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3 weeks into @StJohnsLaw using @RoamResearch. I could ramble on about how it just "makes sense."
[[Roam]] doesn& #39;t just organize otherwise cluttered notes, it changes the structure of your brain.
@Conaw @RoamBrain
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[[Roam]] doesn& #39;t just organize otherwise cluttered notes, it changes the structure of your brain.
@Conaw @RoamBrain
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I use Roam to (1) take notes in-class, (2) organize thoughts while studying, and (3) relate interconnected legal rulings from as far back as Common Law, to present at half the average pace.
Roam’s bi-directional linking allows me to make any legal term or ruling a page – instantly – and I can flip between pages with a single click.
If you want to edit the new one, you just go over there for a while.
If you want to edit the new one, you just go over there for a while.
Where does this save me time? Well, the typical question of “should I put my source at the top or bottom” or “should I write my summary or copy/paste” do not pertain here. Now, when notating, citing a source doesn’t matter because Roam’s bi-directional linking allows me to.
In two seconds, I can click directly to the quote’s source because I annotated the case on September 1, 2020, at 8:34:22 AM.
And yes, that’s the exact time I finished briefing that specific case.
And yes, that’s the exact time I finished briefing that specific case.
It’s incredibly easy to use. There are (mostly) instant load times, and the application supports multimedia.
Therefore, I find myself writing 24/7.
Therefore, I find myself writing 24/7.
I store judges’ opinions, electronic textbooks, and supplemental material, all on my Roam graph. As a new habit, I am always reading/writing and exploring personal legal interests with ease.
The structure naturally guides you into the ideal thought process. While reading casebooks for class at @StJohnsLaw, each professor has stressed the importance of understanding the rule and applying it. How could I use the law if I seem to only remember cases at the idea level?
When considering the complete picture of the law, the human brain should not be concerned: “is this a concurring opinion?” or “should this go in my contracts section or my civ pro notebook or my legal writing section?”
As a result, my cognition feels like a game. I trust that I’m building something valuable because I’m connecting my own ideas.
Those random articles explaining FRCP 4(k)(1)(a)? Or the article you found describing mutual assent in a way that doesn’t confuse the shit out of you?
There is no cognitive friction in Roam. It’s endless.
There is no cognitive friction in Roam. It’s endless.
BUT: it’s scary.
It will replace a good chunk of the workforce. You’re paying an administrative assistant $50K (in NYC) to manage a CRM? To notate your meetings? Or you’re paying five “analysts” $100K each to theorize or connect points you noted in a meeting?
It will replace a good chunk of the workforce. You’re paying an administrative assistant $50K (in NYC) to manage a CRM? To notate your meetings? Or you’re paying five “analysts” $100K each to theorize or connect points you noted in a meeting?
Roam gives you the ability to do it all by yourself, with a quarter of the effort.
IMO Roam does less than 20% of what my brain does, but it does that ~20% about 200% better.
IMO Roam does less than 20% of what my brain does, but it does that ~20% about 200% better.
