[syndicatedjelly]

Am I the only one who doesn't use a specific note-taking app? What am I missing? If I need to write something down, I just...write it down wherever is convenient. Torn piece of notebook paper, sticky note, markdown file, Apple Notes, whatever. And then refer to it if I need it. I commit to memory anything that's very important to remember.

It sounds like a lot of people detail each and every day, and I just don't understand the point. I'm also someone who enjoys writing a lot, but those are usually about specific topics. Not just my life ad-nauseam. It sounds like a chore to do all the things people in this thread are talking about

I've tried using programs like OneNote or Obsidian, and found that I configure it, use it once, and then literally never open the application again. Whatever I wrote was not important enough to ever read again for some reason.

[bencelaszlo]

> Am I the only one who doesn't use a specific note-taking app? What am I missing? If I need to write something down, I just...write it down wherever is convenient. Torn piece of notebook paper, sticky note, markdown file, Apple Notes, whatever. And then refer to it if I need it.

If you actually find them later, that's great. But if you have to return to a context a few months later, having only one place to look into helps a lot. I'm not writing a journal though it's more like a "start again guide" to various topics.

[syndicatedjelly]

That's fair, I guess I do that too. For hardware projects, i put them in a clear plastic box and write on a piece of paper the state of the project, and then for software I usually have a markdown file with relevant notes about the project. For me, proximity to the project is more important than centralization - I guess i use a decentralized note-taking approach