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May 22 9 tweets 3 min read
In 2020, I started experimenting with @RoamResearch

Life was chaotic. I was juggling multiple startups, clients, and teams.

Plus, the pandemic.

Note-taking helped me manage all that.

Here's the 6-Step framework I use to make Notes work for me:
🧵👇
1. The secret lies in the System

Most people think it's about the tool. 

And go in search of the holy-grail app that does it all.

There’s no such thing.

But a good system? It can handle anything.

Think about what’s not working. Put it on paper.
2. Start where you are. Iterate.

Once you know your pain points, you'll define a set of rules, habits, processes, and tools that glue everything together.

This is just the start of your system. Be okay with that.

Use the notes to document your learnings. Your Changelog📋
3. Don’t Automate - Yet.

@paulg has a popular essay that became a mantra for early-stage startups: “Do Things That Don’t Scale.”

They need to learn with every interaction to achieve market fit. 

You are learning too.

No automatic imports.
Do things manually for now.
4. Start Fresh

Once you've got your first system, you'll be tempted to throw your entire backlog at it.

Don’t.

We shouldn't stress the system so soon.
Start with a blank slate.

Focus on what’s going on NOW. You have permission to declare bankruptcy for everything else.
5. Have a Single Source of Truth

A Good #PKM is mostly about Trust:
• that you will remember
• that you'll know where to look

Have a central repository where you can collect all your data.

It must have:
• extensive linking capabilities
• great Search.
6. Notes are Time Machines. Use your Delorean

Time binds your notes together. It's an essential cue for search.

In @RoamResearch, I start all my notes on the “Daily Note page”.

I can track how my thinking has progressed over time since Roam links every concept.
TL;DR: The 6-Step Framework to Make Notes Work for You

• 1. Systems, not Tools.
• 2. Start Where you Are. Iterate.
• 3. Don't Automate - Yet.
• 4. Start Fresh.
• 5. Have a Single Source of Truth
• 6. Notes are Time Machines. Use your Delorean.
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