There’s a strong resonance here between @RoamResearch and #GTD.
One of the challenges people report with both is this:
👉 It’s easy to get stuff IN, but not as easy to get stuff OUT.
The missing piece is a more intentional process—so you know where to look and when.
One of the challenges people report with both is this:
👉 It’s easy to get stuff IN, but not as easy to get stuff OUT.
The missing piece is a more intentional process—so you know where to look and when.
https://twitter.com/danshipper/status/1492525715266355209
If you find yourself saying “I don’t seem to review my notes enough,” that’s a point of friction in your system.
But friction is opportunity!
Explore WHY you’re not reviewing them. Is it the tool? Is it @RoamResearch’s fault?
Or do you need a workflow to prompt your reviews?
But friction is opportunity!
Explore WHY you’re not reviewing them. Is it the tool? Is it @RoamResearch’s fault?
Or do you need a workflow to prompt your reviews?
It is always possible that your answer is “it’s the tool.” And if that’s the case, definitely change tools.
But that’s not MY experience with @RoamResearch (or #GTD, for that matter).
I built a #Productivity “front end”—my Daily Cycle—and it ushers me through my day.
But that’s not MY experience with @RoamResearch (or #GTD, for that matter).
I built a #Productivity “front end”—my Daily Cycle—and it ushers me through my day.
That way, WHATEVER I need to be working on is always front and center. If that’s reviewing notes, making videos, writing my newsletter—whatever.
Now, it’s possible you could know what you need to do but simply find it a hassle to do it.
More friction = more opportunity!
Now, it’s possible you could know what you need to do but simply find it a hassle to do it.
More friction = more opportunity!
I often find myself returning to @Conaw’s tweet about getting started in Roam.
The simplicity of that belies the underlying power of Roam—and the flexibility that comes with that power can be overwhelming.
My advice: Tag atomically and embrace filters
The simplicity of that belies the underlying power of Roam—and the flexibility that comes with that power can be overwhelming.
My advice: Tag atomically and embrace filters
https://twitter.com/conaw/status/1315078546763603968
Tag atomically = [[topic]] [[project]] [[person]]
rather than [[topic project person]]
That’s just an example, but it’s the idea.
Embrace filters = use those page references as leverage to find the connections you need by filtering the backlinks.
rather than [[topic project person]]
That’s just an example, but it’s the idea.
Embrace filters = use those page references as leverage to find the connections you need by filtering the backlinks.
You certainly CAN search for notes in @RoamResearch, but the real leverage is atomic tags and filter prowess.
- Take your notes like that
- Get a system that reminds you to review (and links you to where you need to be)
- Use filters to find what you wrote
- Take your notes like that
- Get a system that reminds you to review (and links you to where you need to be)
- Use filters to find what you wrote
And when you encounter friction…
That’s opportunity!
Identify its source. Often another [[reference]] for filtering leverage will solve the problem once you’ve spotted it.
It’s fine to switch tools. But make sure it’s a tool ISSUE, or you’ll repeat the problem somewhere else.
That’s opportunity!
Identify its source. Often another [[reference]] for filtering leverage will solve the problem once you’ve spotted it.
It’s fine to switch tools. But make sure it’s a tool ISSUE, or you’ll repeat the problem somewhere else.
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