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Many people struggle from collecting notes to creating original articles. In this meetup, we discussed our challenges, strategies, and tools to turn content input into creative output. Read text chat Some key points Good note-taking is a multistep, iterative process Good note-taking is selective (notes quality over quantity) It’s essential to use your own words … Read More
Scenario 1 – Joe and Jane decided to play a game in which they toss a coin a few times. Every time a head came up, Joe had to give Jane $10 and every time a tail came up, Jane had to give Joe $10. They could toss the coin any number of times they … Read More
Spaced repetition is one of the few evidence-based learning techniques you can actually trust will help you remember things better. In this short tutorial, we are going to use Roam Research to build a simple spaced repetition system from your notes. 1. Create your box You need a box with five sections to put your … Read More
We had 19 participants for the very first Ness Labs virtual meetup on April 3rd, 2020, which topic was “Habits, Routines, Rituals.” See below for the notes, broken down into different sections. What’s the difference between habits, routines, and rituals? “A routine is something you logically plan on doing, for instance something you add to … Read More
Many productivity experts will recommend specific tools to better manage your work and your life. The truth is: you probably don’t need yet another app. I have been using Google Sheets for years to organise many areas of my life. Here is a step-by-step tutorial to get started with Google Sheets as a productivity tool … Read More
This is the full, unedited transcript of our interview with Conor White-Sullivan, founder of Roam Research. Learn more about Roam. Anne-Laure: I’ve been reading about your journey and I’ve been stalking you a little bit on the internet and you’ve been working on Roam, or at least the concept of Roam, for quite a long … Read More