Based on my three year's experience of consistent notetaking, here is how I recommend people to start this wonderful habit:

Step 1: Choose one or several note-taking apps.

Although I recommend Mem.ai, pick the one you are the most comfortable with. It could be as simple as Apple Notes and Google Keep.

The most important thing is that you start today. You can always upgrade later.

Step 2: Write down ideas, insights, and other information daily.

Whether it is book highlights, project documents, personal affirmations, and other reference material, note-taking apps are excellent for that. The other use case is journaling and capturing thoughts.

For structured information and documents, I recommend you keep them as separate notes. You can construct links between them and other ways of getting an overview.

For freeform note-taking, you can either create new notes on the fly or create one particular note for the day. For instance, on September 20, 2022, you create a note with the date as the title. Whatever thoughts, ruminations, ideas, and insights you get today will be captured there. On Mem.ai, you can create daily notes automatically using the Daily Mem feature.

In short, you want to have easy access to the note-taking app on your phone. You want to associate the slight feeling of "I need to remember this" or whatever negative feelings you experience with writing down your thoughts. Doing so will alleviate the tensions.

Step 3: If you notice yourself returning to one particular note, again and again, favorite it.

On almost all apps, you can either pin or star certain notes to the sidebar or the top of the main page. Perfect if you have an active project that requires a lot of check-ins. Or want to keep track of your fitness metrics. Otherwise, it is super-easy to search for certain notes. You can also create your own networks of associated notes.

Nonetheless, the most important thing is to write things down. I have found that 95% of the benefits occur during the writing process itself. I rarely need to revisit old notes since they are more cemented in memory, although knowing that they are there if needed.

So transcribe your thought process, and you will level up yourself. Tomorrow, we will discuss the best notetaking app.

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An Ultra-simple Way To Start Taking Notes Every Day

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What will you write today?