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I'm trying to offload a thought from my brain in the least amount of effort possible, so I can let the thought go, knowing I can come back to it later. Least am

by leros 4y ago

I'm trying to offload a thought from my brain in the least amount of effort possible, so I can let the thought go, knowing I can come back to it later. Least amount of effort possible is so I can write the note without losing my current thought process as I'm very easily distracted. In my ideal world, I'd type in xyz.com and it would have a blank text area I can type a few words into. Then going back to xyz.com would still have that data in the text area. Tools like Notion are too heavy and would tempt me into taking proper notes. Things like a notepad app on my desktop require too much context switching. I have to leave the browser, open notepad, etc A blank Google doc isn't a bad solution, except it takes a bit of time to load and then I end up with lots of little abandoned note docs in my Google Drive. Literally a site with a text area that saves the text to local storage would be perfect. Maybe it supports Markdown.

jez 4y ago
Your favorite note taking apps probably have registered a domain name in the .new TLD If you like secretly like Google Docs but just don’t want to have to go though Drive to make a new doc: https://doc.new https://doc.new or https://docs.new https://docs.new If you want to use GitHub Gist: https://gist.new https://gist.new Similarly https://paper.new https://paper.new for Dropbox Paper Also definitely not a good idea in general, but I found https://md.new https://md.new by guess and check. I can’t vouch for the site itself but it might be just the tool you’re looking for? (I’ve prefixed all these with https:// https:// so HN will linkify them but in your browser’s address bar you can usually omit that to make it more convenient)
n4r9 4y ago
This is pretty much exactly what I use Sublime Text for. On windows I just have to type the windows key, "sub", and enter. Then it pops up with my todo list and various notes. I can open a new tab to jot a thought down. The notes persist despite closing the application and restarting the computer, even without saving to disk.
derefr 4y ago
If you're on macOS, have you tried Stickies? Specifically, are you aware of the ⌘⇧Y hotkey for turning any selected text in a focused application into a new sticky note? If so, have you considered typing your note into your browser's address bar, highlighting it, and then using said hotkey?
justsomehnguy 4y ago
> Things like a notepad app on my desktop require too much context switching. I have to leave the browser, open notepad, etc I use Notepad++ for that. The only time it's not running is when the computer after a fresh restart. Alt+Tab, Ctrl+N, type. Autosave works 99% of times.

by leros 4y ago

jez 4y ago

Your favorite note taking apps probably have registered a domain name in the .new TLD If you like secretly like Google Docs but just don’t want to have to go though Drive to make a new doc: https://doc.new https://doc.new or https://docs.new https://docs.new If you want to use GitHub Gist: https://gist.new https://gist.new Similarly https://paper.new https://paper.new for Dropbox Paper Also definitely not a good idea in general, but I found https://md.new https://md.new by guess and check. I can’t vouch for the site itself but it might be just the tool you’re looking for? (I’ve prefixed all these with https:// https:// so HN will linkify them but in your browser’s address bar you can usually omit that to make it more convenient)

n4r9 4y ago

This is pretty much exactly what I use Sublime Text for. On windows I just have to type the windows key, "sub", and enter. Then it pops up with my todo list and various notes. I can open a new tab to jot a thought down. The notes persist despite closing the application and restarting the computer, even without saving to disk.

derefr 4y ago

If you're on macOS, have you tried Stickies? Specifically, are you aware of the ⌘⇧Y hotkey for turning any selected text in a focused application into a new sticky note? If so, have you considered typing your note into your browser's address bar, highlighting it, and then using said hotkey?

justsomehnguy 4y ago

> Things like a notepad app on my desktop require too much context switching. I have to leave the browser, open notepad, etc I use Notepad++ for that. The only time it's not running is when the computer after a fresh restart. Alt+Tab, Ctrl+N, type. Autosave works 99% of times.