Tools

Recurring theme in How to Take Smart Notes: “even the best tools won’t make much of a difference if they are used in isolation… only if they are embedded in a well-conceived working process can the tools play out their strengths.” The book specifies just four tools needed for the slip-box workflow — something to capture fleeting ideas, a reference manager, the slip-box itself, and an editor — arguing that more tools add friction rather than value, and that a tool’s usefulness depends on the routine it’s embedded in, not the tool alone.

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• How To Take Smart Notes