The Secret to Staying Organized: Notetaking in this Attention Economy

Given the rapid pace of our modern world, the importance of note-taking has never been more crucial.

Every second of every day, we're bombarded by a deluge of information. It's a struggle to retain even a fraction of it. That's where note-taking comes in, as a powerful tool to help us manage and remember what's important.

And if we then incorporate our notes into our digital lives, they can become a warehouse of information that can serve almost as a second brain—a database of our thoughts, truths, and even information that we can pass on to the next generation.

In this video, I, a software developer, want to give you some tips on becoming a ferocious note-taker.

And we'll discuss these topics:

00:00 Intro
01:53 Taking notes is IMPORTANT
03:14 Don't get into the weeds
04:31 Just write
04:55 Sponsor
06:26 Markdown or no Markdown?
07:15 Digital vs Physical
07:58 Privacy considerations
08:30 How to organize everything

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[codingtacos]

I use the default Apple Notes app heavily for work and I have some personal folders. I love the simplicity of it, but I am starting the think I need a better solution that would work well for keeping a journal, brainstorming, etc (not to mention being able to easily search back). This video was super inspiring!

[thinesa]

I started taking notes by hand and realized how bad my handwriting had gotten. I decided to practice cursive using a fountain pen, and it really has made a big difference. I am more mindful during the process, and am now a fountain pen enthusiast.

[MichaelDoornbos]

I’ve refined my process for this over and over throughout the years. I’ve settled on a monthly “lab log” that has a reverse chronology dump of anything. It’s in plain text.

Easy in, and searchable.

It’s not meant for anyone but me, so anything is allowed in there.

It’s so cool to be able to pull up an old note and see what I was working on at any given time.

[trcnadine]

Realistic and engaging content. Immediately subscribed! 💯

[PianoTortuga]

Now im inspired hehe, every time i start to taking notes i soon get overwhelmed.. organization is they key..

[FoundationImpactTutors]

I need to start to organize my thoughts with digital note taking, thanks.

[aaron___]

There use to be a yime when we all went to church, or worked together, or sat around a relatives dinner table and told stories. I lost all of those stories because my family moved away from our hometown with roots. If i return I hear decades of history which I have no real connection to.
Now if its longer than 20 minutes you get the itch to pull out your phone. Its kind of sick.
I hear my friends talking about how annoying their kids are and how they dont have time for themselves. Things are going in the wrong direction.
I still take notes.

[hotlineoperator]

Is it good idea to sync notes to two computer by saving files in folder what is sync to Google Drive?

[ShahidulAbir]

When I am watching a coding-related tutorial or a theoretical concept, whether on YouTube or some other site, the note-taking approach I use is first watching the whole video to understand the topic and then watching the video again and pausing where needed to take detailed notes on the subject. Although I can take very detailed notes in this way, which will help me review later, this approach is very time-consuming. How do you suggest taking notes regarding this particular case?

[SubhenduBhatta]

I saw Nepali folder in your vault at around 10:26 . Curious to know why are you learning our language 🙂. Thanks for valuable content. I am going to try this way of organisation.

[Jaycoda]

I do this using one notes by Microsoft especially with studying programming 🎉

[ZomBMarketing]

So all I have to do is learn 3, 741 apps, and I'll be more productive and my life will be easier. Got it. How many products would be recommended if there was no such thing as affiliate marketing?

[divyv]

Hey Travis Media, very good video . I can do better editing in your videos which can help you to get more engagement in your videos . Pls lmk what do you think ?