But, the communities that are interested in Notion became obsessed with Roam Research, so I looked at Roam. I have been using Notion a little bit, but my only use the last few months is as an interstitial capture for YouTube and some other rich media. The interview with Beck focussed on Tinderbox, which I love, but I also want mobile access to my notes from phone and tablet. Then a few months back I heard Jorge Arango’s interview with Beck Tench it drew Zettelkasten back into focus. A couple years back I ran into Zettelkasten Method, that comes from Niklas Luhmann, which focuses on his prolific reading and his card catalogue and related note taking system. A continual genre in YouTube I watch is around productivity, particularly around personal knowledge management methods and tools. If bear had a) search, b) embedded videos, c) a few extra highlight colors, d) automatic ToC for notes, and e) tables, it would literally be complete as far as I’m concerned, but I happily can live without those features for now.The past many weeks I have been digging into a better note taking and management method, while also embracing what I have and my core underlying principles. I abandoned evernote because of it’s bloat, and cannot emphasize enough that in spite of the few shortcomings of bear and my list of feature requests, i prefer bear in its current form over other bloated apps.Ĭraft was aesthetically nice but in reality not what I’m looking for in a note app. I’ve tried them too and strongly prefer bear. I don’t think bear is beholden to competing head-to-head with those platforms. It seems that you have found other apps that support your note style. As a paying user of bear and enthusiast for the platform, i piped to give my feedback for priorities, since back links are not a priority for me in the app. Back links are useful and I’m glad they help you. This is akin to the “right” way to use anki is to make the cards yourself.īut honestly I don’t think my way is the one right way. Bear makes it easy to do it manually, and the act of doing so reinforces the link. In my opinion, knowledge becomes linked when we actually make those connections. I’d be immensely grateful if you would consider them a feature that would add value, not only to Bear but to us writers who rely so heavily on connected notes. My future hopes for Bear… I don’t need all the bells and whistles currently out there, I just need modes and methods built into my app of choice that streamlines my process and supports my writing endeavors - and aids my thinking.īacklinks are a manual process for me currently, taking time away from actual writing. I’ve been using the Zettelkasten long before it became the new cool kid in the note-taking space, so over the years I’ve tried every app out there that promised a better (and easier) way to write, access and organize my notes… I keep coming back to Bear for the simple reason, you guys just keep getting it right. Bear has the sparkle to keep above the pack if it continues to deliver what the others don’t - a fast, fluid and seamless space for connected notes on iOS and Mac. Now, in an increasingly crowded market, innovation in form and function distinguishes the incredible from the mediocre. The truth of the matter is, ] are no longer unique, apps are sprouting up everywhere promising to be the next big and best thing. Backlinks, reference links, linked to… whatever you want to call them, are an added and hugely beneficial navigational feature to any note-taking app which sells wiki-styled links as a top-billed feature. ] are wonderful, keeping track of them not so much. Sure there are those who will never use ] and use Bear largely as a dumping ground of random bits and bobs, but the original and unique selling point that drew me to Bear in the first instance was a replacement for nvALT and the seamless transition between working on iOS and shifting over to the Mac. Personal thoughts on the topic… as soon as an app is built on the premise of ] and note connectivity, which Bear delivered out the box from the start, it stands to reason the app was built for writers and researchers over the general everyday note-taker.
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