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Open challenge for a live "notes tool utilization" contest. I'll represent

, someone can represent

Audience chooses a topic we agree on, then we have 30 minutes to put together the best outline possible on the topic using only our tool.

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Robert Haisfield

@RobertHaisfield

Apr 7, 2020

@andy_matuschak

representing yourself and whatever it is you're using :)

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Sorry: mu. I'm not interested in using my notes this way. This fitness function isn't uncorrelated with my goals, but it's a poor basis vector. I really don't identify with the goals of almost anyone who writes about notes. More and more I feel I need to abandon the term "note."

7:10 PM · Apr 7, 2020Twitter Web App

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(This sounds a touch uncharitable, but please interpret it charitably) The most common goal for note systems (particularly e.g. BASB) seems to be "I want to be able to rapidly write a short Medium essay from excerpts and jottings." That's fine! It's not my goal.

Robert Haisfield

@RobertHaisfield

Apr 7, 2020

What would you say the goal of your notes and writing is? I could also see more interesting competitions based on learning in a somewhat extended period of time, producing something of true quality, rather than in a rush.

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Robert Haisfield

@RobertHaisfield

Apr 8, 2020

🤷‍♂️️Roam has been incredibly functional for me. I do knowledge work in a very pure sense- 80% of what I do is researching, thinking, etc. The things that I've figured out/am figuring out are all ways of solving concrete problems that I have. Def time optimizing, but worthwhile.

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