Thread by @1eo

Tana it is taking the #ToolsForThought community by storm!

It takes the best form Roam, Notion, Workflowy
and goes above and beyond.

Here are 3 things why @tana_inc is the next big thing🧵

01. STRUCTURE

In the previous generation systems like Roam & Obsidian, it is hard to maintain data-structures.
Tana allows you to create and maintain(!) structures by design.

You can implement your
database schema
taxonomy
ontology
right at the core of the system

EXAMPLE

Say you have a BOOK structure in your database

BOOK has an AUTHOR
BOOK connected to the WORKFLOW
BOOK connected to PROJECT

Now you want to add a field to every BOOK.

In Roam that would be a lot of manual or semi-manual work.

In Tana you just update the BOOK supertag and it automatically updates all the books.

Magic!

This allows you to build your system following the principles of evolving complexity.
Update your data structures as you move forward on your journey.

Tana allows you to define semantically meaningful objects and relationships.

A well-thought-out schema makes your notes easier to maintain and share.

I see structure as a major component of TfT.

When you classify, create taxonomies and schemas, you learn and explore underlying principles.

When you organize your notes, you organize your mind.

TfT should help us structure the world around us and allow better sensemaking.

02. ADVANCED WORKFLOWS

Tana was built with the power user in mind.

Tana has awesome features like:
• fields
• supertags
• life queries
• views
built into the core.

They enable users to build very sophisticated workflows.

And they don’t require any additional plugins!

EXAMPLES

LIFE QUERIES to search the database and mine insights.
→ Tana took the best from Roam queries and Obsidian Dataview and moved it forward.

VIEWS to play with visual data representation.
→ Tana has Notion-like UX to work with DBs.

03. MODERN UI/UX

Tana’s interface was built with love.
You can say it from the first interactions.

Tana experience includes:
• Nodes moving suggestions
• Automatic tagging
• Separate backlinks from different workspaces
• Bullet points give node information

Tana offers a modern approach to UI/UX, which is familiar to users of @Superhuman and @Cron.

The Command line pattern works better than “/” menu in Roam or Notion.

So...

I’ve made a decision to go ALL IN and move to Tana from Roam.

During this process, I'm redesigning my schema sufficiently and eliminating some unnecessary notes and artefacts.

I will share my experience here and in my newsletter.
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