Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

I have 2,600+ notes in Apple Notes and can barely find anything.

My kid just dumps everything into Telegram saved messages. Running a small research - curious what systems people actually use (not aspire to use).

Do you have a setup that works or is everything scattered across 5 apps like mine?

5 points | by a_protsyuk 4 hours ago

9 comments

  • weird_tentacles 3 hours ago
    The core idea of Zettelkasten:

    1. ONE (shared) dump-pile of all new notes. Your 2,600 pile should do fine

    2. REGULAR 'cleaning' of the new notes: a) Each note gets one or many tags (#urban-decay #gaming #assets) b) Each note is trimmed down to its essence, ready to be used for reasonable purposes. (e.g further writing)

    3. 'cleaned' notes are moved to your golden store, ready to be found by searching (search "#urban-decay")

    You have 1. You need 2. It's slightly work-y, but interesting and ... fun. Rediscovering and polishing forgotten dust-rubies.

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    • a_protsyuk 29 minutes ago
      That's a solid workflow. The "cleaning" step is where most people fall off though - how long does it take you to process a batch, and how often do you actually sit down to do it?
  • snowhale 1 hour ago
    plain files in a git repo, one directory per topic, markdown. search is just grep. the friction of organizing is basically zero which means I actually do it. been doing this for ~6 years, it's messy but findable.
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    • a_protsyuk 36 minutes ago
      The "low friction = actually use it" insight is real. When grep fails you - topic you don't remember the exact words for - what's the fallback?
  • theMezz315 3 hours ago
    Google Keep CherryTree - which is much nicer than the web site portrays https://www.giuspen.net/cherrytree/
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    • a_protsyuk 27 minutes ago
      CherryTree looks interesting - hierarchical nodes. Do you split notes between Keep and CherryTree by type, or is there a different logic?
  • JohnFen 2 hours ago
    I keep all that stuff on a Wiki that I run in my house.
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    • a_protsyuk 2 minutes ago
      Self-hosted wiki - what software? And do you access it on mobile when you're out, or is it strictly home network?
  • choutos 3 hours ago
    LogSeq, with the "brain" shared across devices using Koofr over webdav
  • HardwareLust 3 hours ago
    I'm lazy, so I use Google Keep and will probably regret it someday.
  • LetsAutomate 3 hours ago
    Notion — good for linking related notes
  • journal 1 hour ago
    in md files in the file system.
  • ZYZ64738 3 hours ago
    ...sending myself an email