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First off, not everything is about "This is the problem and here is the solution", sometimes it's just about wanting to make incremental improvements in somethi

First off, not everything is about "This is the problem and here is the solution", sometimes it's just about wanting to make incremental improvements in something. That said, here are the incremental improvements listed from the post in the submission: - I’m writing more - I understand my productivity better - I’m thinking more - I’m managing my health better - I’m managing my subscriptions better - My spelling is better - I’m tracking decisions If it helps you, you could frame each section as "The problem is that I'm writing too little, so my second brain helps me to write more", "The problem is that I'm thinking too little, so my second brain helps me to think more" etc etc.

jedberg 5y ago
Fair enough, but how? How does this tool enable those things that Notepad doesn't?
- codazoda 5y ago
  Author here... I had originally written something like, "I wrote my own tool but you might see these gains using any note tool". For whatever reason, I edited that out. Probably a mistake, given your confusion.
  - jedberg 5y ago
    Ah yeah that clears it up. I thought this was a post about why your tool was better than others. Thanks!
- capableweb 5y ago
  Ah, I didn't even realize this was a post/ad about a specific tool that the author was launching, I thought it was a general post about any "second brain tool". Sorry for that.
- geoelectric 5y ago
  They're invested enough in it to use it, is my guess. People tend to downplay the "neat" factor in productivity tools--and they can be total attractive nuisances where you play with them instead of doing stuff. But the truth is you do sometimes need something to keep you engaged in the short term while the long-term benefits add up. Wrestling with Notepad works against that. FWIW, when I try to use Notepad for this, I end up with 150 open Notepad notes that just end up pickling/restoring with the app. I've never thought hard about it, but I suspect that happens because you naturally keep the note open all day, and often the next to refer back, but there's no obvious time to close it. But for whatever reason it just tends to turn into a huge mess, whereas note-taking apps tend to either optimize to the idea of "everything all at once" or they manage a daily journal scroll for you somehow.

jedberg 5y ago

Fair enough, but how? How does this tool enable those things that Notepad doesn't?

codazoda 5y ago
Author here... I had originally written something like, "I wrote my own tool but you might see these gains using any note tool". For whatever reason, I edited that out. Probably a mistake, given your confusion.
- jedberg 5y ago
  Ah yeah that clears it up. I thought this was a post about why your tool was better than others. Thanks!
capableweb 5y ago
Ah, I didn't even realize this was a post/ad about a specific tool that the author was launching, I thought it was a general post about any "second brain tool". Sorry for that.
geoelectric 5y ago
They're invested enough in it to use it, is my guess. People tend to downplay the "neat" factor in productivity tools--and they can be total attractive nuisances where you play with them instead of doing stuff. But the truth is you do sometimes need something to keep you engaged in the short term while the long-term benefits add up. Wrestling with Notepad works against that. FWIW, when I try to use Notepad for this, I end up with 150 open Notepad notes that just end up pickling/restoring with the app. I've never thought hard about it, but I suspect that happens because you naturally keep the note open all day, and often the next to refer back, but there's no obvious time to close it. But for whatever reason it just tends to turn into a huge mess, whereas note-taking apps tend to either optimize to the idea of "everything all at once" or they manage a daily journal scroll for you somehow.