It all begins with a single note
This is an Obsidian Index for How to Take Smart Notes by Sonke Ahrens
Attention
- Context Switching does such damage to your ability to focus on a task and get it done.
- The Right Kind of Attention
Discipline and Structure
- Brains work better with External Structure
- Discipline is based off our environment- NOT willpower
- Embracing New Systems
- Resist placing structure on your notes
- Tagging notes
Note-Taking
- How can you tell if you are taking bad notes
- Issues with Traditional Note-Taking
- Length of a Note
- Note-taking and Copying
- Notes and Memory
- Note Stagnation
- Notes are Thoughts
Writing from Notes
- Internal to External Thoughts
- What to write in a Note
- Writing a Draft from your Notes
- Writing from Notes
Learning
Slip-Box
Writing
Toolbox
Make sure ALL your notes go to a singular place.
Tools are only good as your ability to work with them. If you use a tool without putting thought into how to use it, it cannot possibly help your workflow.