Outliner, Linked Notes App or a Simpler Journal? How to Pick
Choosing between a block outliner, a linked Markdown notes app and a simpler journal? Here's how to match the tool to how you actually write.
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Notes on journaling, thinking and building Thrennel.
Get Ideas Out of Your Notes App and Into Use: A Weekly Habit
Ideas leave your notes app when you give each one a next step and a weekly time to act. A calm routine to turn saved notes into things you do.
A Second Brain Without Bots or Scripts: The Zero-Upkeep Way
You can run a second brain that doesn't need bots or scripts: one place to write, one habit of saving, and a weekly read. Here's how to set it up.
Personal Notes and Journaling Outside a Workspace App
Want an alternative to a workspace app for personal notes and journaling? Here is what to look for, a simple move-over routine, and what to keep.
Best Second Brain App for Journaling: A One-Week Test
Feature lists won't show you the best second brain app for journaling. A week of real use will. Here is a simple test, day by day.
How to Build a Second Brain Without a Complicated System
A second brain needs one place to write, one habit for saving, and a way to find things again. No scripts, bots or setup required.
A Notes App Alternative for Journaling and Saved Links
Your journal and saved links sit in one notes app and never meet. Here is what to look for in an alternative, and a routine to try today.
What to Do With a Thousand Bookmarks You Never Read
A calm way to handle a thousand unread bookmarks: archive most of them, keep a few with a reason, and stop the pile from growing back.
How to Stop Saving Articles You Never Read (and What to Do)
Stop saving articles you never read by deciding why before you save. A simple pre-save question, a way to clear the pile, and a 10-minute routine.
A Journal Alternative With a Second Brain Built In
Want a journal that also connects what you read and watch? Here is what a second brain journal adds, and a small routine to try this week.
Where Did I Save That Note? How to Find It and Stop Losing It
Lost a note you know you wrote? Here is how to find it in ten minutes, and a small routine so the next one is easy to find.
Journal in a workspace app or a dedicated journal?
Should you journal in a do-everything workspace app or a journal built for it? Here is how to choose, plus a Thrennel look for the invite-only beta.
How to Connect Your Notes So You Actually Find Them Again
Connect your notes by linking each new one to an older one, grouping by topic, and reviewing weekly. A small routine you can start today.
Why your read-later pile never gets read, and what to do with a link instead
Saving a link is cheap; reading it later rarely happens. A small routine, and how a pasted link becomes notes you review in Thrennel.
How to Remember What You Read: Start With What You Think
You remember what you read when you connect it to your own thinking. Here is a way to do that with a pen, a notes app, or both.
What Is a Second Brain? A Plain Explanation and a Starter Routine
A second brain is a trusted place outside your head for notes and ideas. Here is what it is, what it is not, and a simple way to start today.