A long time ago I sketched out a note-taking app that I was excited about. About a year later I stumbled on Notion and saw that the core idea of hierarchical notes was accomplished wonderfully.

I figured there was no point building something that would essentially end up becoming a Notion clone. I proceeded to use Notion regularly (and still do) - but I have come to see that with flexibility comes other challenges.

I often found myself on a walk or at the gym wanting to capture a random idea that just came to mind. Unfortunately, doing so in Notion (and pretty near most notes apps) was laborious. The app would open to the last page I had open - which was usually not where I wanted this new random idea to go. Even if I was in the right place, the text editor on mobile was clunky.

engram organizes notes by day and type (note, task, and event). I've found with these primitives, I don't need to fumble to get things organized. Instead, ideas can be submitted independently and out of order. Storing them by date keeps recent and relevant data within reach.

Final thought - engram is not intended to replace all note taking capabilities. Instead, it acts as a place to capture the unfiltered thoughts before you lose them. From there they can be further fleshed out in a more organized fashion using your preferred method.