What tool do you use to organise your thoughts?
Deepa from True Sparrow
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I always like to organize my content. Before all these tools existed, I used to have a range of well-named folders nested and organized by date/purpose.
Then came along Evernote. I used to love it and used it for a long time. Then came along Notion and now I see myself trying out Muse (iPad app). I like (and am trying) Muse coz I like to write or sketch while I am thinking and it is easier to do that with the Pencil.
What do you use?
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Michel raugh@michel_raugh
I use anotepad for our thoughts and flipboard i use
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Flights For Flaneurs
I'm using Microsoft OneNote. It's pretty terrible at syncing, and has other inconveniences as well.
I find comfort in the idea that in 10 years OneNote is probably still around while these new tools seem to disappear in a blink of an eye (anyone still uses evernote?).
And I'm planning to write memoirs when I'm old, so I want to keep my notes forever :)
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Notion!
Mockey AI
I use Google Keep for quick use and Trello for detailed work.
I've a personal Trello board called "Life" that I use to keep track of my years in the past and my plans for the future. And I use the same board, different lists, to organize my thoughts.
Miro + Apple Notes.
Miro is great for visualizing, and apple notes is simple enough to focus.
Agreed!! I always like to write things down too, so pen and paper never gets old :) I feel when you write your to-do down with a pen it get done more efficiently. Just an interesting article I wanted to share: https://www.mikolmarmi.com/blogs...
As for organizing internal data plus research made and all the ops, then Google Drive is good. I asked a lot of experts for the level and security and it is consider very safe even by cybersecurity specialists, safer then remote desktop - just food for thoughts.
Firmbee
Mind mapping tools are good. My top one is Mind42, but I've listed 3 of the best ones here: https://firmbee.com/best-program...
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I try to organize thoughts/tasks/to-dos on my calendar. I find it encourages me to more effectively prioritize things based on the time I have each day.
That said, I've also been interested in trying Notion but haven't yet gotten around to it. Would be curious to hear how other folks have found it.
@adam_maceachern1 Yes, notion is catching up. I like that it has old fashioned nesting menu which helps organise. And since you can search through everything, its a plus. But I find it hard to use it on mobile hence a bit of apprehension.
Notion.so has been a really amazing tool with huge support for customized templates. Many great creators are even selling complete packages on Notion as products to help in this area.
I use my notepad. I'm being honest when I say being able to pen down my thoughts beats being able to structure it with Whimsical, Docs or Slides. I organize my thoughts on paper but present & document them on Whimsical.
I've always come out with more clarity when I leave room for my thoughts to wander. Wandering is easier when I move my pen versus creating good-looking docs.
I use Notion alot, not so much for writing, but more for storing ideas.
I'm yet to find a tool to write in that feels smooth. I may go with Obsidian.
But also what I find helpful is just to have a blog and write stuff quickly and just get it out there.
I use Standard Notes, and open-source and easy-to-use encrypted note-taking.
I used to use Evernote, I was the most active user. I used to put all my thoughts into notebooks and use hashtags. It created the illusion of productivity. Then I began to notice how I was becoming hostage to new features that I didn't really need. Evernote became more and more feature-rich, an increasingly heavy platform for storing thoughts. At one point I decided that I had had enough and needed simplicity, accessibility, cross-platform and speed. So I settled on simple Apple Notes and am completely satisfied with it.
Recently I heard from someone that they used Slack to organise all their thoughts using various channels. I had never thought of Slack in that way even though we use Slack extensively for work.
Anybody has tried Slack to organise their thoughts!
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100% notion!
Paper, Slite and my personal blog.
1) I jot down ideas, develop them into bullet points on better. I reorganize them and see what sticks after a few days
2) I use Slite to write and format them. I usually cut half. From there, I start sharing them with few friends. Then I use the sketch feature to illustrate some ideas in a more easy-to-understand way
3) I publish on my personal blog, try to confront those thoughts to the world (well.. the ~50-ish people that read it). I usually get few feedbacks by e-mail, that bring new thoughts
4) I jot them down on paper
Notes App on my iPhone and Google Keep are my go to tools to write down ideas and thoughts.