PLAIN TEXT; PAPER, LESS — PRODUCTIVITY DIGEST

PTPL 101: Forget Perfectionism — Raw Notes Are Real Notes

Capture, review, refactor and link; observing yourself will reveal how you think

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This week: A reminder to focus on the work, not how neatly you’ve put it together. Focus on what your notes are for and don’t let an undue focus on the scaffolding pull you away from that. Helping non-techie people choose the best notes app for them.

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Raw notes are real notes

Steve Scaysbrook’s A5 notebooks are an example of raw note taking that touched me this week. I’ve spent countless hours over more than four years refining and aligning, iterating and automating, yet was bowled over by the wonderfully un-straight yet perfectly serviceable lines in these A5 notebooks.

Screenshot of Steve’s Medium Article showing his notebooks in all their authentic glory. I love them! Read the article here

Each paragraph in Steve’s article flowed in like manner, describing his note making approach without presenting it as something it wasn’t.