Stop Taking Regular Notes; Use a Zettelkasten Instead
This seems to be a new trend now. I&#x27;m skeptical. Many of the most successful people I know don&#x27;t have complicated systems like this - instead of spending time on optimizing note taking, they actually get stuff done. In fact, many don&#x27;t have systems at all. On the other side, most people raving about the systems are &quot;productivity gurus&quot; writing articles and books, not people who actually get stuff done or would be considered &quot;successful&quot; in the economic sense.<p>I see a similar trend with org-mode users. It&#x27;s great and all on a technical level (I&#x27;ve used it myself in the past) but it&#x27;s easy to fall into the elisp and customization rabbit hole. Over time, the few hours spent here and there to optimize the system add up to thousands of hours that could&#x27;ve been used to get stuff done.<p>These complex systems are the perfect excuse for procrastination because they make you feel like you are doing something productive while you actually aren&#x27;t. Just get stuff done.