@webology @jack what do you use? Obsidian?

I use datetime headers each time I add more notes to a document in Obsidian or Orgmode. If you start a new document just link to the old document.

@greg @webology Yep, Obsidian for now. But I've used or played around with many other tools [but not yet emacs and org-mode 😬].

I need to get better about dating the file *and* the sections in it 😅

I guess what i'm really looking for is a way to visually delineate in navigation those notes that I deem less relevant to the current state of a project/idea/topic, but still useful for historical/contextual reasons.

Lots of suggestions for an archive folder, but I don't want to *move* the files.

@greg @jack The more I hear about how other people use Obsidian, the stranger it feels for how I use it. I am very much an outliner.

@webology @jack I’m an outliner also which is why I use orgmode more.

@webology @greg I'm all over the place. I have all of the following types of notes & more:

- One-line ideas for projects, jokes, or questions
- Lists of gift ideas, 'favorites', & other details about friends/family that probably belong in a Personal CRM tool
- Meeting notes
- Notes/snippets for working with a tool (like black, or venv)
- Detailed notes about bigger technical topics e.g. the DevOps process for my business
- Rolling notes about projects
- Outlines for talks
- Research notes
- etc

@webology @greg For your enjoyment - some of my one-line notes/ideas:

- Crossword puzzle where provided words are positive traits, but negative traits are hidden in the puzzle.
- Physical tool for pinpointing landmarks & points of interest on a map that I observe from an aircraft.
- Python package whose sole purpose is to wrap python modules & commands in more dramatic words.
- Start a new Twitter handle called 'weekly heartbreak'. Each week, post a song that is heartbreaking.

#Notes #UmOkay

@webology @greg A few more:

- Am I a judge-y b****? If so, why?
- 'Ubermocked': A tool for automatically mocking your database or API, but the output is actually mocking in the sense of "making fun of".
- Waitress said "that looks delicious" as she handed me dinner. Is this to 'sell' me on the food, or was she really admiring my dinner?
- Alien warfare short story. They blast a huge rock in Earth orbit to prevent our species from leaving the planet.

#Notes #ProjectsThatNeverGotMade #RandomCrap

@webology @greg I swear, though, I take actual, serious, consequential notes, too 😆

@jack @webology this looks completely normal to me. I used a fieldnotes a lot for these kind of notes then only move them to an app when I commit to one.

@greg @jack Hopefully, you two can meet at DjangoCon US this fall.

@greg @jack I write and put it in a Drafts folder then they move to a Published folder after I'm done. I research and some other fun ones but I have never dived into the mind mapping or anything that's more advanced. I just enjoy writing in Obsidian.

@webology @greg I am not familiar with this obscure concept of "done" 😂😅😬

I've tried mind-mapping at various points, but it doesn't fit my brain. Not at all. Mind maps *seem* like a good idea, but I've never successfully finished making one, and I've never found someone else's mind map helpful to understand anything.

I'm much happier with outlining/sectioning, and adding an appropriate type of diagram/chart if it's helpful to visualize an idea or process (usually using mermaid or drawio).

@jack @webology guys, I feel seen! I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I tried AGAIN just a few weeks ago in MindNode and it does not work for me. However I can sketch ideas on paper and that sticks. Outlines is where it's at for me in the end.

@greg @jack I am glad that people like them but I am totally lost when I see them.

I like dataview and I was playing with one of the todo plugins last week and I was tempted to overthink it but I naturally have 1000s of todos because of how I arrange research and projects. So it was too much to grok.