How do you organize what you've learned so far?

16 points·roi1672··6 comments

I surmise many of HN readers can relate to this problem, but how do you manage to organize what you've learned over the years? I feel like I am absorbing a copious amount of new information but feel like I rarely organize them in a fashion where I can revisit them and brush up on them at a glance.

View on HN

I try to put as much on paper or a digital equivalent of it as possible. My co-founder and I have habit of writing everything we hear, read about, or learn down so we can come back to it later. If it's for personal use - keep a word doc and just write down thoughts and discoveries, perhaps with links or references for you to re-read and re-visit later. For our business at http://Airdyme.io we keep a collection of spreadsheets pertaining to customer research, product development, fundraising and other activities. The more you can document the better. I believe even Airbnb's co-founder have mentioned a habit of writing down all kinds of crazy ideas on a simple notepad. You can watch that video here: https://vimeo.com/23275754

I have found this very helpfull: https://medium.com/@RyanHoliday/this-unique-notecard-system-...

I use this same concept but use Evernote instead of physical cards

I don't. I let my brain do its own thing.

If I forget something it's because I'm not using it much. If I forget something and need it again I search for it on the internet.

It's beautifully simple and requires zero configuration, cost or maintenance.

I sleep so that my brains sorting algorithms can do their thing.

Yes, let them fight and may the strongest ideas survive.

Evernote. Bear.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com