A Note System That Isn’t a System (But Works)

Описание: Where should you take notes from books, videos, meetings, or podcasts? In this video, I walk through how I think about where to put different types of notes, even though I don’t use a single, unified system.

If you’ve ever felt guilty for not having a perfect note-taking system, you’re not alone. But you shouldn't. I’ve let go of the pressure to build a “second brain” and realized that sometimes a notebook and a pen is just right. It’s about making notes useful in the moment...even if I never look at them again.

I’ll go through real examples using my notebook, Google Docs, Apple Notes, and Notion, and explain how I decide what goes where. This isn’t a how-to. It’s a real-world look at what actually works for me. And maybe some of it will work for you too.

If you’ve been trying to figure out how to organize your notes in a way that actually works for your life, this is for you.

Mentioned in Video:
   • 4 Things you Need to Organize Your Busy Life  

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🪷 Hi, I’m Emm. I'm working on my personal system to get more of the right things done. I like to share what I'm doing and my thinking behind it. I hope it's of some help to you and you'll share what works for you. Let me know in the comments! 💬

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:13 Question from a viewer on my notes
01:32 Framework that guides where and how I take my notes
01:54 Short term vs Long term
03:40 My use only vs To be shared
04:16 Live/On the fly vs At my own pace
04:43 A-ha - Story about taking notes
06:11 Example 1 - Notes for quick learning - Notes on YouTube videos
07:12 YouTube Tip 1 - Forward and Back
07:30 Example 2 - At a conference
08:05 Example 3 - Small local lecture
08:35 Example 4 - At a meeting
09:07 Final Example - Reading, Watching, Listening
09:56 A realization about my notes from this process
10:56 Something I'm going to try with my notes
11:22 YouTube Tip 2 - Recommendation when taking notes on YouTube
11:50 Maybe you can help? Do you remember?



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