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While this was true for me for a long time, basically my notes were useless in my day to day life, this has changed for me with Obsidian. I now actually go bac

by 0xCMP 3y ago

While this was true for me for a long time, basically my notes were useless in my day to day life, this has changed for me with Obsidian. I now actually go back and curate my notes into a kind of wiki that is meant just for me. I've tried running a wiki for my self, but it doesn't work offline. And I tried just using plain text or OrgMode, but they were impossible to deal with on my phone. It just strikes that perfect amount of customization and cross-platform support that I needed to make it somewhere I trust storing the information. And in the end it really is still just a bunch of markdown files in a git repo (thanks Working Copy!) so I am not really locked in like I was with any other apps I've used.

noisy_boy 3y ago
Obsidian has been a game changer. It has replaced all my note taking at home and at work. The absence of lock-in is a big factor for me. But the clincher has been the plugin system - it already has rich features but whatever is missing has been more than covered by the whole host of actually useful plugins. I bought their Catalyst license[0] just to support their development - unless something really weird happens, I think my quest for note taking apps has ended.
Zedseayou 3y ago
Can you give some sense of what your wiki looks like? Like what kinds of categories do you have in there
romwell 3y ago
>I've tried running a wiki for my self, but it doesn't work offline. Why not use a tool that is specifically made for that? TiddlyWiki works both online and offline, and is both a note-taking tool and a wiki. As a showcase: I turned the notes I was taking for myself in preparation for my ADHD diagnosis by uploading the single HTML file to my website, and many people found it useful: https://romankogan.net/adhd https://romankogan.net/adhd
- davely 3y ago
  Off-topic reply, but this is an amazing resource. Thank you for creating and posting it. I’ve long suspected I’ve had it and so much of what you’ve listed speaks to me.
  - romwell 3y ago
    Thanks so much for the kind words! Hope it leads to more self-discovery for you!
- gooseyman 3y ago
  This is a fantastic resource. Thank you.
  - romwell 3y ago
    Thank you! Comments like this more than make my day.
- slushh 3y ago
  If we assume that there is a cure for ADHD, which tools and programs would be needed to accumulate and distill all relevant information and let people with ADHD discover and implement that cure?
  - romwell 3y ago
    >If we assume that there is a cure for ADHD Honestly, the "cure" for 90% of ADHD symptoms is fixing our society that expects everybody's brains to work the same way for no good reason. Most people are expected to be happy getting educated the same way, going to work at the same hours, and generally fulfilling the same sort of expectations. We don't expect a racecar to be a great vehicle for hauls to home depot, but we expect all humans to be good with coming to work on time, filing taxes, paying fines promptly, etc — even when a lot of this can be automated away. Then there are stimulants like Adderall which help people with ADHD manage the symptoms that affect them, like executive dysfunction. But overall, the way ADHD is diagnosed is, remarkably, by how much inconvenience it causes to others. Which is more of a you-problem than a me-problem ("you" here refers to society). >which tools and programs would be needed to accumulate and distill all relevant information and let people with ADHD discover and implement that cure? Tiddliwiky and social networks to raise awareness. Frankly, that's going to get most of us about 90% there. Most of "cure" of ADHD if changing the lifestyle and expectations. Other than that, repeat after me: ADHD is not a disease, and does not need to be cured. Neither is autism. Both can be a great asset too. There is more than one neurotype.
wenc 3y ago
I have the same experience with Logseq. I just dump stuff into it without much organization, but through its list management capabilities, I find that I can see connections across different snippets. I can coalesce different ideas that I jotted down at different times and see patterns. To me this is the purpose of note taking — not retrieval, but insight.

by 0xCMP 3y ago

noisy_boy 3y ago

Obsidian has been a game changer. It has replaced all my note taking at home and at work. The absence of lock-in is a big factor for me. But the clincher has been the plugin system - it already has rich features but whatever is missing has been more than covered by the whole host of actually useful plugins. I bought their Catalyst license[0] just to support their development - unless something really weird happens, I think my quest for note taking apps has ended.

Zedseayou 3y ago

Can you give some sense of what your wiki looks like? Like what kinds of categories do you have in there

romwell 3y ago

>I've tried running a wiki for my self, but it doesn't work offline. Why not use a tool that is specifically made for that? TiddlyWiki works both online and offline, and is both a note-taking tool and a wiki. As a showcase: I turned the notes I was taking for myself in preparation for my ADHD diagnosis by uploading the single HTML file to my website, and many people found it useful: https://romankogan.net/adhd https://romankogan.net/adhd

davely 3y ago
Off-topic reply, but this is an amazing resource. Thank you for creating and posting it. I’ve long suspected I’ve had it and so much of what you’ve listed speaks to me.
- romwell 3y ago
  Thanks so much for the kind words! Hope it leads to more self-discovery for you!
gooseyman 3y ago
This is a fantastic resource. Thank you.
- romwell 3y ago
  Thank you! Comments like this more than make my day.
slushh 3y ago
If we assume that there is a cure for ADHD, which tools and programs would be needed to accumulate and distill all relevant information and let people with ADHD discover and implement that cure?
- romwell 3y ago
  >If we assume that there is a cure for ADHD Honestly, the "cure" for 90% of ADHD symptoms is fixing our society that expects everybody's brains to work the same way for no good reason. Most people are expected to be happy getting educated the same way, going to work at the same hours, and generally fulfilling the same sort of expectations. We don't expect a racecar to be a great vehicle for hauls to home depot, but we expect all humans to be good with coming to work on time, filing taxes, paying fines promptly, etc — even when a lot of this can be automated away. Then there are stimulants like Adderall which help people with ADHD manage the symptoms that affect them, like executive dysfunction. But overall, the way ADHD is diagnosed is, remarkably, by how much inconvenience it causes to others. Which is more of a you-problem than a me-problem ("you" here refers to society). >which tools and programs would be needed to accumulate and distill all relevant information and let people with ADHD discover and implement that cure? Tiddliwiky and social networks to raise awareness. Frankly, that's going to get most of us about 90% there. Most of "cure" of ADHD if changing the lifestyle and expectations. Other than that, repeat after me: ADHD is not a disease, and does not need to be cured. Neither is autism. Both can be a great asset too. There is more than one neurotype.

wenc 3y ago

I have the same experience with Logseq. I just dump stuff into it without much organization, but through its list management capabilities, I find that I can see connections across different snippets. I can coalesce different ideas that I jotted down at different times and see patterns. To me this is the purpose of note taking — not retrieval, but insight.