Pen and paper - dot grid notebook with a systematic approach. Addition details in the hn thread below. For professional life: Pen + dot grid notepad - develope

Pen and paper - dot grid notebook with a systematic approach. Addition details in the hn thread below. For professional life: Pen + dot grid notepad - developed independently, but similar to the bullet journal technique. Dot grid plus pens make the whole thing ultra customizable. I can sketch engineering designs, make a calendar, track action items, take detailed notes, all in the same format. The key is to be strict with page numbers, dates, and index as much as possible. Things I occasionally miss - keyword search (I can still look things up by date or subject in the index), multimedia inserts (think dragging video/photos/sound clips into one note), never ending space (notebooks run out of pages), easy backups (thinking about digitizing with photos or scans), team collaboration (if this is necessary I use Trello). Things I like - no OS/tech stack compatibility issues, "it just works", lighter then a laptop) tablet, don't need to charge, easy to read, can bring into a secure area (where outside electronics are not permitted), travels well, hard to damage. http://bulletjournal.com/get-started/ http://bulletjournal.com/get-started/ For personal life: add Google keep for simple lists, and then a mix of Trello and dot grid for larger projects (less strict formatting than professional life project management). [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17537675 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17537675