Tips for taking notes. Deep dives on obscure infrastructure, color theory, and language acquisition. Lessons from history to help everyone feel a bit better about now.
I struggle between using Obsidan for all my note-taking, and switching to using a Field Notes -style ntoebook for daily notes, then compiling to a commonplace book or index cards similiar to Ryan Holiday's system. I love the feel of pen and paper but end up going back to Obsidian for efficiency. But maybe efficency isn't the ultimate goal? Anyone else struggle between digital and analog? Is there a happy medium?
Taking notes by hand is a high-autonomy/low-cohesion situation. Nothing is as free as handwriting, yet the weaving and workflow part is highly limited.
I do a lot of both (divergence bring better thinking and serendipity; exploration) and then bring some together (convergence, weaving, exploitation)
I struggle between using Obsidan for all my note-taking, and switching to using a Field Notes -style ntoebook for daily notes, then compiling to a commonplace book or index cards similiar to Ryan Holiday's system. I love the feel of pen and paper but end up going back to Obsidian for efficiency. But maybe efficency isn't the ultimate goal? Anyone else struggle between digital and analog? Is there a happy medium?
I use a balance, tell you what, I'll write up an article about this and try to ship it next week. I think they're good at different things.
That would be great, thanks!
I just scheduled a ~3000 word article about how (and why and when) I make analog notes, it should be out Wednesday. Enjoy!
Taking notes by hand is a high-autonomy/low-cohesion situation. Nothing is as free as handwriting, yet the weaving and workflow part is highly limited.
I do a lot of both (divergence bring better thinking and serendipity; exploration) and then bring some together (convergence, weaving, exploitation)
https://www.linkandth.ink/p/autonomy-and-cohesion
I for one enjoy and appreciate your "linksposts". Thanks for sharing
this article^1 about why Ted Nordhaus has “stopped being a climate catastrophist.”
1. https://substack.com/redirect/11422339-9327-47fb-9096-8058d7f91cb9?j=eyJ1IjoiNHcydXcifQ.NCb82EhRrk9RWj4VXc0_QOc1-S3MhsH2tQqHwA-eumA
which was eye-opening.
Have a great day!
Dan Hollick, who wrote the article about color space, is a friend of mine! I'm so excited to share this post with him!
Oh neat, what a small world!!
I love your link round-ups, thank you for putting them together! i always find so much interesting stuff in here :))
I also really like linkfests by thoughtful people. Curation is valuable.
Also:
>> Whiteouts, Ice Roads, and Wolverines: What Working at a Diamond Mine in the Far North Is Like is full of neat ***gems*** I didn’t know I wanted
Darn it! That's what I get for not running it through an AI in addition to the grammar checker before posting I guess.
Love your roundups and linkposts, Eleanor! Please keep them coming. Best wishes across the pond.
Aw thanks for the encouragement!