Here’s the missing piece that changes everything.
Why Your Note-Taking System Is Holding You Back (And the One Shift You Need to Make)
Most people do note-taking in a passive way.
Traditional note-taking methods mostly feel like information storage. You spend so much time organising, categorising, and filing rather than the real work of exploring & working with ideas.
It’s why so many fail when it comes to building a meaningful note-taking system that you’ll actually want to use.
Because our ideas aren’t passive.
They shift, evolve, and often connect in ways we don’t see coming.
And it’s why I abandoned traditional methods for a new way of organising my notes that has helped me take more notes, remember & connect with my ideas and build a library of ideas that have been actually useful.
Here’s My Bottom’s Up Approach To Organising My Notes:
Step 1: Capture & Actually Review Your Notes
This step is deceptively simple but so often overlooked: review your notes before connecting them.
I used to stash quotes and highlights into my system, thinking I was doing the…