Much of the backlash to these tools seems to assume that they require significant devotion and time.
I just use it to store my stuff. I don't spend much time organising it.
I had trouble organising my data in folders, so I tried Bear Notes, and it helped.
From there, I just came up with a few conventions to deal with the problems that emerged over time - similarly to how someone would define their personal folder-hierarchy.
For example, having a page for every contact helped, because I often find myself looking for "that thing that Tom showed me".
But the biggest advantage is that whatever I'm looking for is in one location, only a short full-text search away.
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> Every node in your knowledge graph is a debt. Every link doubly so.
I have 5000 notes - most of them are useless. But it costs me nothing to keep them.
I just use it to store my stuff. I don't spend much time organising it.
I had trouble organising my data in folders, so I tried Bear Notes, and it helped.
From there, I just came up with a few conventions to deal with the problems that emerged over time - similarly to how someone would define their personal folder-hierarchy. For example, having a page for every contact helped, because I often find myself looking for "that thing that Tom showed me".
But the biggest advantage is that whatever I'm looking for is in one location, only a short full-text search away.
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> Every node in your knowledge graph is a debt. Every link doubly so.
I have 5000 notes - most of them are useless. But it costs me nothing to keep them.