Which system do you use for the day to day jobs in note taking: what is your go to?

[thedighubs]

I have tried out both note taking systems.- notion and obsidian.

There seems to be some controversial differences and discussion between the system and the user. To be honest: I ve seen really many posts about why people switched from Notion to Obsidian and vice versa, but has no one made a system that uses both programs?

Well I wonder what is the best thing for me: I want to know which one is better for journaling. I've been using Notion for journaling for awhile but is Obsidian a better alternative? Some of my friends said that obsidian is the so called "Zettelkasten" system and whit the graph it has got something that others don't have.

But if it comes to the database I think that notion is the best thing out there.

 

[Chaotic42]

Like taking notes at work? Pen and paper. If I need them digitally, I will scan and OCR them. If I have to take notes for the group for a meeting and I'm at a computer, I just use a text editor.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Some of my friends said that obsidian is the so called "Zettelkasten" system and whit the graph it has got something that others don't have.

Sounds something like a mindmap?

Here's a free software: https://freemind.sourceforge.io/wiki/index.php/Main_Page#Screenshots

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

For work? Notes go in notepad or notepad++, for documentation, OneNote.

 

[mikeymikec]

Colornote on Android, a text file on my desktop, a piece of paper or three on my desk.

 

[MrSquished]

I use a lot of reminder notes in Tick Tick a great reminder app with a desktop app plus web interface, and I'mon Android - as a lot of my notes are a task/to-do.

I just use lists on Keep for different things that are not tasks.

There are a lot of great note apps with web interfaces but those are better for complex projects and needs.

 

[lxskllr]

Stuff scribbled in the margins of scrap paper that sits around my desk for months until it gets thrown out, or put into an official document. It's not a great system, but it's *my* system :^D

I have an android program for quick notes on the go. Nothing really special about it, but I can attach images, and that helps for some things.

 

[KLin]

Notepad++

 

[Red Squirrel]

At work I just use notepad, at home I use whatever text editor is in Mint.

Been meaning to look into something for longer term stuff though. Like for example sometimes I need to lookup the Linux command to do XYZ or syntax for certain code etc. It would be nice to actually save that somewhere for future use instead of always looking it up. Maybe setup a local instance of Wikimedia or something.

 

[lxskllr]

I keep a file in nextcloud called linux_notes. Unsurprisingly, it's filled with stuff I had to lookup to do, and copy/pasted the instructions into the file in case I had to do it again.

 

[igor_kavinski]

During the WinXP era or possibly before, there used to be an application called Chimp! in which you could open almost unlimited tabs and whatever you typed, it would save every character instantly. You never needed to save anything. It would commit every character to disk instantly. I'm not able to find it now unfortunately.

Closest thing I found is this: https://chimp-notes.software.informer.com/2.0/

Unfortunately, no automatic saving feature.

 

[bbhaag]

I use ColorNote for almost everything. It's easy to use and its on my phone which is always on me. I'm not always at my desk so having a digital note taker is very handy. Honestly it is my go to for work and home.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

G-Doc attached to the recurring meeting-invites - My team knows to take the notes, update the agenda. I'll then fill in the blanks.

To do lists are in G-Docs which I share with my team

Pen & paper during meetings where I find it rude to be typing and not staring intently into my Zoom screen so I just jot down a few things and then follow up with the above, G-docs.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Pen & paper during meetings

Pen and paper is essential every once in a while anyway. I sometimes take a blank piece of paper and practice my signature on it and then destroy it because I get the uneasy feeling that maybe my brain may have forgotten to write and consequently, my signature is no good anymore.

 

[Kaido]

I have tried out both note taking systems.- notion and obsidian.

Depends on what your goals are. I typically have 3 goals after I take notes:

1. Rewrite them to clean up & digitize (typed or written & then OCR'd) as a searchable history

2. To generate actions for my to-do list from

3. To create assets from (ex. reference data, lists of usable information, etc.)

For taking notes, I have a custom printable form for high-speed, real-time capture:

https://www.reddit.com/r/productivity/comments/io2cqm/comment/g4ez4tw

I use these study resources:

https://www.reddit.com/r/kaidomac/comments/li4gi3/study_resources

My two basic goals are:

1. Comprehension
2. Memorize (in my brain or in my Google Drive as rewritten notes)

The first layer is exposure, which is fine for just listening to stuff, but easy to forget. The second layer is actively taking notes, which is great for a historical copy, but hard to make usable as they pile up. The third layer is digital conversion into rewritten & digitized notes with usable lists, reference materials, and to-do takeaways. The fourth layer is really diving deep by doing research to flesh it out, really understand it, and memorize what is needed.

I also use an AI transcription & summarization study app, which is a Top 3 AI tool for me:

QuickTakes

QuickTakes is a AI knowledge app for college students to understand their university lectures better. Record lectures and artificial intelligence auto-generates a Study Guide, Transcript, glossary and practice problems.

app.quicktakes.io

Like if I'm watching a recipe video, mere exposure is somewhat useless because I'll just forget it by the next day lol. Then I'll capture it & never look at it again, haha. But if I bother to add it to my Pinterest board or save the recipe, NOW I have some future-usable information & not just vaporware!!