say something that might surprise you:
→ I don’t journal for mindfulness.
→ I don’t write “dear diary” entries.
→ I... See more
Ev Chapmansubstack.comSo I make every note card with the assumption that I will later have forgotten just about everything about the book/article/paper/interview from which the note card comes from.
If I am capturing an interesting idea, for instance, I surround it with context—the way it might appear in a paragraph in an article. (much more on this and many examples... See more
If I am capturing an interesting idea, for instance, I surround it with context—the way it might appear in a paragraph in an article. (much more on this and many examples... See more