![]() ![]() This is similar to how Tiago does it in his book. I generally create a separate folder for each project I’m working on, whether that be a redesign of my website or notes on a course I’m taking. These are sometimes called fleeting notes, in the Zettelkasten method. Generally, everything in here needs to be sorted or broken down into individual notes. I have automation set up from other applications that feed into this folder. Generally, my notes are broken down into seven different folders. The way I organise my notes is loosely based on this book, but I’ve also incorporated some other concepts from the book How to Take Smart Notes, which is based on the Zettlekasten method. If you’re interested, it is worth reading the book or you can read my book summary on my website for the short version. In the book, he goes through the four main areas in which you should store your notes in, which he describes with the acronyms PARA. I went through quite a few iterations on how I organise my notes until my friend bought me the book Building A Second Brain by Tiago Forte. When you first get started with taking notes, it can all be a bit disorganised, to begin with, but over time you do come up with different ways to organise them. Obsidian does offer a Cloud sync option for a monthly fee, but generally, I just use iCloud to back up my notes and then I do a further backup to GitHub as well, just to be sure. With that, freedom obviously comes with the responsibility that you need to be able to back up your own data. If Obsidian was to disappear, you’d still have all your notes in a very readable format. The key thing with Obsidian is that you own your data, everything is just stored as markdown files and folders. You can do most things that you can do in Notion in Obsidian, but generally, you need to use plugins and it does take a bit of tinkering to get it to work. It works on all platforms, but it’s not as polished as Notion. Now for all my personal notes and anything that I want to keep long-term, I put this in Obsidian. It is not likely that Notion is going to disappear overnight however, am I still going to be using Notion in 20 years’ time? If Notion was to suddenly disappear or have a massive server error, then I would lose all my planning but I wouldn’t lose my stored knowledge. Notion owns my data and sure I can export it, but it’s not particularly easy to export and get it into the formats that you need for other applications. Part of the reason I do this is because Notion is a proprietary platform. I keep track of my blog posts and videos, but I don’t really look at them or any of those notes after they’ve been published. Most of what I keep in Notion is transactional in nature. If I ever hire some help to edit my YouTube videos, then I can give them access to my Notion board. Part of the reason that I do this in Notion is that it’s easily shareable. You never know when inspiration might strike. ![]() Notion has a really good mobile app, which makes it great for adding ideas when you are going for a walk. I have a calendar view so I know when my blog posts are going out or when my videos are due to be released. I have a Kanban view, so I know what I’m currently working on and what I’ve got coming next. Notion is great for things like project tracking because it has different views that you can set up. NotionĪnything that’s related to content creation, such as producing YouTube videos or writing blog posts, I always keep track in Notion. There are two note-taking applications that I like to use, and that use is mostly divided into business and personal. If I’m taking a course or I’ve written a note that I want to retain later, then these are generally typed into my note-taking application. ![]() The more you enjoy the process of taking notes the higher the chance you are of doing it. The important point here is to find a notebook that you enjoy writing in. I particularly like the soft leather effect cover notebooks, so I tend to lean towards Moleskine or Leuchtturm 1917 as my go-to choice. This frees my mind from having to remember anything that isn’t related to my current focus. Whenever someone comes up to my desk and asks me for something, I’ll add it to the bottom of my to-do list in my notebook. ![]()
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