notetaking

The last post pointed out how keeping a daily log can make a huge difference. Notetaking software can make this habit a lot easier. Joplin For my work logs I’ve been using Joplin for these reasons: You’re in control of the storage. This is important when critical business information may be stored in the notes. I’m using OneDrive. Open-source. Since this software is open-source, you don’t have the risk of it suddenly disappearing because a company was purchased or went out of business. [Read More]

An effective technique to retain what you read is to manually take notes. Throughout my school years, I used a mechanical pencil. I’ve come around to prefer pens. You don’t have to worry about lead with a pen and they write darker than a pencil. The downside is you can’t correct mistakes. A real conundrum for my inner perfectionist. PILOT FriXion Erasable Pen 🖊️ Well that’s what I though until I discovered the PILOT FriXion Erasable Pen. [Read More]