As the writer points out, there are dozens of good note taking apps. I tend to use markdown to store notes but the strength here seems to be the ability to mix

As the writer points out, there are dozens of good note taking apps. I tend to use markdown to store notes but the strength here seems to be the ability to mix formats. In particular, the author seems to use kanban a lot as the main other style (other than plain old lists and folders). I wonder what it is that makes mixing these two styles of notes so useful. I think it’s because it kanban immediately suggests an action, and a long list suggests storage. I suspect this reduces or eliminates the time spent thinking about what to work on next but still retains the memory/archival quality of the other notes. To put it another way: you want one style of notes for doing and another style for remembering.