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Favorite notetaking tool – digital or otherwise?
So… after a long hiatus I recently moved back to Evernote for most of my notetaking. I’ve been surprised by how much they’ve improved and innovated the product and how easy it is to get things INTO Evernote. (It’s not always so easy to get things out.) But, in their re-build they also removed support for some of the core automations I used to rely on. I also use DevonThink for my research, but it’s a bit cumbersome for daily notes, etc. And, I use Day One to journal.
I’m curious – what’s your favorite notetaking app/tool?
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11 Replies
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I’m a bit old school but I have a bullet journal but I do use Apple Notes to capture articles I want to share or read later.
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I find the same. I use a Leuchtturm 1917 for daily tracking / bullet journal style, but I capture ideas and notes in Evernote these days because it’s so much easier to track them. I just finished Tiago Forte’s Building A Second Brain, which is a fantastic analysis of how to keep better notes and ideas organized.
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Thanks, Todd! I need to check that out, it sounds intriguing. My biggest challenge is definitely organizing my notes once I take them. The bullet journal has helped a lot in that regard. If it’s electronic for me it just gets lost in the ether somewhere. I’ll have to check out EverNote again. It’s been many many moons since I looked at that app.
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I prefer paper notebooks and pencils any chance I get. Usually I used these for first drafts of things–notes, poems, articles–and then type them up.
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I’m a bit all over the place…whatsapp and notes on iPhone. I’ll try again Evernote. thank you for the tip
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I use a mix of things. I have Rhodia notebook I use as a journal, Evernote to capture ideas and articles I know I want to save, and quick ideas in Nirvana (task management app I’ve recently switched to from Todoist) to be processed later.
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I’ve heard great things about Rhodia notebooks – I’m still stuck on my Leuchtturm 1917, but have been tempted to check out Rhodia because so many people rave about them.
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In the past I used Moleskin, but then. I tried the Rhodia, which is much nicer to write in. What is it about the Leuchtturm1917 that has kept you with them?
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Index in front, numbered pages, high quality paper.
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Following up on this, after listening to the episode of The Accidental Creative with Jenny Blake I tried out Notion, and it’s been a game changer for me. I’m finding it far more useful than Evernote.
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Fantastic! I heard recently that Jenny is going to be going onto Cal Newport’s show to discuss her notetaking method. Might want to keep eyes open for that one. Should be a good episode.
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