I have to say I have the same response - dammit, not another one - but I'm rather more interested in our complete fascination with these tools. Like - I have my note taking / knowledge stuff pretty much nailed [+] but STILL I always find myself clicking through on posts like this. Like many others on HN, I'm absolutely, unbearably, totally addicted to considering and re-considering my methodology in the notes / to-do space, even though I'm really happy with what I've got.
When I try to analyse this I realise there's a part-dopamine level thing (I love a beautiful, clean UI and idea), partly a wishful thinking (man, if only I could remember X, maybe this is the tool to help me!), and partly (this is the hard one to admit to but I would bet money on many other HN types as being here with me) an addiction with process, pure and simple. Anything to not actually have to DO that thing I need to do - oh look, I could review a tool that'll help me procrastinate a while longer.
It reminds me of the me when I was 16 and "revising" for GCSE exams. I spent about 90% of my time re-formatting and colouring in my revision timetable rather than actually doing the work of revision. That me is still here, only now it's notes apps rather than colouring in...
Finally - I think admitting that there simply isn't a perfect tool that will enable All The Things and Make Me A Much More Effective Person is much, much harder than the alternative which is to keep the Holy Grail somewhere in my consciousness, and keep on clicking those damn notes app links :-)
[+] In case anyone cares, I've used them all but I'm really happy with current 3-pronged approach: Evernote for transient / meeting / throwaway notes. TickTick for to-do's. Dokuwiki for longer term / journaled / documentation type stuff. All connected together via the common beauty of hyperlinks. Hook for Mac is amazeballs for this...
I have to say I have the same response - dammit, not another one - but I'm rather more interested in our complete fascination with these tools. Like - I have my note taking / knowledge stuff pretty much nailed [+] but STILL I always find myself clicking through on posts like this. Like many others on HN, I'm absolutely, unbearably, totally addicted to considering and re-considering my methodology in the notes / to-do space, even though I'm really happy with what I've got.
When I try to analyse this I realise there's a part-dopamine level thing (I love a beautiful, clean UI and idea), partly a wishful thinking (man, if only I could remember X, maybe this is the tool to help me!), and partly (this is the hard one to admit to but I would bet money on many other HN types as being here with me) an addiction with process, pure and simple. Anything to not actually have to DO that thing I need to do - oh look, I could review a tool that'll help me procrastinate a while longer.
It reminds me of the me when I was 16 and "revising" for GCSE exams. I spent about 90% of my time re-formatting and colouring in my revision timetable rather than actually doing the work of revision. That me is still here, only now it's notes apps rather than colouring in...
Finally - I think admitting that there simply isn't a perfect tool that will enable All The Things and Make Me A Much More Effective Person is much, much harder than the alternative which is to keep the Holy Grail somewhere in my consciousness, and keep on clicking those damn notes app links :-)
[+] In case anyone cares, I've used them all but I'm really happy with current 3-pronged approach: Evernote for transient / meeting / throwaway notes. TickTick for to-do's. Dokuwiki for longer term / journaled / documentation type stuff. All connected together via the common beauty of hyperlinks. Hook for Mac is amazeballs for this...