You’re using Apple Notes wrong

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[AtuliAtuli]

I agree with this idea. People tend to overcomplicate everything they do, just to feel like they do it better, smarter. Productivity is about doing less, not more. It's about being clear and focused on your ideas and using tools to your advantage. But yes productivity became a chaotic and not actually understandable. It's not more about how can I actually do it better but which apps, systems and fancy templates can I use. Then you just get lost in it. Funny thing.

[Melanchotato]

I'm guilty of going on the hunt for the best apps when not even giving the built in ones a chance sometimes. Great video!

[andylsq]

I recently switched back to Apple notes after trying Notion, Obsidian, etc. and the simplicity is so refreshing.
Smart folders have so much potential but you can’t put them inside other folders, which really limits the ability to organize them. (Like you wouldn’t have been able to hide everything in your Personal folder for this demo if you had any smart folders).

[PedroCouto_]

Yup... Apple Notes is the best note taking app for me. Actually using the default apps, like the Reminders, Podcasts, Books, Calendar and Mail brings some advantages on the ecosystem...

[TannerBarcelos]

I started the shift to all native Apple apps and the minimalistic workflow and I am loving it. I am seeing the benefits of just getting things in and out and working through content. All these other apps and tools have too many features for customization, clutter, distractions etc. And as a Software Engineer, sure, I do appreciate all that ingenuity in the apps, and I have played with all of them and *did* enjoy them, but there is something about Apple's core apps with the iCloud integration. It is all insanely fast, clean, sleek and no bs - straight to the point - work.

[kishandavetech]

Totally agree - the less friction to create a note, the higher the chance you will capture something. Simplicity reduces the barrier to action and whilst I also use Notion for more complex things, Apple Notes can't be beaten for its speed, simplicity and ability to get the job done. Great video production!

[Dinomite]

Searching for a good notes app is a canon event we all go through

[iamabdirazak]

One cool simple feature about the indent/outdent I found is instead of going into the menu to change the identation, u can basically move the check box forward with ur finger and vice versa.

[spencermackel]

I’ve recently come full circle back to Notes as well after years of applications such as Notability, GoodNotes, etc. My initial issue was my handwriting with the Apple Pencil in the Notes app, whereas Notability gives you the ability to zoom into the page and be more precise with writing. Over time I found my handwriting improved without the need to zoom in and I began to type more of the notes I jot down. Cheers!

[syedfaraz]

Content was definitely informative, but I loved the way the video is made. Simple and clean. No overwhelming intros and outros. The BG score was not disturbing or deafening. Could hear every word crystal clear. Looking forward to more of such quality videos.

[melvin]

Most of my "apps" are folders to particular notes via Apple Shortcuts. The reason they're apps is to reduce friction for finding certain notes.
I have:
* personal journal
* career journal
* groceries
* todo
* dream diary
* "I can't sleep touch this button right now"
* daily commitments (habits)

I wish I could voice record into the Apple Notes.

[TheSimaa]

The main issue of Apple Notes - is removing the "undo" button.
And the new ways with three fingers or "shake" phone are not user-friendly.

One time when I spent about an hour writing a text and by mistake removed it all, I just lost it because I switched to Safari to google how to make undo and lost all in-memory buffers because of that.
So, even google notes is better because it has a logical and simple interface for everyday use like "undo" button. :c

[RichardYoungCF]

I love the Notes App - and the ability to add photos, pdfs etc inside the notes. Looking forward to the upgrades coming in 17

[almajohannesson]

your voice is amazing, for some reason this made me so calm. thank you.

[mrbunyip]

I have recently discovered the power of Apple Notes. I am a builder and now use notes to create folder for each job I am running. It allows me to seperate and store plans, quotes, invoices etc.
One feature that needs to be added is to be able to rename PDF files within the notes app. Currently the only way I have found that works is to save first to my files, rename and upload to a notes folder.
Regardless, I still highly recommend.

[narenakurati]

With every update, Notes gets more and more powerful. More and more, I start things in Notes over Notion and Google Docs, especially with the latest collaborative notes quality of life improvements

[keithbertschin]

I love iOS notes, available across all devices but I wish you could color folders to make visually navigating easier

[ashleypingu]

To be very honest, as someone who's been using notion for quite a while and used the notes app for a while for school, it's so much easier to take my notes on the notes app. Notion takes a bit to fully understand, but the notes app is just super simple.

[jmqcffi]

If you close your eyes, you can hear Jason Statham preaching some nice apple knowledge

[alarmingdrifer]

The scan function can also be accessed in the files app too, skipping a couple taps to move the file from notes to the files app