I am my experience/expertise, not my notes, so I take a very natural (read: naive/undeveloped) approach
If I/my calendar/ticket queue didn't remember it, it wasn't worth remembering.
Obviously, this isn't perfect, all kinds of trivium is forgotten. I'm not concerned; the important parts are internalized. I'm not going to forget the concept of protocols or whatever
My bag of tricks is different from others. I might need to borrow/loan: as it should be
I do want to make a point to write more momentary snapshots. A blog is the immediate thought. The things I find important change, of course, so this would be a neat record/trend
I remembered y'all... 9 hours later, finally at a machine with a copy :)
#!/bin/bash
SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0")
if pgrep -f "$SHELL.*$SCRIPT_NAME" | grep -v $$ > /dev/null; then
echo "The notes are already being edited elsewhere."
exit 1
fi
NOTE_DIR="${NOTE_DIR:-${HOME}/notes}"
CURRENT_NOTE=$(date +%Y-week%V)
LAST_WEEK_NAME=$(date -d '7 days ago' +%Y-week%V)
NOTE_PATHS=("$NOTE_DIR/$CURRENT_NOTE" "$NOTE_DIR/$LAST_WEEK_NAME")
EDITOR="${EDITOR:-vim}"
if [[ $EDITOR == *vim* ]]; then
# Run the vim-like editor with tabs
$EDITOR -c ':tab all' "${NOTE_PATHS[@]}"
else
# Run the editor without vim tab arg; assume array is fine
$EDITOR "${NOTE_PATHS[@]}"
fi
Triple dipping/posting thanks to that ~2 hour limit! Portability/efficiency wasn't really a concern in this - open to some golf
I have terrible memory so writing things down is my only way to stay floating.
1. cheats: https://cheats.geekodour.org/
(it's a fish script that writes things into a org file which gets
exported into html, i use fzf to lookup while in the cli)
wiki(3) gets updated daily, cheats(1) get updated whenever it's a command or tactical stuff, toolchest(3) gets updated very rarely like once a month but helpful to organize the various things i work on etc.
most effective has been cheats and wiki in day to day use, i use ripgrep to search through my wiki, no fancy search.
A hierarchy of folders
Inside are pdfs, markdown files, images, schematics, mind maps
I frequently review them, shift things around
I have a set of spaced repetition folders which topics I am currently memorising go up and down depending on how easily and quickly I recall them when I test myself
I let the categories form naturally I don’t try and “big design up front”
The folder is regularly encrypted and synced to an always on android phone I have as a wearable computer (it has other functions too - personal llm output, on the mesh net to my personal cluster etc, connected to Bluetooth bone conduction headphones so I can hear while getting audio messages)
Works well, accessible on phone, laptop, any machines, it all resides on my NAS
Very interesting, I've been thinking about remote access pc and android as portable storage, but never got time to actually create it. Can you please give a bit more elaboration of your setup, any references if possible too?
Keep writing. Write without intention. Over the years or days or months or weeks you will notice the pattern in your writing. It's a reminder that outside is disorganized, but on your brain it's pretty organised.
Every meeting I have starts with a new Notion entry with the date and title of the meeting. Then as the meeting goes on, I'll just take notes. It's been invaluable, having years of people knowledge to fall back on when I need a contact in a certain area, or remember where I learned something, keep business records etc.
If I/my calendar/ticket queue didn't remember it, it wasn't worth remembering.
Obviously, this isn't perfect, all kinds of trivium is forgotten. I'm not concerned; the important parts are internalized. I'm not going to forget the concept of protocols or whatever
My bag of tricks is different from others. I might need to borrow/loan: as it should be
I do want to make a point to write more momentary snapshots. A blog is the immediate thought. The things I find important change, of course, so this would be a neat record/trend