I came to the same conclusion, however, here’s how I handle that:
I carry around a folder with just a bunch of printer paper, and some index cards in it. I write my todo lists on an index card because it’s intentionally small so I can’t overload it, and it feels good to cross out the last thing and just throw it away.
I take notes through the day on the printer paper, and then I review them frequently and type up what I want to preserve in Notion (recently switched from WorkFlowy, as much as I love outlines, I need free form writing options too).
Anything I don’t type up, I just throw away.
Benefits:
Super cheap
Intentionally not opinionated, just pen and paper.
If I need to think about a hard problem, I can lay out all of my notes on a flat surface. I think spatially, this is so valuable and not possible with notebooks or even software (miro kinda)
I started this about a month ago and it’s going great so far. And this is coming from w notebook and note taking software snob.
I carry around a folder with just a bunch of printer paper, and some index cards in it. I write my todo lists on an index card because it’s intentionally small so I can’t overload it, and it feels good to cross out the last thing and just throw it away.
I take notes through the day on the printer paper, and then I review them frequently and type up what I want to preserve in Notion (recently switched from WorkFlowy, as much as I love outlines, I need free form writing options too).
Anything I don’t type up, I just throw away.
Benefits:
Super cheap
Intentionally not opinionated, just pen and paper.
If I need to think about a hard problem, I can lay out all of my notes on a flat surface. I think spatially, this is so valuable and not possible with notebooks or even software (miro kinda)
I started this about a month ago and it’s going great so far. And this is coming from w notebook and note taking software snob.