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Summary
People have used paper notebooks as thinking tools for over a thousand years. As a result, many popular digital note-taking tools have adapted familiar metaphors and structures from paper notebooks. But digital notes can do much more than paper. This seminar by Duly Noted author Jorge Arango shows you how to unlock your cognitive potential using connected note-taking apps. Watch Part 1 Watch Part 3
Key Insights
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Success with new note-taking tools depends on adopting new mental models.
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Notes serve different purposes: memory augmentation, creation, and knowledge management.
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Evergreen notes are crucial for long-term learning and should be maintained in a structured system.
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Hypertext notes allow for non-linear connections and emergent structures, enhancing idea relations.
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Tools like Obsidian and Notion facilitate hypertext organization, but require initial mental adjustment.
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Links between notes should be considered a primary organizational feature in hypertext systems.
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Understanding the purpose of each note type helps in choosing the right format for note-taking.
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A mindset shift is needed to prioritize process and thinking over output and products in note management.
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Nurturing notes means revisiting and expanding them over time, avoiding their stagnation.
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Using simple tagging systems like three specific tags can help manage and clarify notes without overwhelming complexity.
Notable Quotes
"Notes can do more than just augment our memory."
"Hypertext notes are a particularly effective way of managing long-term knowledge."
"The objective is not the output but to think more effectively."
"Working on one of these systems is a long game, not a short-term win."
"Links are first class citizens of these hypertext systems."
"The point is to create a place that fosters good thinking."
"It’s easy to suffer from overdoing tags, causing unnecessary friction in note-taking."
"Each idea should have its own note to cultivate more depth and connections."
"Managing notes requires a different set of habits compared to traditional methods."
"Markdown is the lingua franca of many note-taking tools, facilitating faster and more efficient notetaking."
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