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> I fear the principles that he confer in his blog will be lost to the sea of information that I digest daily. ... I have no coherent modeling system and my kno

> I fear the principles that he confer in his blog will be lost to the sea of information that I digest daily. ... I have no coherent modeling system and my knowledge are organized very ad hoc. You might consider creating a file or note for every major project, campaign, or life goal you have. Then when you see something relevant to that, you copy/paste it in or make a note. There's ideas I've done that would have been totally gone if I didn't have loose thoughts sketched into a file on them. It takes a bit of work to set up, but it's actually surprisingly easy and natural to update throughout the day. Edit: I took a screenshot and uploaded it to Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebastmarsh/5028168457/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebastmarsh/5028168457/lightbox - that file was built out and iterated over five months, so definitely start smaller and let things expand. Feel free to email me if do something like this and have any questions on getting set up.

allantyoung 16y ago
I use Gmail to organize information that I encounter on the web. I email myself the link and the content/text. The great advantage of Gmail is that I can assign multiple Labels to each piece of email or content. Folder systems don't work as well for me because I would have to make multiple copies for something that was relevant to more than one major project.
- kree10 16y ago
  Links + descriptions + tags = http://del.icio.us/ http://del.icio.us/ no?
sesqu 16y ago
There's a plugin for Xfce4 called Notes that I use. It's hands-down the best such program I've used, so much so that it's a real barrier to switching away from Xfce. In the past, I've used text files on the desktop and e-mail drafts. This program (text only, no formatting/embeds/hyperlinks, does have named notes) sits on my top menu bar, and in one click opens up to fill half my screen. If I've used it today, it'll open up where I was last. Another click and it's gone, automatically saved. I don't know exactly how much I get out of it, but I definitely recommend some form of note-taking for everyone browsing the Internet.
matwood 16y ago
I use a method similar to yours with a personal wiki and the free Evernote. I get lots of ideas while in the car or in bed and it's easy to jot it quickly down in Evernote and then transfer it to my wiki later.
louislouis 16y ago
whats the software you used for this?
- louislouis 16y ago
  sorry that was a dumb question, i figured it out now

allantyoung 16y ago

I use Gmail to organize information that I encounter on the web. I email myself the link and the content/text. The great advantage of Gmail is that I can assign multiple Labels to each piece of email or content. Folder systems don't work as well for me because I would have to make multiple copies for something that was relevant to more than one major project.

kree10 16y ago
Links + descriptions + tags = http://del.icio.us/ http://del.icio.us/ no?

sesqu 16y ago

There's a plugin for Xfce4 called Notes that I use. It's hands-down the best such program I've used, so much so that it's a real barrier to switching away from Xfce. In the past, I've used text files on the desktop and e-mail drafts. This program (text only, no formatting/embeds/hyperlinks, does have named notes) sits on my top menu bar, and in one click opens up to fill half my screen. If I've used it today, it'll open up where I was last. Another click and it's gone, automatically saved. I don't know exactly how much I get out of it, but I definitely recommend some form of note-taking for everyone browsing the Internet.

matwood 16y ago

I use a method similar to yours with a personal wiki and the free Evernote. I get lots of ideas while in the car or in bed and it's easy to jot it quickly down in Evernote and then transfer it to my wiki later.

louislouis 16y ago

whats the software you used for this?

louislouis 16y ago
sorry that was a dumb question, i figured it out now