What is note-taking exactly? Like notes from meetings, or like a replacement for a journal, or? Why not just use a text editor?
I’ve been operating for years without a “note-taking” solution. What am I missing?
I’ve been operating for years without a “note-taking” solution. What am I missing?
I have cheatsheets full of Excel formulas for complex transformations. Without it, I'd be forced to look up the ad-ridden website I originally pulled it from, on a work computer that doesn't have an adblocker.
Same goes for stuff I do rarely enough that I need to look up instructions each time. For example, I don't deploy websites except for personal use, so I usually need to re-read Digital Ocean docs to set up my stack on a Linux VM, assign SFTP users etc. Those articles are extremely long and full of related page links. Once I have my core setup steps down, I can just put those into my note.
Besides that, I have notes with images for clothes shopping. Instead of wasting time browsing in-store, I can quickly see whether they have any of the 10-12 types of clothing I usually buy (tops, bottoms, shoes, 4 subcategories for each).
* Practice through writing: a way of consolidating what I learn by writing about it in an environment I don’t care about editing.
* Chicken scratch: Small important todos or trigger words to remind me to remember or do something
* Spaced repetition: memorizing elementary concepts
* Journal: this is mainly therapeutic and happens with pen and paper or something and is largely throwaway once it is written.
1. Note sync across devices 2. Easy search 3. As to-do list, read/use it in future 4. Capture audio/video/images from mobile 5. Store visiting card etc