I've been working with lots of text files over the years, basically snippets of information that sometimes cannot be sorted into a clear folder structure because subjects are often mixed. Maybe it's great for later, when you want to follow the connections, but at the time of writing it really takes you out of the zone. If I forget where it is I can search, this has never let me down.īut with back-linking you have to make an effort as you create the document to think of all the other documents that share some attributes, and this is actually really distracting because it takes you out of the writing. I like to have a three-ring binder approach where I can file a note in a specific location and be done with it.
Obviously this system works well for people who are wired that way, I'm just not sure I'm one of them. One objection I have is that this is kinda like working with tags, which I was never keen on because it's more mental effort than just using a hierarchy. I imported a bunch of notes and I've started organising them with links.
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Since it's free I'm giving it a go and will use it for a few weeks to see if I can warm to the workflow. Not the case for everyone of course, but it works really well for said: I can display my notes in thumbnail form, and for the type of notes I often create this makes a lot of sense because they contain a lot of visual information. The thing is I'm already pretty happy with Notion, and Notion has one big advantage that is very important for me: it's highly visual, which for me means I find it much easier to organise. I hear you, and I'm going to give it a few weeks to see if I can change my mind.
Ultimately, it's intended to be a tool for you to reflect the way you think. This doesn't work for me, so I've come up with my own scheme, which uses folders for big topics and links across topics. If you look at Obsidian or Roam or any of these other "second brain" type apps, they'll push the Zettelkasten methodology, which in the strictest form demands a very flat storage structure - one folder! - with links to provide idea structure. Then add links as you go, growing into a hybrid model. : I would say that Obsidian is flexible enough that you could have a folder hierarchy as your primary organizing scheme if that's what works for you.
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