My note workflow

The following loosely outlines my process for extracting and synthesizing useful information from the world. I like to think about it like I’m mining for gold.

1. My process starts with consuming as much content as I can. Read in line at the grocery store. Listen to a podcast in the car. Watch youtube in the hot tub. Etc. I record notes as I go along.
2. As I go about my day (often while driving, or late at night) I’ll have ideas I scribble down in apple notes. I’ll return to these in the future and sometimes they’ll make sense and get to create evergreen notes.
3. I periodically make time to sit at my computer and contemplate ideas. Often these are ideas I’ve recently encountered, whether from the outside world or from my own internal subconscious. These moments are cherished periods for me to reflect and refine my understanding.