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by askafriend 1834 days ago
I recommend having 2 note taking apps.

#1 geared towards speed and simplicity - the one you reach for first when you just want to jot something down without thinking too much about it.

#2 geared towards organization and power - this is more like a wiki - more structured, organized, and thoughtful.

From time to time, you can pull important information out of #1 and put it in #2 in a much more structured/formatted/organized way.

This 2-tier system has worked the best for me and I no longer have to keep looking for the one app that will magically do it all (I don't think it's possible). I use Apple Notes for #1 and Notion for #2.

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I use the same “stack” as you, but never thought of synchronizing them. Great idea!
Exactly, I've been thinking about making a hyper-simplified super-fast "input" app that connects to the Notion API for thought-capturing...
One of our engineers made a Siri voice command for this using the built-in iOS Shortcuts a few weeks ago; maybe give Shortcuts a look? Might be less trouble than opening Xcode.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/4b1fc970b5314a2b93edb50e7cb...