10 Note-taking Lessons

In this video, I reflect on four years of digital note-taking. It’s a personal look at growth, balance, and making note-taking work in real life. 📚 COURSES ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── LOGSEQ MASTERY: https://www.logseqmastery.com UNLOCK TANA: https://www.unlocktana.com 🛠️ TOOLS I USE* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 🧠 Note-taking & PKM - Tana: https://try.tana.inc/combiningminds 📚 Reading management - Reader & Readwise: https://readwise.io/dariods/ ⏱️ Time tracking - Rize.io: https://rize.io/?via=dario (Use code DARIO for 25% off) 💰 Accounting software - Xero: https://xero5440.partnerlinks.io/6n3mcjznzpam 💳 International payments - Wise: https://wise.com/invite/ahpc/dariod453 🎓 Course creation - Systeme.io: https://systeme.io/?sa=sa0032401091807422f5f5f10b472fb5e3a9cc2adf 📖 Book summaries - Shortform: https://www.shortform.com/combiningminds 📊 Excel productivity - KeySuite Excel: https://thekeysuite.com/ 🎯 PowerPoint productivity - KeySuite PowerPoint: https://thekeysuite.com/ 🔍 RESOURCES ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── https://www.oliverburkeman.com/the-imperfectionist TftHacker: https://tfthacker.com/article-obsidian-dear-future-self @toolsontech (creating reference pages) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O85GHgFO_o @TiagoForte (action management vs reference management) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_M4ocbt3RE&list=WL&index=4 ⏲TIMESTAMPS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 00:00 Introduction 01:12 1. Don't take too many notes 03:55 2. Let go of being on top of it all 05:14 3. The major problem with note-taking is rapid retrieval in the right context 06:41 4. Ontology is only important when you get beyond a certain amount of information 08:15 5. You need different approaches for action management vs reference management 10:11 6. The "Daily journal first" approach is underrated 11:44 7. Journaling is not always helpful 14:02 8. Outliners are really a case of personal preference 14:44 9. One app can never do everything, but the app doesn't actually matter 15:48 10. Knowledge management does not equal a good memory, or wisdom.