Thread by @cortexfutura

You don't need to take notes on everything

If you're into #PKM, note-taking, and productivity it's easy to get a severe feeling of "Note-Taking FOMO" if you're not taking notes on everything you're reading.

I call BS. 🧵

What's the quickest way to kill curiosity? Making note-taking a job.

Why did you get into note-taking? Likely because you read a lot. Why do you read a lot? Because you're curious and enjoy learning new things.

Note-Taking FOMO is counterproductive.

So how do you get rid of Note-Taking FOMO?

By reading with intention.

Ask yourself: why am I reading this? For entertainment, because I want to learn more about something, or because I need to for my job?

The way you answer leads to completely different ways to read.

If you read for entertainment, *that's okay!*

NEVER feel like you need to take notes when you sit down to read Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter or Dune.

UNLESS you're studying literature or want to write about the novels you read.

If you read to learn about something in your free time, you CAN take notes.

But don't feel like you *have to*.

You're doing this because it's fun and interesting.

Never let that joy be killed by a vague sense of "I gots to take notes".

If you read to do your job or advance your career: take notes!

Here taking notes matters. Here it's useful to overcome friction and frustration to get everything you can out of the time you're investing.

Learn how to take notes well, build a system.

And then *use* your notes.

If you want to learn how to use @RoamResearch for note-taking, check out Roam in Context.

I teach you the basics of Roam from six different contexts, and afterwards you'll have a solid base for taking notes in Roam.

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