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Would highly recommend reconsidering paper notes. Get a small notebook [0] and write down what you need. You’ll lose it and spill coffee on it but you’ll be fin

Would highly recommend reconsidering paper notes. Get a small notebook [0] and write down what you need. You’ll lose it and spill coffee on it but you’ll be fine. For the vast majority of things the note writing experience is what makes the difference, not the actual paper. For the rest a subscription is not for me, but to each their own. 0 - https://unsharpen.com/pocket-notebooks/ https://unsharpen.com/pocket-notebooks/

bachmeier 5y ago
> For the rest a subscription is not for me, but to each their own. Apps like Logseq, Obsidian and Dendron don't have subscriptions.
- FemmeAndroid 5y ago
  I’m only familiar with Obsidian, but it’s business model does have an $8/mo sync tier, and a $16/mo publishing tier as well as a $50/user/year commercial plan.
  - scriptdevil 5y ago
    You can easily set up sync using SyncThing or Dropbox or any other tool that syncs directories between devices. I did pay $25 because I enjoy using Obsidian - but I don't think there is anything missing in the free version. The best part is that everything including themes, plugins and themes are synced perfectly between desktop and mobile.
    - Tomte 5y ago
      > You can easily set up sync using SyncThing Unless you're on iOS/iPadOS, as far as I know.
      - darkteflon 5y ago
        You can use iCloud to sync everything - your actual notes and the workspace files. Easy, free, works great.
        hannofcart 5y ago
        Assuming all the devices you work on are Apple devices. Some people use iPhones but work on Windows/Linux.
        vertis 5y ago
        If you choose to straddle ecosystems there really isn't that much that the likes of Obsidian can do to help though (especially when it comes to iPhone). I use Obsidian with Mac + Android (Synced via Dropbox, and backed up using git) and it works. Little bit of manual setup, but I can handle that. At the end of the day Obsidian is just a directory structure of Markdown files. If needed, you can edit them with Obsidian (say using the Dropbox app).
        hanklazard 5y ago
        I’m iPhone & Pop_os! . There are some obsidian forum threads that can help, I think this is the one that I used for my setup (1). It is not completely obvious in the UI, but the basic idea is that you use a iOS git app (I use the excellent Working Copy) to just push and pull everything to GitHub, working around some inherent iOS limitations. As a bonus, you can setup the Shortcuts app to auto push and pull with closing and opening obsidian. There’s a git sync extension for obsidian, makes it all pretty seamless once it’s set-up. 1. https://forum.obsidian.md/t/mobile-setting-up-ios-git-based-syncing-with-mobile-app-using-working-copy/16499 https://forum.obsidian.md/t/mobile-setting-up-ios-git-based-...
        rg111 5y ago
        My method is platform agnostic. You set up all your vaults under the same folder. You 2-way sync that folder to a cloud folder- Dropbox, MEGA, sync, box- whatever. You then create a folder with the same name on another device, and then use the client for your cloud service for that platform, and then set up two way sync with that folder on the cloud. Works great with my Android-PopOS system. Also tried it with Android-macOS, and iOS-Windows.
      - lr1970 5y ago
        I installed iSH [0] (Alpine linux emulator) on my iPad and sync obsidian directories between my laptop and the iPad using git and ssh. Works like a charm. [0] https://ish.app/ https://ish.app/
      - rg111 5y ago
        For android, there is box, sync, MEGA, etc. There are more.
  - rg111 5y ago
    > does have an $8/mo sync tier As Obsidian keeps all your notes as plain markdown files, you can easily get it for free with two-way sync set up with Sync, box, MEGA, etc.
rhtgrg 5y ago
+1. I wanted to build a daily journaling habit but digital just wasn’t cutting it for me. I managed to do it once I bought one of these [0]. I punched a hole in it and tied a pen to it. The forgiving format (entries are not pre-dated so you’re allowed to miss a day, the bar on entry length is set low by design) coupled with absence of friction when traveling (no poor connectivity, low battery, etc.) really went a long way. I knew that even the need to find a pen to write the day’s journal would be enough friction for me to skip it, which is why I tied one to it. I’ve filled up a couple of these little notebooks, but I haven’t been able to replicate this consistency with any digital solutions. [0] #HashtagADay: A Hashtag Journal https://www.amazon.com/dp/145213927X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_G6XC6K67GDWZ3GNMAAAH https://www.amazon.com/dp/145213927X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_...

bachmeier 5y ago

> For the rest a subscription is not for me, but to each their own. Apps like Logseq, Obsidian and Dendron don't have subscriptions.

FemmeAndroid 5y ago
I’m only familiar with Obsidian, but it’s business model does have an $8/mo sync tier, and a $16/mo publishing tier as well as a $50/user/year commercial plan.
- scriptdevil 5y ago
  You can easily set up sync using SyncThing or Dropbox or any other tool that syncs directories between devices. I did pay $25 because I enjoy using Obsidian - but I don't think there is anything missing in the free version. The best part is that everything including themes, plugins and themes are synced perfectly between desktop and mobile.
  - Tomte 5y ago
    > You can easily set up sync using SyncThing Unless you're on iOS/iPadOS, as far as I know.
    - darkteflon 5y ago
      You can use iCloud to sync everything - your actual notes and the workspace files. Easy, free, works great.
      - hannofcart 5y ago
        Assuming all the devices you work on are Apple devices. Some people use iPhones but work on Windows/Linux.
        vertis 5y ago
        If you choose to straddle ecosystems there really isn't that much that the likes of Obsidian can do to help though (especially when it comes to iPhone). I use Obsidian with Mac + Android (Synced via Dropbox, and backed up using git) and it works. Little bit of manual setup, but I can handle that. At the end of the day Obsidian is just a directory structure of Markdown files. If needed, you can edit them with Obsidian (say using the Dropbox app).
        hanklazard 5y ago
        I’m iPhone & Pop_os! . There are some obsidian forum threads that can help, I think this is the one that I used for my setup (1). It is not completely obvious in the UI, but the basic idea is that you use a iOS git app (I use the excellent Working Copy) to just push and pull everything to GitHub, working around some inherent iOS limitations. As a bonus, you can setup the Shortcuts app to auto push and pull with closing and opening obsidian. There’s a git sync extension for obsidian, makes it all pretty seamless once it’s set-up. 1. https://forum.obsidian.md/t/mobile-setting-up-ios-git-based-syncing-with-mobile-app-using-working-copy/16499 https://forum.obsidian.md/t/mobile-setting-up-ios-git-based-...
        rg111 5y ago
        My method is platform agnostic. You set up all your vaults under the same folder. You 2-way sync that folder to a cloud folder- Dropbox, MEGA, sync, box- whatever. You then create a folder with the same name on another device, and then use the client for your cloud service for that platform, and then set up two way sync with that folder on the cloud. Works great with my Android-PopOS system. Also tried it with Android-macOS, and iOS-Windows.
    - lr1970 5y ago
      I installed iSH [0] (Alpine linux emulator) on my iPad and sync obsidian directories between my laptop and the iPad using git and ssh. Works like a charm. [0] https://ish.app/ https://ish.app/
    - rg111 5y ago
      For android, there is box, sync, MEGA, etc. There are more.
- rg111 5y ago
  > does have an $8/mo sync tier As Obsidian keeps all your notes as plain markdown files, you can easily get it for free with two-way sync set up with Sync, box, MEGA, etc.

rhtgrg 5y ago

+1. I wanted to build a daily journaling habit but digital just wasn’t cutting it for me. I managed to do it once I bought one of these [0]. I punched a hole in it and tied a pen to it. The forgiving format (entries are not pre-dated so you’re allowed to miss a day, the bar on entry length is set low by design) coupled with absence of friction when traveling (no poor connectivity, low battery, etc.) really went a long way. I knew that even the need to find a pen to write the day’s journal would be enough friction for me to skip it, which is why I tied one to it. I’ve filled up a couple of these little notebooks, but I haven’t been able to replicate this consistency with any digital solutions. [0] #HashtagADay: A Hashtag Journal https://www.amazon.com/dp/145213927X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_G6XC6K67GDWZ3GNMAAAH https://www.amazon.com/dp/145213927X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_...