Note-taking apps have made thepractice of making notesinstead of actually getting anything done way more artful.

But it’s not that difficult.

God help anyone who actually needs to take these kinds of notes.

Notepad and pen on top of a Macbook keyboard

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Feel free to use Notion if you’ve never had a notion.

I’ve had whims and schemes and some vague ideas, but no notions.

Maybe an app will be able to read your handwriting.

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Maybe an app will be able to read your handwriting.

What many of them do is turn note-taking into an active hobby.

That doesn’t mean these are useless.

These advanced note-taking apps are probably best for those in specific careers.

But now we can quickly retrieve them and realize most were actually terrible.

“Robot vacuum slippers”?

No one’s going to buy that.

Believe me I’ve looked.

Still, notes in any form can often help you produce better work.