Mindmap your writing with Effie, a distraction free editor

Sage + Siren
Effie: Write, Mindmap & Note
5 min readMay 23, 2022

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Medium Post — Effie

I’ve been a Mindmap fan for decades, going back to the days when Tony Buzan was creating a buzz around this technique. His was the name on everyone’s lips. I remember using early versions of Mindmap software around 1997 to create one page project plans, website layouts and idea maps. As a visual learner, these tools helped me achieve a greater clarity of thought than vast swathes of PowerPoint slides.

Since discovering PKM (personal knowledge management) and the whole concept of a Second Brain last year, I finally found the missing link to my writing.

I no longer have to face the blank page — my Second Brain builds a repository of material that I can tap into.

A good note taking app helps you develop this repository and also provides a distraction free editor, the perfect clean slate on which to write.

If it has some additional bells and whistles, even better.

This is where Effie comes in!

Who is Effie?

I like to think of her as a muse whose goal is to inspire me to write more.

Effie is also an app. Described as a writing tool, the interface is reminiscent of Bear. Clean and crisp, with a choice of…

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Sage + Siren
Effie: Write, Mindmap & Note

Exploring sageism and a now or never approach to life. Also writing about tech, note taking, rural life, hens, sheep, cows, and a gentler pace. nicolafisher.com