You’ve typed ** to make something bold. Or maybe ## to create a heading. You’ve probably done this in Slack, Discord, Reddit, or a note-taking app without thinking twice about it. That’s Markdown. And most people don’t know it has a name. Over the past decade, Markdown has quietly become the default way to format…
I discovered Capacities in early 2023 while hunting for a productivity app that could finally help me stay organized. Like many who try Obsidian, I had a complicated relationship with it—intrigued but frustrated. It wasn’t until February this year that something clicked when I started using Capacities purely for journaling. If you’re new to Capacities…
If you’ve ever tried to find the “perfect” note-taking app, you know how quickly things can spiral. Every year, there’s a new one promising to fix what the last one missed. I’ve fallen for it more times than I can count downloaded the latest Notion templates, trialed obscure markdown editors, spent hours tweaking Obsidian plugins,…
Note-taking apps shut down. It’s not a matter of if, but when. I’ve watched users scramble when Google Reader vanished overnight. I’ve seen panic when Sunrise Calendar gave everyone 30 days to export years of data. And I’ve helped friends recover notes from apps that just… stopped working after an update. If you’re storing important…
You’ve probably heard it before: “Wake up at 5 a.m. if you want to be successful.” Or maybe you’ve seen stories about Tim Cook starting work before 4 a.m., Elon Musk staying up past midnight, or Bill Gates filling every hour of his day with meetings and reading. Depending on who you ask, productivity sounds…
Your to-do list keeps growing faster than you can check things off. You finish one task, and somehow three more appear in its place. If this sounds like your typical Tuesday, you’re definitely not alone. Most people live with this reality until something breaks. Maybe deadlines start colliding, or your manager expects everything done yesterday,…
Struggling to stay focused at work? Can’t seem to finish tasks without getting distracted? The Pomodoro Technique might be exactly what you need. It’s a simple time management method where you work for 25 minutes straight, then take a 5-minute break. Repeat that cycle, and you’ll be amazed at how much you can actually get…
Proton, the company behind Proton VPN, Proton Mail and Proton Pass, has released a new AI assistant that promises to keep user conversations completely private. The service, called Lumo, aims to be a ChatGPT alternative for users concerned about how their data is being used by major tech companies. Unlike popular AI services from OpenAI,…
How you start your morning has a way of echoing throughout your entire day. Maybe you’ve had those mornings where you hit snooze one too many times, rush through a shower, and realize you’re already late before you even finish breakfast. The whole day can feel scrambled from that point on. A steady morning routine…
Zettelkasten is a smart note taking system that connects your ideas together instead of keeping them separate. Originally created by German sociologist Niklas Luhmann, this connected note-taking method helped him write over 70 books and hundreds of articles by building a network of connected notes. The word “Zettelkasten” means “slip box” in German. Luhmann used…
