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Notes Against Note-Taking Systems
(1) Don't Let Good Ideas Get Away - by David Epstein Don't Let Good Ideas Get Away
David Epsteindavidepstein.substack.com
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 do... See more
Ev Chapmansubstack.comInstead of using Notion to track my budding essay ideas, I’m going to do it analog. Essay are ideas are fleeting, scarce, and expire so easily. Databases become burdens. These things are usually bloat that don’t even help you write or publish more. Once a month I archive my written list of leads and start over. It’s write or die.