Trying to use all the bells and whistles of a note taking app is a distraction from just using the app to write things down. Depending on the platform, get your

Trying to use all the bells and whistles of a note taking app is a distraction from just using the app to write things down. Depending on the platform, get yourself a stylus and just write as you normally would on paper. Later you can learn the features... Worked for me and I love it! I use my digital notebook as a secondary brain.