good note-taking software doesn't exist

2025-03-12 ยท thread, 7 tweets ยท mirrored from twitter โ†—

good ๐Ÿ‘ note-taking ๐Ÿ‘ software ๐Ÿ‘ doesn't ๐Ÿ‘ exist

@bleikamp

I feel like I'm going insane but

Notion is not actually very good software

How did they trick everyone?

notion is bloated and slow and fools u into thinking ur doing something productive by letting u spend endless time setting up pretty little dashboards.

obsidian makes u feel like ur a genius who's finally mapping out the depths of reality until u realize its a black hole of effort, endless writing input for little to no actual utility or output external to the system

apple notes is great but at the end of the day u gotta admit it's basically a stack of three notes u use and everything else cycles into the perma-lost depths of time

there is no note-taking software that's actually ergonomic for humans to consistently use.

it was easier in college when life was divided up into neat little time-bounded courses. once ur past that, the worlds inherent complexity is reflected in the inherent complexity of note taking.

"but XXX works perfectly for me!" no. u are not using the notes software system. the notes software system is using u. it has twisted ur mind and very life into a shape that allows it to fit. u mutilated ur flesh at the dread altar of productivity management. pray it's worth it.

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