7 Warning Signs Your Note-Taking System Sucks (And What to Do About It)

I’ll bet you’ll identify with one of them (Else, bash me in the comments)

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It’s frustrating, isn’t it?

You’ve amassed a ton of knowledge (and notes) over the years, but you've realized that those notes aren’t as useful as you thought.

What if the problem was not you, but merely the note-taking system you’re using?

Let’s find out.

1. You don’t know where to save the information (and use a gazillion of different apps)

You have a note-taking app for every day of the week, but you don’t know where to save it.

It’s like having a garage full of Ferraris but forgetting which key starts which car.

All these apps promise to make life easier. But in reality, it’s a tangled web of chaos. Your phone’s cluttered with apps, your desktop with icons, and your brain is confused about where to put that brilliant thought you just had.

A simple note turns into an agonizing decision.

• Evernote?
• OneNote?
• Google Keep?