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Should you store all your thoughts in one place?

I’ve gone back and forth on this.

Arguments for aggregation:

  1. Things are easy to find, especially if the app you’re using has good search functionality.
    1. The app becomes an extension of your brain.
  2. It’s less likely that you’ll forget about things.

Arguments for diversification:

  1. Different tools are useful for different things. Only writing/storing ideas in one app can make your thinking fit the contours of the medium.
  2. Whenever I haven’t used an app for a while and I go and open it, I’m filled with a sense of wonder and curiosity. I want to go see what kinds of things I wrote about when I used to use the app, injecting me with a jolt of positive energy. If I move everything to one tool, I miss out on those kinds of moments.

Created from: Different Note-Taking Software Are Better For Different Use Cases 202204102005

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Date
February 22, 2023
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