Why Did I Wait So Long to Start Using Day One?

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On Inboxes

I have two conceptual inboxes.

First one, inbox.md , is where the most interesting links end up, together with my random thoughts, waiting for a weekly review. I mainly append to that file through iOS shortcut. I can quickly share a twitter link, or jot a quick note in drafts.

Second one is a bit more convoluted. Sometimes during the day ... See more

At 47 years old, I still wrestle with these questions. I know people who never care about the things I obsess over—like whether to use Notion, Obsidian, or Bear for their notes. Honestly, most people don’t even talk about stuff like this.

Still, I’m fascinated by how people organize themselves. At work, I’m always curious about how others manage the

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A lot of people are talking about how long-context LLMs are great as an "ask my life" app where, you deposit your journal entires, photos, even company docs -- and then ask q's. So, I've been doing this for 6-mo... It's the founder coach I never knew I needed -- it's saved me + my company multiple times now and has 100X'd my journaling. Will inc... See more

Ideaflow, the note-taking software I help build at work, also embodies many of these principles. In fact, Ideaflow is my current “main” notes app. Ideaflow’s main interface is a timeline of notes, what we’ve internally called your “thought stream”. Imagine a long Twitter-style timeline, where each tweet is a note of some arbitrary length, potential

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