The structure is minimal, being just a list of notes. With simpler apps such as Apple Notes, this problem goes away. Should my note be a top-level page? Or should it be a page inside a database? With Notion's extreme flexibility, a simple capture can become challenging because of the interim decisions. When I have a flash of thought, I want to capture it as quickly as possible. You can create everything from simple notes to complex pages and have powerful databases right within your Notion workspace: A page with an inline database in Notion.Īnd although this is where Notion shines, it also becomes a bottleneck in rapid note-taking. Notion, although a powerful tool, offers way too much flexibility to the users. I had plenty to choose from with modern alternatives such as Notion, Craft, Apple Notes, and more in the market.īut, on a deeper look, Evernote started looking more tuned to what I needed. Evernote wasn't even on my list of note-taking apps when I started looking for one last August. Let's start with: Why I chose Evernote in the first place

In this blog post, I'll talk about why I chose Evernote in the first place, why I moved away from it within two weeks, and what I'm using instead. I was in the market for a new note-taking app when Evernote caught my attention.īeing the app enthusiast that I am, I gave Evernote a try and was convinced to an extent, that this could be my perfect note-taking app.

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