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I've been trying @RoamResearch for a week now
I was not expecting this, but it's completely changed my interactions with the entire *world*
Quick review
I was not expecting this, but it's completely changed my interactions with the entire *world*
Quick review
Roam is a notes tool designed for networked thought
It's key feature is bi-directional linking - you can make any word a page instantly and flip between pages with a single click
If you want to edit the new one, you just go over there for a while
It's key feature is bi-directional linking - you can make any word a page instantly and flip between pages with a single click
If you want to edit the new one, you just go over there for a while
Roam is built to both accommodate any structure and also accommodate changing structures
Questions like "should I put my source at the top or bottom?" or "should I write a summary or copy & paste?" don't really matter here
Similar to your brain, just get it close enough
Questions like "should I put my source at the top or bottom?" or "should I write a summary or copy & paste?" don't really matter here
Similar to your brain, just get it close enough
It's incredibly easy to use. Quick load times (instant) and supports multimedia. The result of this is I'm writing ALL THE TIME
The structure also naturally guides you into the ideal thought process
The structure also naturally guides you into the ideal thought process
For example, I was reading this book about calculus. In the future, I might remember some ideas by recalling:
- Name of the book / author
- Things at the idea level
- By associating ideas in the book with ideas introduced to me later
Roam is optimized to facilitate these
- Name of the book / author
- Things at the idea level
- By associating ideas in the book with ideas introduced to me later
Roam is optimized to facilitate these
With Roam I'm not worried about "is this an article or a book?" or "should this go into my math section or my philosophy section?" because that's how our brains work
Tools were made that way, but that's not how we think
Tools were made that way, but that's not how we think
A result is that cognition feels like a game. I trust that I'm building something valuable because I'm connecting *my own* ideas
As mentioned, I'm writing all the time. Basically, if I'm thinking about something at all, I end up writing it in Roam
As mentioned, I'm writing all the time. Basically, if I'm thinking about something at all, I end up writing it in Roam
Like those random articles you read in between doing actual work? Easy to throw them in because there's no 
cognitive friction to do so
With other software, you have to think too much to start
cognitive friction to do soWith other software, you have to think too much to start
It can replace a good chunk of the value prop of a personal CRM too
For any meeting, I can just start writing what it was about. Make the name, company, etc. a link so I can return. The date is implicit with the structure and I can connect ideas within the note itself
For any meeting, I can just start writing what it was about. Make the name, company, etc. a link so I can return. The date is implicit with the structure and I can connect ideas within the note itself
I'm still working through a few things like article drafting and journaling
Also, having only worked in it a few days, there may be downsides that aren't realized until I've spent more time with it
Also, having only worked in it a few days, there may be downsides that aren't realized until I've spent more time with it
But first impressions of Roam are off the chart. I spent an incredible amount of time in it the past few days; no other software has had such a profound impact on the way I think and operate on a computer
Nice job @Conaw
Nice job @Conaw
If you want to try yourself, here's the link:
https://roamresearch.com/
Demos / articles:
https://roamresearch.com/#/v8/help/page/1wnq-ZAAN
Other resources that were helpful for the understanding what makes good notes:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/NfdHG6oHBJ8Qxc26s/the-zettelkasten-method-1 https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/T382CLwAjsy3fmecf/how-to-take-smart-notes-ahrens-2017
https://roamresearch.com/
Demos / articles:
https://roamresearch.com/#/v8/help/page/1wnq-ZAAN
Other resources that were helpful for the understanding what makes good notes:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/NfdHG6oHBJ8Qxc26s/the-zettelkasten-method-1 https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/T382CLwAjsy3fmecf/how-to-take-smart-notes-ahrens-2017
This wasn't sponsored or anything
It's just rare that I have a "magic moment" with a new product these days, especially with software
Happy to promote the #RoamCult
It's just rare that I have a "magic moment" with a new product these days, especially with software
Happy to promote the #RoamCult
