Key insights

• 💻 Digital notes can support various aspects of life.
• 🔍 Good notes system emphasizes quick accessibility.
• 📚 Structure involves stacks, notebooks, and notes.
• 📂 Different categories for organizing notes include inbox, goals, areas of focus, projects, resources, and archive.
• 📝 Organizing system called gappa, based on Thiago Forte's para but more hierarchical.
• 📌 Active and passive notebooks for organizing goals, projects, and resources.
• 🎯 Personal goal of reaching 80 kg by birthday, Tracking progress weekly, Eight areas of focus (career, family, finances, health, lifestyle, personal experiences, personal development, purpose and spirituality), Prioritizing tasks based on areas of focus, Master projects list for tracking priorities.
• 📝 Using a notes app to organize various resources such as books and YouTube videos, Creating notebooks and tags for different topics of interest, Archiving old content as a rich resource for future inspiration.

Q&A

• How does a hierarchical structure for notes contribute to future reference?

  Organized notes with a hierarchical structure enable easy access to valuable information for future reference. Learning how to efficiently search notes is crucial for maximizing the benefit of a well-structured digital notes system, which also helps in staying focused on goals and areas of interest.

• Can you provide an example of how resources are organized in a notes app?

  The speaker demonstrates organizing resources in a notes app, which includes creating notebooks, adding tags, and archiving old content. This process helps in efficiently organizing and accessing a variety of resources such as books, articles, and videos.

• What does the speaker discuss about managing projects and resources?

  The speaker explains how they manage projects by linking back to a master project list for easy access. They also share their deep interest in fountain pens and notebooks, discussing details about their collection and interests. Additionally, they mention using Readwise for notes related to various books and resources.

• What personal goal does the speaker prioritize, and how do they manage it?

  The speaker prioritizes the personal goal of reaching 80 kg by a specific date, tracking progress weekly, and prioritizing tasks based on eight areas of focus. They also maintain a master projects list for tracking priorities related to the goal.

• What is the gappa system, and how does it differ from Thiago Forte's para?

  The gappa system is an organization system for goals and tasks, based on Thiago Forte's para but more hierarchical. It involves using active and passive notebooks for organizing goals, projects, and resources. Additionally, the speaker uses Evernote for tracking personal goals and finances.

• What are the key components of a good digital notes system?

  A good digital notes system consists of quick accessibility, organized into stacks, notebooks, and notes. The specific app used is not as important as the organizational structure. Notes are typically categorized into areas such as inbox, goals, areas of focus, projects, resources, and archive.

• 00:00 Your digital notes can support multiple areas of your life and don’t necessarily need to be obsessively organized. The key to a good notes system is quick accessibility. The structure involves stacks, notebooks, and notes, and the specific app used doesn't matter. The notes are organized into categories like inbox, goals, areas of focus, projects, resources, and archive.
• 02:51 A system for organizing goals and tasks called gappa, based on Thiago Forte's para but more hierarchical; active and passive notebooks for organizing goals, projects, and resources; use of Evernote for tracking personal goals and finances.
• 05:19 Focused on achieving personal goal of reaching 80 kg by the 22nd of July, tracking progress weekly and prioritizing with areas of focus and projects
• 07:59 The speaker discusses how they manage their projects and resources by linking back to a master project list. They delve into their deep love for fountain pens and notebooks, sharing details about their collection and interests.
• 10:40 A demonstration of organizing resources in a notes app, including creating notebooks, adding tags, and archiving old content.
• 13:05 Keeping organized notes with a hierarchical structure helps in finding valuable information for future reference. It's important to learn how to search your notes efficiently.