I love the Apple Notes example. This gets rid of the excuse of "I'm searching for the best app" for many of us who are overthinkers. Rather than go down rabbit holes, we should simply start.

@KarimPanch

8 ай бұрын

I wish I saw this comment month ago😭

@robertmaxey5406

8 ай бұрын

I have been there and I read desperate pleas for help from people looking for the best app. This should be easy, but people are hell bent on complexity. They want cute and pretty over usefulness and productivity. Apple gives you Notes, Calender, Numbers, Pages and Keynote. Everything can be connected to give you a FREE and highly productive system that just works. Love your videos.

@paul-hugo-palmeostudio

7 ай бұрын

best comment of the world.

@mrcvry

6 ай бұрын

I did and moved on to Obsidian… for now. 😂 I‘m not a fan of markdown but it is great that you can just move all your files into another app or folder and go on with your notes.

@Andy-jz1zw

6 ай бұрын

I need a manual for ever thing. Otherwise I think I'm not using it right or I'm missing out on something. Don't be that guy 😂 Nothing is perfect. We make the tools work for us, not the other about about.

Hi Tiago, thanks for sharing! One shortcut: when, using Safari, you can mark text, right-click it and choose ‘Add to Quick Note’. This will create a new note with a hyperlink and the quoted text in Apple Notes.

@TheeAbstractHero

5 ай бұрын

I wonder if this functionality transfers over to the iOS devices. I find it frustrating relying on multiple operating systems rather than using an ecosystem like these corps want us to. My phone is on iOS, my computers are Windows, my storage is on Linux, my tablet is Android.

@NilsHKramer

5 ай бұрын

@@TheeAbstractHero Yes it does: on iPhone or iPad, mark text and choose ‚New Quick Note‘.

@TheeAbstractHero

5 ай бұрын

@@NilsHKramer Word. Thats rad. I'm definitely not utilizing my iPhone to it's fullest!

@mazal-bb

29 күн бұрын

@NilsHKramer Oh, that's interesting. Though the shortcut (for Apple Notes) seems to be Safari-dependent, BBEdit has the same shortcut across browsers under right-click » "Services" menu. Shoutout to BBEdit users!📣 From highlighted text, you can create a new document, a new note, or append to scratchpad-which I didn't even know existed. That's great; thanks!

This was probably the best demonstration of your method I’ve seen so far - the idea that you don’t have to have a holistic view up front to be able to organize yourself is somehow radical, but deeply empowering!

Love how clear and concise this breakdown was. Been building and tweaking my second brain for almost a year now and this just gave me so much clarity. Great reminder that it doesn’t have to be complicated.

I switched from Notion to Apple Notes so that I don’t spend too much time making my notes pretty and overthinking. One thing I struggle with is the distinction between Areas and Resources Update: thinking about Areas as Areas of RESPONSIBILITY really helped

@velmurugann6817

10 ай бұрын

Using both Apple notes and notion will be good ? Notion is for organising and Apple notes for taking quick notes

@KiwiMoto72

9 ай бұрын

its hard to do without an integration that sync automatically@@velmurugann6817

@mrcvry

6 ай бұрын

@@velmurugann6817 I haven't used Notion, but I see it more as a private wiki. It is public. No privacy or real encryption. Better suited for a company or team work. I don't know what you note, but I don't want to have to think about whether it's safe to use Notion for every note. Apple Notes is great, but Apple only. I need my notes on many different devices now.

@camillebazin6630

5 сағат бұрын

You're right we waste so much time trying to make this pretty ! But at the end we want to be efficient and that it's practical for every day use.

I use the PARA method within Apple Notes but a little differently as I rely on Smart Folders. I use a blank folder with capital letters to divide up my folders. Eg ---PROJECTS This way I can drag folders from a Project to Archive. I don’t have as many folders as you. My system strongly relies on Smart Folders. (Which is why I can’t collapse the folders). When I start a new folder for, say, Trip to Nice…I make it a Smart Folder with all tags for Nice being the filter. Then, I search my notes and folders for related content to repurpose. As I come across notes that I want in the Nice folder, I use the tag “Nice”. This means it stays in the original folder, as well as appearing in the Trip to Nice folder. Using Smart Folders allows me to quickly repurpose notes into new projects. It also allows me to add it to several folders when I first create it. So, when I add a note for my parents, it may also end up with a medical tag and adds it to a medical folder, and a parent tag (which puts it into a Smart Folder called Mum and Dad which is a shared with my siblings).

Comecei a usar o método PARA no apple notes e estava ansioso por esse vídeo. Fiquei feliz porque validou o que eu já estava fazendo, confirmou que eu estava fazendo do jeito "certo'" (orientado por você). Valeu e parabéns pelo conteúdo!

Ever since I seen your first PARA video I’ve been structuring my life within it. Makes things so much easier. I use to have 100s of folders filled with 1,000s of files that I forgot and haven’t touched in years. Now I know how to organize it!

@mrcvry

6 ай бұрын

And after that to never touch them again… again. 😊

I recently took the PARA method and updated my Apple Notes (and my work OneDrive and Chrome bookmarks - it’s been quite liberating!). One thing I do with Notes is a Smart Folder for notes created in the last 30 days (I did start with 7 days). I then do a monthly review of the month, a check of my notes if they are in the right place, have a proper title instead of “new note”, tags etc. Doing this seems to help my review process and also is a way of triggering new ideas or links between notes.

@MattShelley138

10 ай бұрын

This is great

@jerrylee5537

10 ай бұрын

I use the Smart Folder for the exact same purpose. It’s just like a filter system on any productivity apps and it’s often overlooked.

@alc2672

6 ай бұрын

How do you use tags in Apple Notes? Is it to cross-reference notes across projects/areas?

@martynjones6543

6 ай бұрын

@@alc2672 yes, to group themes or subjects which are over different notes. I’ll use the # feature to name them and see them quickly

Fell back in love with Apple Notes after abandoning Evernote, for good reason. So nice to get back to basics and just get used to capturing the most essential.

this is just what I needed! I tried PARA on several platforms for trial, but basically I always relate back to my NOTES app on my MacBook, as it is connected across all my devices. Thank you so much , Tiago! ❤

I recently discovered your material and book. I’m learning something new almost everyday. I’m a very busy IT director and being able to quickly find notes and reference materials is critical. I use an iPad Pro more than I do a desktop or laptop. With an iPad, most apps and websites will let you upload directly to Apple Notes.

Also, you can add hashtags to Apple Notes, which lets you join entries in different folders.

PARA method is pure genius, I’m finding it really productive and easy. It definitely brings down the mess of digital as well as thought organisation to mere arrangement of information, thanks Tiago👍

This is really timely! I had stopped my usual analysis paralysis with several ‘apps of the moment’ and was thinking that I should just use Apple Notes. I set up the PARA folders and then something wasn’t clicking so I returned to Evernote. I don’t know WHY I didn’t think it was working in the same way, but I see that, of course it does! Thanks Tiago. Your clear and fluid delivery is music to these ears.

Amazing timing just about to start organising my apples notes into a second brain! ☺ ill give you a cool tip for those looking to do the same rather than copying and pasting from an article in safari, you can either hit the globe key and Q and that will make a quick note with a link to the article and the highlighted section on the Mac or on iPad you can drag from the bottom right corner and it will do the same. finally on iPhone just highlight the text and a where you would copy it gives you an option to make a quick note! amazing video thank you for sharing your brilliant system ❤

@MrJeremizzleful

10 ай бұрын

Great tip! I was looking the other for a chrome web clipper to Apple Notes... Didn't find any. This is the closest thing i guess

this was such a helpful demonstration! i'd love to see a future demo on how to use this side-by-side with Apple Reminders for task management

@groovysecondhalf

7 ай бұрын

Exactly What I Was Thinking ~ How To Effectively Use Them Together

I have been using this across everything between my work and my personal use. This is brilliant. So clear.

I like how open and honest you are about what you are doing. You are detailed in how PARA can be used in the many different apps. The speed that you share the information is clearer than many other creators. You have helped me figure out what is the best starting app for me to use to build my second brain. Thank you!

I don't use apple notes, but I find it so helpful to see the many applications of PARA across different software. Thanks Tiago!😊

Congrats on the book! I’ve been using PARA for several years now and it has been amazing. Thanks!

Para for a year now. Finds: -Projects have a «Meta» note staring with a «Why» section (pun: the book) followed by How, Milestones, Goals and Vision (original idea, how I envisioned it) -Projects have a «Main» folder if I need an entry point for actionables, where I tend to list subtitles: Next, Todo, Continuous/Focus, Roadmap w alternatives++ -Resources always at the bottom of any note, organized part of note always on top. Easy to refactor -In addition I keep a «daily» folder that function like a detailed calendar and generic todo-list for the coming few days, more flexible for detailed, by-the-hour changing info than a calendar app imo. Travel iteraries for instance

I have finished watching the whole series. I want to thank you for making the series, I'm on the brink of losing my job and this is helping me to put everything together, I will practice this and see how it goes, but definitely shade light on my current situation. Thank you so much, Tiago!

LOVE IT! I've already read your book, but it was so interesting you explaining it in action, thank you!

Very new to the 2nd Brain concept (reading on my Kindle now). Love that you've created this video on Apple notes. At first I was diligently trying to revamp my note taking process by researching applications like Notion and Evernote. I got to the part of the book where you suggested I should "keep it simple" and "do what works". Apple notes takes the inertia completely out of the process because it's just...there.

@AndresIbanezVasquez

10 ай бұрын

ikr? Currently using Joplin which has a similar structure to Evernote (which I was using before but became too glitchy and overpriced). I am sure the PARA method can be applied in any software, perhaps with some modifications. Having said that, I would not be surprised if a "using PARA in Notion" video comes out soon, since the point is to attract as many people as possible.

Tiago 1000 thanks for all you do and all the timeless, essential guidance you provide us! 🙌🏻🙏🏻 This is such amazing information!! 🙌🏻🙏🏻

A wonderful demonstration. I've watched the video several times & each time I can find it useful and understand more the mechanism of applying the PARA method. Thank you, Tiago!

Thank you for this. Your videos are very clear and easy to understand. I like the pacing of your videos as well. Something to aspire to.

Great example. Now a video about Apple Reminders instead of Things 3 would be great :)

Very nice series, Tiago! I can already say PARA is going to help me a lot in my organization and productivity.

I have been looking for this all my LIFE! ... looking for your course now...

Wow you made PARA extremely useful for Apple notes, so simple and organized.

I'm happy you shared this with us. Looking forward to getting your book.

I'm still trying to fulling put the PARA Method into practice, but one big thing I did earlier this year was to redo my Apple Notes sidebar fully into PARA folders and subfolders. Since I've been using Notes beginning around 2015, it was a challenge to move all of my previous notes to the Archives folder, because I did not want to delete the previous content. There are some quirks and limitations I had to deal with to move the previous folders and notes to Archives, but I did it. I find the system to be more engaging and active, and look forward to improving on it when the book comes out. Thanks for this; really useful.

Thnx Tiago, this is what I needed. Just simple and basic

Thank you Tiago. Wonderful & clear explanation. Just what I wanted.

As someone who is much more comfortable using Apple Notes, this is super useful.

Thank you Tiago wonderful video!!!

Got my copy of the book preordered, can’t wait to dive in!

Hope to see video like this on others like LogSeq and Keep. Thanks so much! Love your book!

Well, I saved this playlist link in my resources folder 😄 Thanks for sharing

I didn’t know that Elon Musk started doing YT tutorials. Seriously though, nice approach. I always refrain from taking random notes due to lack of systematic way of storing them.

I certainly appreciate that you will create another video for OneNote.👍

I saw the demo of your PARA Method a while ago (it's awesome BTW 💪) and since I use Apple Notes I implemented exactly what you showed in that example. Everything except one. Maybe that would be of some kind of value. In the Archives folder, I duplicate the PAR Structure. When I archive something it goes to the corresponding directory. That really helps me to keep the whole thing clean all the way 😉 As for the small improvement in creating a note in Apple Ecosystem, I suggest to utilize the "share" function. You can add the whole Tweet/X Post, or fragment of an article. without leaving the browser ;))))) Thanks for the video!

@s.m.s.m.630

10 ай бұрын

Great idea of using the same structure in archives I also like to use tags and smart folders. Only downside - you can not put smart folders in regular folders so far.

@sullivx

10 ай бұрын

🙏🏻🙌🏻💪🏻 awesome tip! Thank you!!

Super helpful, thank you!

Super helpful. I appreciate the examples and showing an alternative to Evernote.

Thanks for teach us a powerful tool!

Conteúdo incrível, Tiago!

Nice video. Enjoyed your way of organizing information. I have been using my apple notes very ineffectively.. this was a good way of approaching the problem of organizing information without over thinking it... Cheers

thanks for the good exemplification.

Thanks for sharing!

Thank you ❤. Great audio and video production. you're a good sons and a good man.

@TiagoForte

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Excelente, Tiago! Estou gostando muito dos teus vídeos. Uma dúvida: é possível migrar os cadernos do Onenote para o Apple Notes?

I really love the apple notes. I use daily

Most helpful, thanks

This was super insightful! Thank you !

@TiagoForte

8 ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

I’m using Apple notes for PARA. This video is quite helpful for improvement. Anyway, it’s time to copy this video link to my Project folder of BASB.

THANK YOU

Tiago - thx you! i am a member of your BASB subscription. I love it. I struggle though with all the choices. Notion is what i use today and its very deep, but Apple notes performs better and isn't as deep in terms of format support, and there are next to zero integrations to make working across note taking apps easy. ANy thoughts on that?

Thanks for this. I just started this. One suggestion is to put windows next to each other and drag and drop. We can also use the “share” feature to send to Notes and the specific location in Notes.

Thanks for another great video. Hope you do one video for implementing PARA in Tana as well.

You speak wonderfully, by the way.

I think that was a super useful demonstration of using Apple Notes to get the most from the app. However, I’m looking forward to the upcoming update that will incorporate linking to individual notes.

Hi Tiago, thank you for this video. I don't use IPhone, but I created similar setup in Samsung notes. I use Obsidian too, but it's easier to use Samsung notes on the go

Excellent!

great example

Great advice and video Tiago. do you have any videos or resources for using the technique with Microsoft OneNote?

I watched many of your videos and i really do feel inspired. The only thing that I am struggling with, is whether I should combine or split my private & professional PARA. I feel like it would be better to keep both spheres separate .. but it might be too much to manage both as a beginner. Also, is there an elegant way to consolidate information on your progress for weekly meetings, where you give an update on all of your tasks? Thank you!

Great tips!

This is such a great video, been a long time follower of yours, way before the book and the first cohort. This video really spoke to me and highlighted the hireachy of PARA more than anything else. I've realised I've been doing this wrong and saving most of my content into Resources over prioritising Projects and Areas first. Love how this more about the system and thought process of PARA and less about apple notes.

Muito legal q vc fez essa demonstração no Apple Notes. Eu ja tava pensando q teria q começar a usar o Evernote (q nunca usei). 😂

I learnt a lesson the hard way with Apple notes, if you annotate a pdf and make a decent amount of mark ups it becomes to large to email etc,

thank you. Curious to see how you use Apple Notes across devices and with other team members.

I like the idea of a weekly review.

I thought so too!

Can you tell us what you think about the reMarkable 2

Love it - Could you explain how to structure and navigate a personal/business balance if i run an agency with multiple client projects ongoing? What are some best practice if it gets a little more dicey? I am currently defaulting to 2 different Notion workspaces and it doesnt feel fluid.

Nice video. Mind to share tools that you used for editing as cool as this?

great video. would you consider to do a video on the system applied to OneNote please? I ditched evernote with the pricejump and I'm quite happy with OneNote. Thanks!

Great Video! How about using Onenote for this same purpose?

How do you decide if that pdf goes into apple notes or on your cloud drive or hard drive?

i am a fan!!!!

Hi there, thank you for sharing your PARA-method! It really works. 😊 One question: is it possible to get a complete e-mail into Apple Notes, like forwarding it to your account in evernote or like the Outlook feature: send to OneNote?

Hey Tiago, I just watched your video and I must say that it was really informative and well-made. I loved your videos. I was wondering if I could help you edit your videos and also make highly engaging shorts for you?

Many thanks Tiago: very clever! just enhanced my personal Notes folders with 4 main PARA folders! for my personal data. Will implemented the same PARA method for my professional data on One Note (paperless for decades), with secured servers. What could be the added value of an AI for our "second brain"?

oh my god, thanks a LOT im always overthinking in this situation.

Apple Notes is the best option for those that we like Evernote, but unfortunate Bending Spoons screwed us. Good video and thanks for sharing.

I use Apple Notes with the PARA principles and it works for me even better with the smart folder function. I often scan documents with the app and link notes together. Can't wait to have the final verision of Notes in iOS17!

@Mindtrash_

10 ай бұрын

Same!

@robynflynnlarge

10 ай бұрын

Agree. I can have the same note in multiple folders.

Also Apple Notes supports adding link directly (from the toolbar) to current note from some currently open apps like Firefox/Safary/Mail. No need to copy and paste manually from URL.

For people planning to switch from Evernote to Apple Notes: Export your Evernote notes as ENEX files, these can be imported into Apple Notes

@sharingmatters

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I am planning to do that. Evernote is overcomplicated.

@ahujapradeep

8 ай бұрын

How is this done

Tiago, what do you put inside the area’s folders?

Thank you for this video. I am doing the PARA method, but in apple reminder and not Apple note because i have to make it actionnable with due dates. How do you deal with tasks dates with apple note? Thank you

Hi Thiago. When will be the launching in Brazil?

Thank you Elon!

I use Samsung Note and I think it's the most powerful notes app on the market, of course, for a device and for project management I use Notion

I hope you will include obsidian or timestripe

Tiago - where in PARA would be want to put our someday/maybe list? In the BASB book you mention this someday/maybe list on task manager and in notes but I am not sure where in notes it would go. Maybe resources since it’s something we are not interested in right now or want to take action on but have a general interest in at some point?

Whats a good alternative to Apple Notes / One Note? I love both for different reasons but would like something I can manage whether I am on Linux or PC as well.

I started learning about PARA and I cannot figure out how to implement it in apps such as logseq or roam research. I will appreciate it if you will show an example

Hello sir Tiago Forte, I saw your books in book store here in my country 2 of them titled build a second brain and 1 ir PARA Method. Which one should I read first?