![]() ![]() In terms of the course itself, I was duly impressed by Nat’s ability to work through his notes. It was only one day from starting up, so why not? Let’s see what the fuss is about while also seeing an example. Nat Eliason was just about to start Effortless Output in Roam. With some searching, I thought I could find someone else’s course on… something… that would give me a good sense of what makes a good course. It’s been something I’ve considered for years but have struggled to get to. Recently, I’ve been more interested in putting together an online course. Though there is a clear method for creating and linking pages, it still hadn’t clicked. I poked around at it and didn’t see much initially that pulled me in. I played around with Obsidian and described its ready integration with a DEVONthink note system.īut, when it came to Roam, I was a bit stymied. It seemed that the community was debating between Roam, Obsidian, and Notion, largely not even considering DEVONthink. But, it really wasn’t until after releasing that book that I discovered Roam. Rumblings of Roam grew somewhere in the background while I wrote Taking Smart Notes with DEVONthink. Roam Research was clearly out there, but whatever googling methods I used didn’t find it. After a lot of experimentation with different apps, though notably not Roam, I settled on DEVONthink. It inspired me to begin a solid note taking system, and I grew excited looking for a program to help implement its ideas. #Devonnote vs devonthink how toSönke Ahrens’ excellent How to Take Smart Notes had really hit a solid note. They only suit different workflows better than the other. After all, neither is better than the other. I’m hoping that this writeup will give you a sense as to what might be useful to you. Maybe this is more of a journey than a comparison piece. Meanwhile, my time with Roam Research has only been a bit over a month, albeit intensely, and mainly through the study of a course. I have used DEVONthink for over a decade of file use and somewhere between one and two years of note-taking. Much of the critiques and praise I have of either will be based on this lop-sided experience. But so does everyone, and it’s better that I just state mine up front. Meanwhile answering these questions will result in a bias, much as I have one. Using one first or more than the other influences impressions heavily. Lastly, experiences are heavily influenced by circumstance. More than one having a feature the other does not, it is the actions and paths they inspire in the sum of their parts over time that truly affect one’s workflow. Meanwhile, it is difficult to know which might be useful until being with it for a considerable time. ![]() #Devonnote vs devonthink serialTooling and retooling means that even a serial test of one and then the other needs to be carefully planned, weighed against the general work of the day. Transitioning between them is a pain, to say the least. In addition, the time investment of pouring thoughts into one or the other is hefty. #Devonnote vs devonthink fullIt is, therefore, not possible to give both programs a full try simultaneously. – How can you piece your ideas together for a project?Īnswering these questions is not easy for several reasons.Įach application, by using it as a tool to encompass all notes, demands full attention. – How do you keep your ideas from getting lost? Or, how can you have your ideas come to you when they’d be most useful? – What program do you want when you have many ideas, many notes, many sources and want to make sense of them? DEVONthink is a database system meant to manage a wide swath of file types, while Roam is dedicated to writing notes specifically.įor this post series, I will focus on using either one to help bring ideas together. They are vastly different tools originally intended for different purposes. To make any comparison, we need to consider what we are doing with them. Their customizability lends to both their strength and the daunting nature in approaching them.
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