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Comment by adynaton | Hacker News Reader

I feel personally attacked by this comment. I've tried to used every single type of note taking software (even the second brain types) and I've failed because I always forget to use it.

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I had the same issue for years, and silly little thing that has helped me a lot is that I put a reminder in my calendar that simply says "Just because you stopped using a system, doesn't mean the system is bad". That's enough to prompt me to 'get back on the horse' when I fall off versus spending a week looking for a better horse.

On balance, this shift in my attitude means I definitely use more simple organizational tools more often than I did in the past, and that has certainly helped my productivity.

I have a dozen draft emails in Markdown format:

  * Christmas / birthday ideas
  * House TODO
  * Project ideas
  * Car maintenance

I'm always writing emails, and I notice that I've got things in my drafts folder, so it reminds me to keep it updated.

Hard same.

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