[Alekhine]

I do the exact same thing. Its been very effective. Looking at something I wrote myself refreshes my memory a lot more than any other kind of resource.

I personally use markdown files in the event I want to publish one of my notes. It also let's me inline images and see them if my editor supports previewing.

[lostlogin]

I’ve been meaning to try bear.app for this reason. Have never got past notes.app though.