The Failed Promise of Connected Note-Taking Apps
My old belief was that storing all these links in a souped-up database would lead me to magically generate new insights about the topics I write about. After several years of banging my head into a wall, I realized that to generate new insights from these links I would need a new approach.
That led me to Zettelkasten, a technique for creating webs o... See more
That led me to Zettelkasten, a technique for creating webs o... See more
Casey Newton • Three apps that made me more productive this year
“Better note-taking” misses the point; what matters is “better thinking”
Lots of people write about solutions to the problem that Note-writing practices are generally ineffective. The vast majority of that writing fixates on a myopic, “lifehacking”-type frame, focused on answering questions like: “how should I organize my notes?”, “what kind of jou... See more
Lots of people write about solutions to the problem that Note-writing practices are generally ineffective. The vast majority of that writing fixates on a myopic, “lifehacking”-type frame, focused on answering questions like: “how should I organize my notes?”, “what kind of jou... See more
Andy • §Note-writing systems
https://fulcra.design/Posts/Obsidian-Roam-and-the-rise-of-Integrated-Thinking-Environments/
Ryan J A Murphyaxle.designMost note-taking apps have broken feedback . Step one, you write a note, step two... there is no step two! You cast your note into the abyss of Apple Notes. It will never return to you, unless you go back and deliberately look for it (effort).
Credit: The Nib
The result is blank page anxiety, creative block. You have to expend effort. This is the fee... See more
Credit: The Nib
The result is blank page anxiety, creative block. You have to expend effort. This is the fee... See more
Gordon Brander • Effort is evidence of broken feedback loops
It’s a little depressing that these days we mainly use computers to consume fast and react fast. Task management turns us into more productive human machines. Rather conveniently for managers, human machines have higher predictability and lower inherent value – they’re easy to automate, replace, and erase.
Productivity is important, but it’s just on... See more
Productivity is important, but it’s just on... See more