Start each note's name with the date. I use a system-wide auto-expanding shortcut with this format: 2023-09-13 So, for example: 2023-09-13 Thoughts on HN Pos

Start each note's name with the date. I use a system-wide auto-expanding shortcut with this format: 2023-09-13 So, for example: 2023-09-13 Thoughts on HN Post 2023-09-13 Call from F. Lastname 2023-09-12 Scratch 2023-09-11 To Do Otherwise, just write what you want to remember and don't worry about structure or tagging. That's what search is for. The date is only important so you can sort them by the creation date (which otherwise is lost across file systems). I've been doing it that way for over 10 years now, starting with nvAlt and similar editors. It works great and it's easy to find things.