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Welp, I rarely take notes nowadays due to more specialized work and stuff. Though, I should have more incentives for writing. In other words, I'm just lazy. ;p More free-thinking morning sessions should be done soon.
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#+title: Simple tools make better workflows
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#+date: 2021-09-16 11:18:31 +08:00
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#+date_modified: 2021-09-16 13:00:06 +08:00
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#+language: en
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Simpler tools are often limited in scope compared to complex tools.
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[[id:e44f6bd7-fd73-436a-965a-66e06f8174ab][Restrictions bring out creativity]] by forcing you to create compromises and [[id:9a9163d7-502b-4540-b723-e15afba1e917][Tradeoffs lock yourself in a position]].
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Even from trending topics, there are people who are already creating extraordinary results with simpler tools.
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- Luhmann, the man who popularized the [[id:4259636e-e0e8-49e4-8210-758ec59728a3][Zettelkasten]] method, by using a physical drawer of notes.
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With the limited physical space of the paper and the amount of information he often interacts with, he has to create a system that can easily refer to various papers.
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Compare this to modern workflows such as [[id:24b5e144-dda4-482c-9684-958a00d6c986][Roam Research]], roam:org-roam, and roam:Dendron.
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- Text editors with terminal versus kitchen-sink IDEs.
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However, with the advent of protocols that enable IDE-like features, the line between them is getting blurry.
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- The core of the [[https://suckless.org/philosophy/][Suckless philosophy]] by removing all of the cruft and removing as much needless features as possible to maintain quality.
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Practically, it all comes to their [[id:88f2256a-3359-4d10-92a3-9273cabce414][Personal information management]] skills.
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It all depends on their use cases and if the tool is suitable to their workflow.
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People can make simpler tools integrate with complex setups and complex tools can make their workflow simpler.
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Furthermore, there are [[id:855fa6b6-bdb4-4d09-b6d4-c9b95e69642c][Problems with simpler tools]] that often comes with preferring this type of tools.
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