I often find myself (and I believe many knowledge workers, developers, and creatives do too) sifting through various articles, papers, code snippets, and AI-generated responses each day. While some information sticks in my memory, there's a lot that I feel deserves a more permanent place in my workflow. I've been experimenting with AI second brain apps, but I'm eager to know how others consolidate and store their daily intake of information so they can finally close all those tabs and relax at the end of the day.
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I tend to follow a kind of radical natural selection method for handling information – if I can't remember it, it probably wasn't worth remembering in the first place. But if you're looking for a good tool, I'd recommend Obsidian for general note-taking! It's pretty effective.
I use Gemini for its history tab. It really helps me pick up where I left off on projects that span multiple days. I find it more reliable to keep track of my projects myself, as I'm not completely comfortable with relying on AI for that, but it's a solid tool for it.
I think the key is to focus on effective synthesis rather than deep analysis. AI tools can dramatically speed up the learning process for me. I've managed to cut my learning time significantly, which opens up so much potential! Using these tools strategically is a game changer.
I rely on Google Keep combined with Google Docs. It works great for me!
I sometimes use capacities.io, which is a neat tool for knowledge management.
Notion is my go-to for organizing everything. It's quite versatile!
I've heard good things about Obsidian! I think it also has some AI plugins, which could be helpful.