Essential part of the writing process is the concept of quick capture.
The idea is to make it as frictionless as possible to capture those fleeting thoughts as they fly through my head.
And these thoughts tend to pop into my head when I’m not on my desk, so a good mobile experience is key too.
That quick meeting note
That project idea that pops up when you’re in gym
Ideas for improvements in the codebase or architecture
The easier it is to write, the more you’ll do it.
I’ve happily been using apple notes for this
Writers who operate by Will Larson helped me solidify the why behind my writing. I expand on it here. Since then, I’ve been writing a whole lot more in Apple notes, but my publishing rate hasn’t changed. I’m ok with this balance, for now.
Reflections on lessons taught by David Perell & Tiago Forte, and how I'm applying it in organising my knowledge work. In this example, we focus on how it's helping with my music organisation.