One process I still canβt do well in available software is structuring talks & essays. Requires a spatial canvas that handles text well.
Always still happens in a notebook, or a giant sheet of paper. Miro is decent, but unconnected to existing notes in Roam, links to refs, etc.
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The software adds some affordances over paper; I can rearrange, edit, expand in any direction. But itβs not emerging from existing notes, helping me spot logical flaws, enrich arguments.
(And yeah thereβs a βdiagrammingβ feature in Roam, but lets be honest; itβs hot trash)
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Final complaint; I canβt export this spatial map into anything other than a PDF or PNG.
If directional arrows = logical flow I should be able to export as an ordered list of text, images, and links. An outline of the essay to fill out back in a text-focused app.
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Had a bunch of good ideas sent my way. Hacky solution for the moment is embedding Miro and boards into Roam.
Not really βintegratedβ but at least the content is side-by-side and gives you the ability to map and draw
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Yup! I use an A3 sheet of paper.
When it comes to comparable software, kinopio.club is the closest I've found: adactio.com/journal/17425
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This is great. Beautiful little digital scratchpad.
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What about something like Scrivener, which allows for fairly modular writing? Not sure if it hits the spot in terms of being able to effectively link ideas Roam-style, but perhaps could work in conjunction?
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Oh yeah I used Scrivener in the past and love how it allows you to flexibly switch views (cork board / verbose linear text / summary outline). Should go back to playing with it for specific tasks, eg. structuring talks
Exporting a selection from Roam might not be too janky
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Keeping an eye on it along with a couple others;
, surface feature in , nette.io
Itβs good stuff - lots of people recognising the need for visual-spatial representations, relationships and memory
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