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The .txt file approach works for work stuff because I never need to reference it on mobile, if I'm doing software development I need to be on a computer anyway.
Whereas personal stuff I need an actual notetaking app like Notion for the mobile usability
The only extra thing is I set up autohotkey macros
For example typing $today or $yesterday will insert the date with a dividing line underneath to separate days into clear blocks
I've tried a lot of different note apps and what I eventually realized is that when it comes to work, I generally don't actually care about old notes 98% of the time.
I only really care about the last week or two and when everything is in one file its optimized for viewing that, like a working memory.
The text file ends up gigantic but its still small data for a computer even after many years of adding to a single file and searching is still fast.
If it’s so good why hasn’t it made you rich?
The more niche the thing you’re working on the worse results I’ve found these tools to give
Exaggeration is a common technique employed in human language for emphasis.
Valve is a game company
I joke that it’s the most opposite activity from programming
It’s a good idea to take some time to understand how the official language docs are organized so that you can just jump there straight away and bypass all the noise
Sometimes you come upon a library and it tells you what it does but there is no explanation or context on why you would want to use it
If you could report a bug on any product/project and it’s up to the users to open/verify/close it
Could put pressure on companies to improve quality since the number of bugs is public
Turns out this whole virtualized house abstraction is a sham
It’s possible to apply systems, frameworks, or categorizations that are actually wrong or overstated
The author obviously adds some exaggeration to get the point across
I don’t think they actually think everyone does this
Out of date after only 3 years?
I’ve noticed ads with AI voices already, but having it lip synced with someone talking in a video really sells it more
Like totally washed out