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For journaling, I use a markdown file in a private git repo. I can access it on MacBook easily enough but use mosh app on my iPad to login to a private server.

For journaling, I use a markdown file in a private git repo. I can access it on MacBook easily enough but use mosh app on my iPad to login to a private server. I try to organize my entries pretty well, so they are easy to search. However, there is no folder hierarchy. No links or images. I was using Pages for my journal, it was good solution if you are in Apple’s ecosystem. But I like automatic builtin back in git’s workflow. Sometimes, I take notes in Pages for a few days, then move them over to markdown file. This is slowly becoming my preferred workflow as it allows me to review my previous notes instead of just continue to add at the end of the file. And when I jotting down random ideas, I prefer pen and paper. Stuff like things to do, random ideas for projects, etc. If I store them electronically, I will never look at them again.

Razengan 9y ago
> If I store them electronically, I will never look at them again. That seems to be an actual problem for everyone, isn't it? Maybe a notes app could try solving it by doing the Facebook-like thing where it occasionally shows you a random note from the past. :) Or suggesting similar past notes when you write a new one that matches them. e.g., if I'm writing down an idea I've had for a role-playing game, the app suggests past notes with RPG in them.
- amerkhalid 9y ago
  That is interesting UX issue to resolve. For me, a physical note occupies space on my desk but rarely ever gets in the way. I can look at it if I want but it is not annoying like notifications in cell phone or pop ups in desktop apps. This includes both, sticky notes and notepad. Also another part of using pen and paper is drawing capabilities. Sometimes I have ideas that will take too long to describe in words, but one crappy flowchart grabs everything about the idea. And delete function in real world is so hard to replicate in electronic devices. When you are done with a physical note, crumbling the paper and tossing in trash is so satisfying. With all that said, all my physical notes are temporary. They are either to do lists which get done in next few days or ideas that get transferred to more permanent place such as journal or blog post.

Razengan 9y ago

> If I store them electronically, I will never look at them again. That seems to be an actual problem for everyone, isn't it? Maybe a notes app could try solving it by doing the Facebook-like thing where it occasionally shows you a random note from the past. :) Or suggesting similar past notes when you write a new one that matches them. e.g., if I'm writing down an idea I've had for a role-playing game, the app suggests past notes with RPG in them.

amerkhalid 9y ago
That is interesting UX issue to resolve. For me, a physical note occupies space on my desk but rarely ever gets in the way. I can look at it if I want but it is not annoying like notifications in cell phone or pop ups in desktop apps. This includes both, sticky notes and notepad. Also another part of using pen and paper is drawing capabilities. Sometimes I have ideas that will take too long to describe in words, but one crappy flowchart grabs everything about the idea. And delete function in real world is so hard to replicate in electronic devices. When you are done with a physical note, crumbling the paper and tossing in trash is so satisfying. With all that said, all my physical notes are temporary. They are either to do lists which get done in next few days or ideas that get transferred to more permanent place such as journal or blog post.