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- Use a single master contacts list
- Merge in social media
- Limit yourself to one phone number and one email
- Scan your contacts before traveling
- Take a paper copy of contacts on trips.
- Prune your contacts as you go
- Step 1: Stop Looking for the Tool that Does Everything Really Well. It does not exist.
- Step 2: Separate Your Contact Manager from Your Relationship Manager
- Step 3: Use Evernote as a Relationship Manager, NOT a Contact Manager
- Step 4: Create a Notebook for Relationship Management
- Step 5: Create Your First Contact or Relationship
- Step 6: Use It
- Put a date time stamp, I use 2013-09-29 22:44
- Less is More, Where Relationships are Concerned
- Don’t Just Add Existing Contacts. Create Notes for People You’d Like to Meet
- How to Remember to Stay in Touch in a World of Noise
- Filter last updated – OR use Follow Up then OR reminders
- Reminders for bills that is not automated.
- Capturing gift ideas for specific events
- Dealing with milestons (in projects)
- Irregular appointments
- Send info about a person before meeting them – see below / above about Contact Manager
- Reminding phonecalls – can be used with Callnote
- RSVPing to specific events
- Create a Recommendations notebook
- Define a tagging scheme
- Add Recommendation to the notebook (use one note per recommendation).
- Share The Notebook
- Tell People about the link
- Keep recommendations up to date.
- Use a single master contacts list
- Merge in social media
- Limit yourself to one phone number and one email
- Scan your contacts before traveling
- Take a paper copy of contacts on trips.
- Prune your contacts as you go
- Step 1: Stop Looking for the Tool that Does Everything Really Well. It does not exist.
- Step 2: Separate Your Contact Manager from Your Relationship Manager
- Step 3: Use Evernote as a Relationship Manager, NOT a Contact Manager
- Step 4: Create a Notebook for Relationship Management
- Step 5: Create Your First Contact or Relationship
- Step 6: Use It
- Put a date time stamp, I use 2013-09-29 22:44
- Less is More, Where Relationships are Concerned
- Don’t Just Add Existing Contacts. Create Notes for People You’d Like to Meet
- How to Remember to Stay in Touch in a World of Noise
- Filter last updated – OR use Follow Up then OR reminders
- Reminders for bills that is not automated.
- Capturing gift ideas for specific events
- Dealing with milestons (in projects)
- Irregular appointments
- Send info about a person before meeting them – see below / above about Contact Manager
- Reminding phonecalls – can be used with Callnote
- RSVPing to specific events
- Create a Recommendations notebook
- Define a tagging scheme
- Add Recommendation to the notebook (use one note per recommendation).
- Share The Notebook
- Tell People about the link
- Keep recommendations up to date.
- Use a single master contacts list
- Merge in social media
- Limit yourself to one phone number and one email
- Scan your contacts before traveling
- Take a paper copy of contacts on trips.
- Prune your contacts as you go
- Step 1: Stop Looking for the Tool that Does Everything Really Well. It does not exist.
- Step 2: Separate Your Contact Manager from Your Relationship Manager
- Step 3: Use Evernote as a Relationship Manager, NOT a Contact Manager
- Step 4: Create a Notebook for Relationship Management
- Step 5: Create Your First Contact or Relationship
- Step 6: Use It
- Put a date time stamp, I use 2013-09-29 22:44
- Less is More, Where Relationships are Concerned
- Don’t Just Add Existing Contacts. Create Notes for People You’d Like to Meet
- How to Remember to Stay in Touch in a World of Noise
- Filter last updated – OR use Follow Up then OR reminders
- Reminders for bills that is not automated.
- Capturing gift ideas for specific events
- Dealing with milestons (in projects)
- Irregular appointments
- Send info about a person before meeting them – see below / above about Contact Manager
- Reminding phonecalls – can be used with Callnote
- RSVPing to specific events
- Create a Recommendations notebook
- Define a tagging scheme
- Add Recommendation to the notebook (use one note per recommendation).
- Share The Notebook
- Tell People about the link
- Keep recommendations up to date.
- Use a single master contacts list
- Merge in social media
- Limit yourself to one phone number and one email
- Scan your contacts before traveling
- Take a paper copy of contacts on trips.
- Prune your contacts as you go
- Step 1: Stop Looking for the Tool that Does Everything Really Well. It does not exist.
- Step 2: Separate Your Contact Manager from Your Relationship Manager
- Step 3: Use Evernote as a Relationship Manager, NOT a Contact Manager
- Step 4: Create a Notebook for Relationship Management
- Step 5: Create Your First Contact or Relationship
- Step 6: Use It
- Put a date time stamp, I use 2013-09-29 22:44
- Less is More, Where Relationships are Concerned
- Don’t Just Add Existing Contacts. Create Notes for People You’d Like to Meet
- How to Remember to Stay in Touch in a World of Noise
- Filter last updated – OR use Follow Up then OR reminders
- Reminders for bills that is not automated.
- Capturing gift ideas for specific events
- Dealing with milestons (in projects)
- Irregular appointments
- Send info about a person before meeting them – see below / above about Contact Manager
- Reminding phonecalls – can be used with Callnote
- RSVPing to specific events
- Create a Recommendations notebook
- Define a tagging scheme
- Add Recommendation to the notebook (use one note per recommendation).
- Share The Notebook
- Tell People about the link
- Keep recommendations up to date.
- Use a single master contacts list
- Merge in social media
- Limit yourself to one phone number and one email
- Scan your contacts before traveling
- Take a paper copy of contacts on trips.
- Prune your contacts as you go
- Step 1: Stop Looking for the Tool that Does Everything Really Well. It does not exist.
- Step 2: Separate Your Contact Manager from Your Relationship Manager
- Step 3: Use Evernote as a Relationship Manager, NOT a Contact Manager
- Step 4: Create a Notebook for Relationship Management
- Step 5: Create Your First Contact or Relationship
- Step 6: Use It
- Put a date time stamp, I use 2013-09-29 22:44
- Less is More, Where Relationships are Concerned
- Don’t Just Add Existing Contacts. Create Notes for People You’d Like to Meet
- How to Remember to Stay in Touch in a World of Noise
- Filter last updated – OR use Follow Up then OR reminders
- Reminders for bills that is not automated.
- Capturing gift ideas for specific events
- Dealing with milestons (in projects)
- Irregular appointments
- Send info about a person before meeting them – see below / above about Contact Manager
- Reminding phonecalls – can be used with Callnote
- RSVPing to specific events
- Create a Recommendations notebook
- Define a tagging scheme
- Add Recommendation to the notebook (use one note per recommendation).
- Share The Notebook
- Tell People about the link
- Keep recommendations up to date.
- Use a single master contacts list
- Merge in social media
- Limit yourself to one phone number and one email
- Scan your contacts before traveling
- Take a paper copy of contacts on trips.
- Prune your contacts as you go
- Step 1: Stop Looking for the Tool that Does Everything Really Well. It does not exist.
- Step 2: Separate Your Contact Manager from Your Relationship Manager
- Step 3: Use Evernote as a Relationship Manager, NOT a Contact Manager
- Step 4: Create a Notebook for Relationship Management
- Step 5: Create Your First Contact or Relationship
- Step 6: Use It
- Put a date time stamp, I use 2013-09-29 22:44
- Less is More, Where Relationships are Concerned
- Don’t Just Add Existing Contacts. Create Notes for People You’d Like to Meet
- How to Remember to Stay in Touch in a World of Noise
- Filter last updated – OR use Follow Up then OR reminders
- Reminders for bills that is not automated.
- Capturing gift ideas for specific events
- Dealing with milestons (in projects)
- Irregular appointments
- Send info about a person before meeting them – see below / above about Contact Manager
- Reminding phonecalls – can be used with Callnote
- RSVPing to specific events
- Create a Recommendations notebook
- Define a tagging scheme
- Add Recommendation to the notebook (use one note per recommendation).
- Share The Notebook
- Tell People about the link
- Keep recommendations up to date.
- Use a single master contacts list
- Merge in social media
- Limit yourself to one phone number and one email
- Scan your contacts before traveling
- Take a paper copy of contacts on trips.
- Prune your contacts as you go
- Step 1: Stop Looking for the Tool that Does Everything Really Well. It does not exist.
- Step 2: Separate Your Contact Manager from Your Relationship Manager
- Step 3: Use Evernote as a Relationship Manager, NOT a Contact Manager
- Step 4: Create a Notebook for Relationship Management
- Step 5: Create Your First Contact or Relationship
- Step 6: Use It
- Put a date time stamp, I use 2013-09-29 22:44
- Less is More, Where Relationships are Concerned
- Don’t Just Add Existing Contacts. Create Notes for People You’d Like to Meet
- How to Remember to Stay in Touch in a World of Noise
- Filter last updated – OR use Follow Up then OR reminders
- Reminders for bills that is not automated.
- Capturing gift ideas for specific events
- Dealing with milestons (in projects)
- Irregular appointments
- Send info about a person before meeting them – see below / above about Contact Manager
- Reminding phonecalls – can be used with Callnote
- RSVPing to specific events
- Create a Recommendations notebook
- Define a tagging scheme
- Add Recommendation to the notebook (use one note per recommendation).
- Share The Notebook
- Tell People about the link
- Keep recommendations up to date.
- Use a single master contacts list
- Merge in social media
- Limit yourself to one phone number and one email
- Scan your contacts before traveling
- Take a paper copy of contacts on trips.
- Prune your contacts as you go
- Step 1: Stop Looking for the Tool that Does Everything Really Well. It does not exist.
- Step 2: Separate Your Contact Manager from Your Relationship Manager
- Step 3: Use Evernote as a Relationship Manager, NOT a Contact Manager
- Step 4: Create a Notebook for Relationship Management
- Step 5: Create Your First Contact or Relationship
- Step 6: Use It
- Put a date time stamp, I use 2013-09-29 22:44
- Less is More, Where Relationships are Concerned
- Don’t Just Add Existing Contacts. Create Notes for People You’d Like to Meet
- How to Remember to Stay in Touch in a World of Noise
- Filter last updated – OR use Follow Up then OR reminders
- Reminders for bills that is not automated.
- Capturing gift ideas for specific events
- Dealing with milestons (in projects)
- Irregular appointments
- Send info about a person before meeting them – see below / above about Contact Manager
- Reminding phonecalls – can be used with Callnote
- RSVPing to specific events
- Create a Recommendations notebook
- Define a tagging scheme
- Add Recommendation to the notebook (use one note per recommendation).
- Share The Notebook
- Tell People about the link
- Keep recommendations up to date.
- Use a single master contacts list
- Merge in social media
- Limit yourself to one phone number and one email
- Scan your contacts before traveling
- Take a paper copy of contacts on trips.
- Prune your contacts as you go
- Step 1: Stop Looking for the Tool that Does Everything Really Well. It does not exist.
- Step 2: Separate Your Contact Manager from Your Relationship Manager
- Step 3: Use Evernote as a Relationship Manager, NOT a Contact Manager
- Step 4: Create a Notebook for Relationship Management
- Step 5: Create Your First Contact or Relationship
- Step 6: Use It
- Put a date time stamp, I use 2013-09-29 22:44
- Less is More, Where Relationships are Concerned
- Don’t Just Add Existing Contacts. Create Notes for People You’d Like to Meet
- How to Remember to Stay in Touch in a World of Noise
- Filter last updated – OR use Follow Up then OR reminders
- Reminders for bills that is not automated.
- Capturing gift ideas for specific events
- Dealing with milestons (in projects)
- Irregular appointments
- Send info about a person before meeting them – see below / above about Contact Manager
- Reminding phonecalls – can be used with Callnote
- RSVPing to specific events
- Create a Recommendations notebook
- Define a tagging scheme
- Add Recommendation to the notebook (use one note per recommendation).
- Share The Notebook
- Tell People about the link
- Keep recommendations up to date.
- Use a single master contacts list
- Merge in social media
- Limit yourself to one phone number and one email
- Scan your contacts before traveling
- Take a paper copy of contacts on trips.
- Prune your contacts as you go
- Step 1: Stop Looking for the Tool that Does Everything Really Well. It does not exist.
- Step 2: Separate Your Contact Manager from Your Relationship Manager
- Step 3: Use Evernote as a Relationship Manager, NOT a Contact Manager
- Step 4: Create a Notebook for Relationship Management
- Step 5: Create Your First Contact or Relationship
- Step 6: Use It
- Put a date time stamp, I use 2013-09-29 22:44
- Less is More, Where Relationships are Concerned
- Don’t Just Add Existing Contacts. Create Notes for People You’d Like to Meet
- How to Remember to Stay in Touch in a World of Noise
- Filter last updated – OR use Follow Up then OR reminders
- Reminders for bills that is not automated.
- Capturing gift ideas for specific events
- Dealing with milestons (in projects)
- Irregular appointments
- Send info about a person before meeting them – see below / above about Contact Manager
- Reminding phonecalls – can be used with Callnote
- RSVPing to specific events
- Create a Recommendations notebook
- Define a tagging scheme
- Add Recommendation to the notebook (use one note per recommendation).
- Share The Notebook
- Tell People about the link
- Keep recommendations up to date.
- Use a single master contacts list
- Merge in social media
- Limit yourself to one phone number and one email
- Scan your contacts before traveling
- Take a paper copy of contacts on trips.
- Prune your contacts as you go
- Step 1: Stop Looking for the Tool that Does Everything Really Well. It does not exist.
- Step 2: Separate Your Contact Manager from Your Relationship Manager
- Step 3: Use Evernote as a Relationship Manager, NOT a Contact Manager
- Step 4: Create a Notebook for Relationship Management
- Step 5: Create Your First Contact or Relationship
- Step 6: Use It
- Put a date time stamp, I use 2013-09-29 22:44
- Less is More, Where Relationships are Concerned
- Don’t Just Add Existing Contacts. Create Notes for People You’d Like to Meet
- How to Remember to Stay in Touch in a World of Noise
- Filter last updated – OR use Follow Up then OR reminders
- Reminders for bills that is not automated.
- Capturing gift ideas for specific events
- Dealing with milestons (in projects)
- Irregular appointments
- Send info about a person before meeting them – see below / above about Contact Manager
- Reminding phonecalls – can be used with Callnote
- RSVPing to specific events
- Create a Recommendations notebook
- Define a tagging scheme
- Add Recommendation to the notebook (use one note per recommendation).
- Share The Notebook
- Tell People about the link
- Keep recommendations up to date.
- Use a single master contacts list
- Merge in social media
- Limit yourself to one phone number and one email
- Scan your contacts before traveling
- Take a paper copy of contacts on trips.
- Prune your contacts as you go
- Step 1: Stop Looking for the Tool that Does Everything Really Well. It does not exist.
- Step 2: Separate Your Contact Manager from Your Relationship Manager
- Step 3: Use Evernote as a Relationship Manager, NOT a Contact Manager
- Step 4: Create a Notebook for Relationship Management
- Step 5: Create Your First Contact or Relationship
- Step 6: Use It
- Put a date time stamp, I use 2013-09-29 22:44
- Less is More, Where Relationships are Concerned
- Don’t Just Add Existing Contacts. Create Notes for People You’d Like to Meet
- How to Remember to Stay in Touch in a World of Noise
- Filter last updated – OR use Follow Up then OR reminders
- Reminders for bills that is not automated.
- Capturing gift ideas for specific events
- Dealing with milestons (in projects)
- Irregular appointments
- Send info about a person before meeting them – see below / above about Contact Manager
- Reminding phonecalls – can be used with Callnote
- RSVPing to specific events
- Create a Recommendations notebook
- Define a tagging scheme
- Add Recommendation to the notebook (use one note per recommendation).
- Share The Notebook
- Tell People about the link
- Keep recommendations up to date.
Evernote is the FLAWD favourite app of all time. So what is Evernote and why should you use it? As you know we have written about which apps to use before, but in this article we go into depth in our favorite one: Evernote. We discuss what it is and we will try to inform you how you can use it and if you aren’t already use it, you should. It will literally change your life. If you do use it, take the time to learn more about it.. Lets get started!
EVERNOTE what`!??
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A “note” can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evernote
http://youtu.be/Pjn6YkCY2yA
Why should you take notes?
So Evernote is a note taking app for all kinds of information. Lets zoom out a bit, why should you even take notes to begin with? Well… Do you value your life? Do you agree that life is a gift? Do you agree that “Life is a gift worth recording.” – most people do. Let me offer you this quote:
“If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual—keep a journal. When you listen to something valuable, write it down.” Jim Rohn
Da Vinci
All great achievers have been great note takers, just think of Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all have seen his more famous notes like the Vitruvian man or his “Helicopter”. Da Vinci is said to left over 13000 pages of notes and drawings after his death. How would Da Vinci use Evernote?
or 
TAKING NOTES HELPS US GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Not everyone can be Leonardo Da Vinci, but most of us simply wants to gain better understanding of the information we consume. In this post, fast company discuss why all productive people are better note takers. They map out that our mind can only handle a limited cognitive load– at the same time. And we can only hold so many items in our working memory before they start to fall out, and we miss that information. Brian Tracy also considers note taking a vital skill in his program Accellerated Learning Techniques.
This is a practice that badass learners systematize: Tim Ferriss, who is impeccable about his use of time, shows devotion to his notetaking, quipping that he takes notes “like some people take drugs” and that he trusts the weakest pen more than the strongest memory.
“I trust the weakest pen more than the strongest memory”
Now that you know why you should take notes. So why should you use Evernote instead of other tools? And why isn’t pen & paper enough? I think pen & paper is magnificently efficient to get the thoughts down, and to get an overview and a feeling. So what are the 10 reasons why you need Evernote to Win?
1. Findability: Search
The key is to get your notes “searchable”, findability is a key phrase in our digital world today. If I wrote something down in a journal 3 years ago I do not remember in which journal and on which page or where I was, but with Evernote I get that search, regardless of where I am, and in some cases you simply don’t remember what you have written but only where you written it, and Evernote offers geotags for your notes so you can search on places.
There is also a whole system of tags that you can use to be able to cross reference your notes, example you do not know where you stored a note but you know you have tagged it with: “recepies”, you simply search for pancakes in all your notes tagged with “recepies”. As always your notes are only as good as how you tagged them and made them searchable.
http://youtu.be/fnq3PEcnRIE
2 It supports “any” platform
Evernote supports a number of operating system platforms (including OS X, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and webOS) and also offers online synchronisation and backup services.
3. It is free
4. Relationship contacts manager tool
There is a distinct difference between a contact manager as we all have in Outlook, gmail, in our mobile phones and many other places. Get It done guy has a great article about how to manage your contacts : 6 takeaways:
For Contact management I also recommend Write that name
There is a fundamental difference in contact management and relationship management:
Contact Management = Me being able to locate & retrieve your phone number and email address
Relationship Management = Using that information and more to, over a period of months, get to know a person and establish either a relatively shallow relationship (think: Twitter or Facebook) or a deeper relationship (think: in-person, phone, dinners, lunches, coffees, dates, marriage, life, etc.) Digital minimalism has a great blog post about this. A quick summary of the steps:
Other takeaways.
Love this in the article:On Karma
Generally when I meet someone new, after I get to know them I always end up asking the same thing: “If there was one thing that I could help you with this week or this month or this year, what would it be?”
I have implemented this in my life and it is an interesting experience. :) Also note that Evernote has its own app for relationship management, called Evernote Hello.
5. Record Skype calls
Are you a Skype user? to record SKYPE calls and save it in Evernote? Callnote is your answer. This helps you remember who you talked to, when you talked to them and also exactly what you said.
6. Follow ups and Reminders
Jamie Todd Rubin, has 7 great tips for how he uses reminders
In another post Jamie mentions is quick reminders:
Quick reminders on mobile
FollowUpThen
FollowUpThen is a great reminder tool using email and can easily be integrated in Evernote, but since Evernote added reminders this is a bit redundant, but might be a great alternative for your email handling, since it is no install and simply just to send an email
How reminders works in Evernote
7 Dynamic recommendations
As you go on in your life you constantly get tips from friends, blogs, the internet and so on- as we all have a limited time here on earth – I have switched from almost only reading on recommendations, from my friends, or from podcast or other source of information.. How do I manage that? Well.. first of all I follow a reverted version of Jamies tips. His tips for giving other people book recommendations is truly great and simple.
I HAVE NOT yet implemented this but I plan to do so soon. I am however working on a reverted version of this with recommendations given to me, especially for books, movies, Gear, Services and Gear.. will update you on how I implemented this in a future post.
8 The Secret Weapon
As a GTD (Getting Things Done) user I love using Evernote to achieve that. The Secret weapon is a great technique that take the versatility of evernote and integrating the methodology of GTD into Evernote. I have been using this since almost a year back and love it. Since Evernote 5 for Windows just have been released I have not yet gotten around to optimize it but I will get there. this system is soo powerful and soo great that I don’t know where to begin. If you want to be a PowerUser for Evernote and GTD – you should try it.
9 Their own apps: Skitch|Penultimate|WebClipper|Clearly
Skitch
What is skitch? Skitch is a markup tool for all devices that is closely integrated in Evernote. It is available on “all” devices. Skitch for Windows is a great tool for quick screenshots, highlight and mark your images and screenshots. Skitch for iPad is nothing short of MAGNIFICENT! You can there highlight mark, annotate, edit whatever you want. I find it especially useful for PDFs when traveling. Check out this Youtube clip for a deeper understanding
PenUltimate
PenUltimate is an easy-to-use handwriting app for iPad that combines the experience of pen and paper with the flexibility and syncing of Evernote.
Web Clipper
Evernote Web Clipper is a browser “add-on” that enables you to save anything you see online—including text, links and images—into your Evernote account with a single click.
Clearly
Evernote Clearly is a browser “add-on” that makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read, similar to a Pocket-feature, but “on-the-fly” and with the ability to save them to Evernote to read them anywhere.
10 Automation IFTTT
When i Tag a Pocket with: Evernote, create a new note in evernote GTD system and tag it with 1-now: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120752
Add a new contact in iOS & this will append to a note in Evernote: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120753 this will sync in to the Relationship Manager that you can use Evernote FOR. In general whenenever I add a new contact – send me a follow up email: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120757
Integrates with HootSuite and IFTTT
dOTTO HOOT SUITE AND EVERNOTE..http://youtu.be/HKhSnfnF30Y
Other cool features:
10 The CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin
Just love the CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin:, Lifehacker did an interesting article a while back with Phil Libin, in their series: “How I work”
When I’m working at home, I play The Hobbit dwarves humming “Misty Mountain Cold” over and over and over again on my Sonos speakers until my wife tells me that I have a serious problem.
:) Also in the above LifeHacker interview he mentions: which is the best advice you ever got:
Best advice I ever got was: Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start.
Evernote also has a relaxing podcast where Phil is an active participant | iTunes. For me the leader of a company often (not always) embodies the company, and from what I have read and seen, Phil simply seems like a down to earth, “fair, firm and friendly” kind of person.
Evernote keeps innovating and collaborating
Evernote and Security
Evernote is not a security company, but they are still in the forefront of security of notetaking apps, with the ability to put passwords on notebooks and they offer Two-Factor authentication as we have written about before.
Evernote DevCup: Postach.io
Every year evernote has a “devcup” which is like a conference during a couple of days. This year (2013) the “gold award” was given to Postach.io
Which a way of using Evernote as a “one stop shop” for blogging. really interesting read more here. This is simply yet another reason as to why Evernote is the number 1, FLAWD app. They keep innovating and collaborating, and that is the 10 reasons as to why you need evernote to win.
Evernote is not for everyone.
Since it is so powerful it is not recommended for everyone, LifeHacker has made a comparison of different techniques.
There are other alternatives: Google Keep | SimpleNote | Good Old: Pen & Paper, which enables you limitless possibilities – like drawing, mind map and “offline” access out of the box. Never underestimate the power of Low Tech like Pen and Paper.
Bonus Reading:
http://www.jamierubin.net/2013/03/19/going-paperless-evernote-textexpander-productivity/
Summary
AS you have “noted”. We truly recommend Evernote is if you want to win. One important thing to keep in mind is that regardless of how great a tools is, it is only as great as its master. So keep innovating and keep going. If you are new to Evernote or note taking, give it time! All new routines takes time to implement and integrate into your life. Soo what are you waiting for? Download EVERNOTE NOW! and try it out! https://evernote.com/
How are you using evernote? We would love to hear your story.
Evernote is the FLAWD favourite app of all time. So what is Evernote and why should you use it? As you know we have written about which apps to use before, but in this article we go into depth in our favorite one: Evernote. We discuss what it is and we will try to inform you how you can use it and if you aren’t already use it, you should. It will literally change your life. If you do use it, take the time to learn more about it.. Lets get started!
EVERNOTE what`!??
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A “note” can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evernote
http://youtu.be/Pjn6YkCY2yA
Why should you take notes?
So Evernote is a note taking app for all kinds of information. Lets zoom out a bit, why should you even take notes to begin with? Well… Do you value your life? Do you agree that life is a gift? Do you agree that “Life is a gift worth recording.” – most people do. Let me offer you this quote:
“If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual—keep a journal. When you listen to something valuable, write it down.” Jim Rohn
Da Vinci
All great achievers have been great note takers, just think of Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all have seen his more famous notes like the Vitruvian man or his “Helicopter”. Da Vinci is said to left over 13000 pages of notes and drawings after his death. How would Da Vinci use Evernote?
or
TAKING NOTES HELPS US GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Not everyone can be Leonardo Da Vinci, but most of us simply wants to gain better understanding of the information we consume. In this post, fast company discuss why all productive people are better note takers. They map out that our mind can only handle a limited cognitive load– at the same time. And we can only hold so many items in our working memory before they start to fall out, and we miss that information. Brian Tracy also considers note taking a vital skill in his program Accellerated Learning Techniques.
This is a practice that badass learners systematize: Tim Ferriss, who is impeccable about his use of time, shows devotion to his notetaking, quipping that he takes notes “like some people take drugs” and that he trusts the weakest pen more than the strongest memory.
“I trust the weakest pen more than the strongest memory”
Now that you know why you should take notes. So why should you use Evernote instead of other tools? And why isn’t pen & paper enough? I think pen & paper is magnificently efficient to get the thoughts down, and to get an overview and a feeling. So what are the 10 reasons why you need Evernote to Win?
1. Findability: Search
The key is to get your notes “searchable”, findability is a key phrase in our digital world today. If I wrote something down in a journal 3 years ago I do not remember in which journal and on which page or where I was, but with Evernote I get that search, regardless of where I am, and in some cases you simply don’t remember what you have written but only where you written it, and Evernote offers geotags for your notes so you can search on places.
There is also a whole system of tags that you can use to be able to cross reference your notes, example you do not know where you stored a note but you know you have tagged it with: “recepies”, you simply search for pancakes in all your notes tagged with “recepies”. As always your notes are only as good as how you tagged them and made them searchable.
http://youtu.be/fnq3PEcnRIE
2 It supports “any” platform
Evernote supports a number of operating system platforms (including OS X, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and webOS) and also offers online synchronisation and backup services.
3. It is free
4. Relationship contacts manager tool
There is a distinct difference between a contact manager as we all have in Outlook, gmail, in our mobile phones and many other places. Get It done guy has a great article about how to manage your contacts : 6 takeaways:
For Contact management I also recommend Write that name
There is a fundamental difference in contact management and relationship management:
Contact Management = Me being able to locate & retrieve your phone number and email address
Relationship Management = Using that information and more to, over a period of months, get to know a person and establish either a relatively shallow relationship (think: Twitter or Facebook) or a deeper relationship (think: in-person, phone, dinners, lunches, coffees, dates, marriage, life, etc.) Digital minimalism has a great blog post about this. A quick summary of the steps:
Other takeaways.
Love this in the article:On Karma
Generally when I meet someone new, after I get to know them I always end up asking the same thing: “If there was one thing that I could help you with this week or this month or this year, what would it be?”
I have implemented this in my life and it is an interesting experience. :) Also note that Evernote has its own app for relationship management, called Evernote Hello.
5. Record Skype calls
Are you a Skype user? to record SKYPE calls and save it in Evernote? Callnote is your answer. This helps you remember who you talked to, when you talked to them and also exactly what you said.
6. Follow ups and Reminders
Jamie Todd Rubin, has 7 great tips for how he uses reminders
In another post Jamie mentions is quick reminders:
Quick reminders on mobile
FollowUpThen
FollowUpThen is a great reminder tool using email and can easily be integrated in Evernote, but since Evernote added reminders this is a bit redundant, but might be a great alternative for your email handling, since it is no install and simply just to send an email
How reminders works in Evernote
7 Dynamic recommendations
As you go on in your life you constantly get tips from friends, blogs, the internet and so on- as we all have a limited time here on earth – I have switched from almost only reading on recommendations, from my friends, or from podcast or other source of information.. How do I manage that? Well.. first of all I follow a reverted version of Jamies tips. His tips for giving other people book recommendations is truly great and simple.
I HAVE NOT yet implemented this but I plan to do so soon. I am however working on a reverted version of this with recommendations given to me, especially for books, movies, Gear, Services and Gear.. will update you on how I implemented this in a future post.
8 The Secret Weapon
As a GTD (Getting Things Done) user I love using Evernote to achieve that. The Secret weapon is a great technique that take the versatility of evernote and integrating the methodology of GTD into Evernote. I have been using this since almost a year back and love it. Since Evernote 5 for Windows just have been released I have not yet gotten around to optimize it but I will get there. this system is soo powerful and soo great that I don’t know where to begin. If you want to be a PowerUser for Evernote and GTD – you should try it.
9 Their own apps: Skitch|Penultimate|WebClipper|Clearly
Skitch
What is skitch? Skitch is a markup tool for all devices that is closely integrated in Evernote. It is available on “all” devices. Skitch for Windows is a great tool for quick screenshots, highlight and mark your images and screenshots. Skitch for iPad is nothing short of MAGNIFICENT! You can there highlight mark, annotate, edit whatever you want. I find it especially useful for PDFs when traveling. Check out this Youtube clip for a deeper understanding
PenUltimate
PenUltimate is an easy-to-use handwriting app for iPad that combines the experience of pen and paper with the flexibility and syncing of Evernote.
Web Clipper
Evernote Web Clipper is a browser “add-on” that enables you to save anything you see online—including text, links and images—into your Evernote account with a single click.
Clearly
Evernote Clearly is a browser “add-on” that makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read, similar to a Pocket-feature, but “on-the-fly” and with the ability to save them to Evernote to read them anywhere.
10 Automation IFTTT
When i Tag a Pocket with: Evernote, create a new note in evernote GTD system and tag it with 1-now: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120752
Add a new contact in iOS & this will append to a note in Evernote: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120753 this will sync in to the Relationship Manager that you can use Evernote FOR. In general whenenever I add a new contact – send me a follow up email: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120757
Integrates with HootSuite and IFTTT
dOTTO HOOT SUITE AND EVERNOTE..http://youtu.be/HKhSnfnF30Y
Other cool features:
10 The CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin
Just love the CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin:, Lifehacker did an interesting article a while back with Phil Libin, in their series: “How I work”
When I’m working at home, I play The Hobbit dwarves humming “Misty Mountain Cold” over and over and over again on my Sonos speakers until my wife tells me that I have a serious problem.
:) Also in the above LifeHacker interview he mentions: which is the best advice you ever got:
Best advice I ever got was: Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start.
Evernote also has a relaxing podcast where Phil is an active participant | iTunes. For me the leader of a company often (not always) embodies the company, and from what I have read and seen, Phil simply seems like a down to earth, “fair, firm and friendly” kind of person.
Evernote keeps innovating and collaborating
Evernote and Security
Evernote is not a security company, but they are still in the forefront of security of notetaking apps, with the ability to put passwords on notebooks and they offer Two-Factor authentication as we have written about before.
Evernote DevCup: Postach.io
Every year evernote has a “devcup” which is like a conference during a couple of days. This year (2013) the “gold award” was given to Postach.io
Which a way of using Evernote as a “one stop shop” for blogging. really interesting read more here. This is simply yet another reason as to why Evernote is the number 1, FLAWD app. They keep innovating and collaborating, and that is the 10 reasons as to why you need evernote to win.
Evernote is not for everyone.
Since it is so powerful it is not recommended for everyone, LifeHacker has made a comparison of different techniques.
There are other alternatives: Google Keep | SimpleNote | Good Old: Pen & Paper, which enables you limitless possibilities – like drawing, mind map and “offline” access out of the box. Never underestimate the power of Low Tech like Pen and Paper.
Bonus Reading:
http://www.jamierubin.net/2013/03/19/going-paperless-evernote-textexpander-productivity/
Summary
AS you have “noted”. We truly recommend Evernote is if you want to win. One important thing to keep in mind is that regardless of how great a tools is, it is only as great as its master. So keep innovating and keep going. If you are new to Evernote or note taking, give it time! All new routines takes time to implement and integrate into your life. Soo what are you waiting for? Download EVERNOTE NOW! and try it out! https://evernote.com/
How are you using evernote? We would love to hear your story.
Evernote is the FLAWD favourite app of all time. So what is Evernote and why should you use it? As you know we have written about which apps to use before, but in this article we go into depth in our favorite one: Evernote. We discuss what it is and we will try to inform you how you can use it and if you aren’t already use it, you should. It will literally change your life. If you do use it, take the time to learn more about it.. Lets get started!
EVERNOTE what`!??
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A “note” can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evernote
http://youtu.be/Pjn6YkCY2yA
Why should you take notes?
So Evernote is a note taking app for all kinds of information. Lets zoom out a bit, why should you even take notes to begin with? Well… Do you value your life? Do you agree that life is a gift? Do you agree that “Life is a gift worth recording.” – most people do. Let me offer you this quote:
“If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual—keep a journal. When you listen to something valuable, write it down.” Jim Rohn
Da Vinci
All great achievers have been great note takers, just think of Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all have seen his more famous notes like the Vitruvian man or his “Helicopter”. Da Vinci is said to left over 13000 pages of notes and drawings after his death. How would Da Vinci use Evernote?
or
TAKING NOTES HELPS US GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Not everyone can be Leonardo Da Vinci, but most of us simply wants to gain better understanding of the information we consume. In this post, fast company discuss why all productive people are better note takers. They map out that our mind can only handle a limited cognitive load– at the same time. And we can only hold so many items in our working memory before they start to fall out, and we miss that information. Brian Tracy also considers note taking a vital skill in his program Accellerated Learning Techniques.
This is a practice that badass learners systematize: Tim Ferriss, who is impeccable about his use of time, shows devotion to his notetaking, quipping that he takes notes “like some people take drugs” and that he trusts the weakest pen more than the strongest memory.
“I trust the weakest pen more than the strongest memory”
Now that you know why you should take notes. So why should you use Evernote instead of other tools? And why isn’t pen & paper enough? I think pen & paper is magnificently efficient to get the thoughts down, and to get an overview and a feeling. So what are the 10 reasons why you need Evernote to Win?
1. Findability: Search
The key is to get your notes “searchable”, findability is a key phrase in our digital world today. If I wrote something down in a journal 3 years ago I do not remember in which journal and on which page or where I was, but with Evernote I get that search, regardless of where I am, and in some cases you simply don’t remember what you have written but only where you written it, and Evernote offers geotags for your notes so you can search on places.
There is also a whole system of tags that you can use to be able to cross reference your notes, example you do not know where you stored a note but you know you have tagged it with: “recepies”, you simply search for pancakes in all your notes tagged with “recepies”. As always your notes are only as good as how you tagged them and made them searchable.
http://youtu.be/fnq3PEcnRIE
2 It supports “any” platform
Evernote supports a number of operating system platforms (including OS X, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and webOS) and also offers online synchronisation and backup services.
3. It is free
4. Relationship contacts manager tool
There is a distinct difference between a contact manager as we all have in Outlook, gmail, in our mobile phones and many other places. Get It done guy has a great article about how to manage your contacts : 6 takeaways:
For Contact management I also recommend Write that name
There is a fundamental difference in contact management and relationship management:
Contact Management = Me being able to locate & retrieve your phone number and email address
Relationship Management = Using that information and more to, over a period of months, get to know a person and establish either a relatively shallow relationship (think: Twitter or Facebook) or a deeper relationship (think: in-person, phone, dinners, lunches, coffees, dates, marriage, life, etc.) Digital minimalism has a great blog post about this. A quick summary of the steps:
Other takeaways.
Love this in the article:On Karma
Generally when I meet someone new, after I get to know them I always end up asking the same thing: “If there was one thing that I could help you with this week or this month or this year, what would it be?”
I have implemented this in my life and it is an interesting experience. :) Also note that Evernote has its own app for relationship management, called Evernote Hello.
5. Record Skype calls
Are you a Skype user? to record SKYPE calls and save it in Evernote? Callnote is your answer. This helps you remember who you talked to, when you talked to them and also exactly what you said.
6. Follow ups and Reminders
Jamie Todd Rubin, has 7 great tips for how he uses reminders
In another post Jamie mentions is quick reminders:
Quick reminders on mobile
FollowUpThen
FollowUpThen is a great reminder tool using email and can easily be integrated in Evernote, but since Evernote added reminders this is a bit redundant, but might be a great alternative for your email handling, since it is no install and simply just to send an email
How reminders works in Evernote
7 Dynamic recommendations
As you go on in your life you constantly get tips from friends, blogs, the internet and so on- as we all have a limited time here on earth – I have switched from almost only reading on recommendations, from my friends, or from podcast or other source of information.. How do I manage that? Well.. first of all I follow a reverted version of Jamies tips. His tips for giving other people book recommendations is truly great and simple.
I HAVE NOT yet implemented this but I plan to do so soon. I am however working on a reverted version of this with recommendations given to me, especially for books, movies, Gear, Services and Gear.. will update you on how I implemented this in a future post.
8 The Secret Weapon
As a GTD (Getting Things Done) user I love using Evernote to achieve that. The Secret weapon is a great technique that take the versatility of evernote and integrating the methodology of GTD into Evernote. I have been using this since almost a year back and love it. Since Evernote 5 for Windows just have been released I have not yet gotten around to optimize it but I will get there. this system is soo powerful and soo great that I don’t know where to begin. If you want to be a PowerUser for Evernote and GTD – you should try it.
9 Their own apps: Skitch|Penultimate|WebClipper|Clearly
Skitch
What is skitch? Skitch is a markup tool for all devices that is closely integrated in Evernote. It is available on “all” devices. Skitch for Windows is a great tool for quick screenshots, highlight and mark your images and screenshots. Skitch for iPad is nothing short of MAGNIFICENT! You can there highlight mark, annotate, edit whatever you want. I find it especially useful for PDFs when traveling. Check out this Youtube clip for a deeper understanding
PenUltimate
PenUltimate is an easy-to-use handwriting app for iPad that combines the experience of pen and paper with the flexibility and syncing of Evernote.
Web Clipper
Evernote Web Clipper is a browser “add-on” that enables you to save anything you see online—including text, links and images—into your Evernote account with a single click.
Clearly
Evernote Clearly is a browser “add-on” that makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read, similar to a Pocket-feature, but “on-the-fly” and with the ability to save them to Evernote to read them anywhere.
10 Automation IFTTT
When i Tag a Pocket with: Evernote, create a new note in evernote GTD system and tag it with 1-now: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120752
Add a new contact in iOS & this will append to a note in Evernote: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120753 this will sync in to the Relationship Manager that you can use Evernote FOR. In general whenenever I add a new contact – send me a follow up email: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120757
Integrates with HootSuite and IFTTT
dOTTO HOOT SUITE AND EVERNOTE..http://youtu.be/HKhSnfnF30Y
Other cool features:
10 The CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin
Just love the CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin:, Lifehacker did an interesting article a while back with Phil Libin, in their series: “How I work”
When I’m working at home, I play The Hobbit dwarves humming “Misty Mountain Cold” over and over and over again on my Sonos speakers until my wife tells me that I have a serious problem.
:) Also in the above LifeHacker interview he mentions: which is the best advice you ever got:
Best advice I ever got was: Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start.
Evernote also has a relaxing podcast where Phil is an active participant | iTunes. For me the leader of a company often (not always) embodies the company, and from what I have read and seen, Phil simply seems like a down to earth, “fair, firm and friendly” kind of person.
Evernote keeps innovating and collaborating
Evernote and Security
Evernote is not a security company, but they are still in the forefront of security of notetaking apps, with the ability to put passwords on notebooks and they offer Two-Factor authentication as we have written about before.
Evernote DevCup: Postach.io
Every year evernote has a “devcup” which is like a conference during a couple of days. This year (2013) the “gold award” was given to Postach.io
Which a way of using Evernote as a “one stop shop” for blogging. really interesting read more here. This is simply yet another reason as to why Evernote is the number 1, FLAWD app. They keep innovating and collaborating, and that is the 10 reasons as to why you need evernote to win.
Evernote is not for everyone.
Since it is so powerful it is not recommended for everyone, LifeHacker has made a comparison of different techniques.
There are other alternatives: Google Keep | SimpleNote | Good Old: Pen & Paper, which enables you limitless possibilities – like drawing, mind map and “offline” access out of the box. Never underestimate the power of Low Tech like Pen and Paper.
Bonus Reading:
http://www.jamierubin.net/2013/03/19/going-paperless-evernote-textexpander-productivity/
Summary
AS you have “noted”. We truly recommend Evernote is if you want to win. One important thing to keep in mind is that regardless of how great a tools is, it is only as great as its master. So keep innovating and keep going. If you are new to Evernote or note taking, give it time! All new routines takes time to implement and integrate into your life. Soo what are you waiting for? Download EVERNOTE NOW! and try it out! https://evernote.com/
How are you using evernote? We would love to hear your story.
Evernote is the FLAWD favourite app of all time. So what is Evernote and why should you use it? As you know we have written about which apps to use before, but in this article we go into depth in our favorite one: Evernote. We discuss what it is and we will try to inform you how you can use it and if you aren’t already use it, you should. It will literally change your life. If you do use it, take the time to learn more about it.. Lets get started!
EVERNOTE what`!??
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A “note” can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evernote
http://youtu.be/Pjn6YkCY2yA
Why should you take notes?
So Evernote is a note taking app for all kinds of information. Lets zoom out a bit, why should you even take notes to begin with? Well… Do you value your life? Do you agree that life is a gift? Do you agree that “Life is a gift worth recording.” – most people do. Let me offer you this quote:
“If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual—keep a journal. When you listen to something valuable, write it down.” Jim Rohn
Da Vinci
All great achievers have been great note takers, just think of Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all have seen his more famous notes like the Vitruvian man or his “Helicopter”. Da Vinci is said to left over 13000 pages of notes and drawings after his death. How would Da Vinci use Evernote?
or
TAKING NOTES HELPS US GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Not everyone can be Leonardo Da Vinci, but most of us simply wants to gain better understanding of the information we consume. In this post, fast company discuss why all productive people are better note takers. They map out that our mind can only handle a limited cognitive load– at the same time. And we can only hold so many items in our working memory before they start to fall out, and we miss that information. Brian Tracy also considers note taking a vital skill in his program Accellerated Learning Techniques.
This is a practice that badass learners systematize: Tim Ferriss, who is impeccable about his use of time, shows devotion to his notetaking, quipping that he takes notes “like some people take drugs” and that he trusts the weakest pen more than the strongest memory.
“I trust the weakest pen more than the strongest memory”
Now that you know why you should take notes. So why should you use Evernote instead of other tools? And why isn’t pen & paper enough? I think pen & paper is magnificently efficient to get the thoughts down, and to get an overview and a feeling. So what are the 10 reasons why you need Evernote to Win?
1. Findability: Search
The key is to get your notes “searchable”, findability is a key phrase in our digital world today. If I wrote something down in a journal 3 years ago I do not remember in which journal and on which page or where I was, but with Evernote I get that search, regardless of where I am, and in some cases you simply don’t remember what you have written but only where you written it, and Evernote offers geotags for your notes so you can search on places.
There is also a whole system of tags that you can use to be able to cross reference your notes, example you do not know where you stored a note but you know you have tagged it with: “recepies”, you simply search for pancakes in all your notes tagged with “recepies”. As always your notes are only as good as how you tagged them and made them searchable.
http://youtu.be/fnq3PEcnRIE
2 It supports “any” platform
Evernote supports a number of operating system platforms (including OS X, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and webOS) and also offers online synchronisation and backup services.
3. It is free
4. Relationship contacts manager tool
There is a distinct difference between a contact manager as we all have in Outlook, gmail, in our mobile phones and many other places. Get It done guy has a great article about how to manage your contacts : 6 takeaways:
For Contact management I also recommend Write that name
There is a fundamental difference in contact management and relationship management:
Contact Management = Me being able to locate & retrieve your phone number and email address
Relationship Management = Using that information and more to, over a period of months, get to know a person and establish either a relatively shallow relationship (think: Twitter or Facebook) or a deeper relationship (think: in-person, phone, dinners, lunches, coffees, dates, marriage, life, etc.) Digital minimalism has a great blog post about this. A quick summary of the steps:
Other takeaways.
Love this in the article:On Karma
Generally when I meet someone new, after I get to know them I always end up asking the same thing: “If there was one thing that I could help you with this week or this month or this year, what would it be?”
I have implemented this in my life and it is an interesting experience. :) Also note that Evernote has its own app for relationship management, called Evernote Hello.
5. Record Skype calls
Are you a Skype user? to record SKYPE calls and save it in Evernote? Callnote is your answer. This helps you remember who you talked to, when you talked to them and also exactly what you said.
6. Follow ups and Reminders
Jamie Todd Rubin, has 7 great tips for how he uses reminders
In another post Jamie mentions is quick reminders:
Quick reminders on mobile
FollowUpThen
FollowUpThen is a great reminder tool using email and can easily be integrated in Evernote, but since Evernote added reminders this is a bit redundant, but might be a great alternative for your email handling, since it is no install and simply just to send an email
How reminders works in Evernote
7 Dynamic recommendations
As you go on in your life you constantly get tips from friends, blogs, the internet and so on- as we all have a limited time here on earth – I have switched from almost only reading on recommendations, from my friends, or from podcast or other source of information.. How do I manage that? Well.. first of all I follow a reverted version of Jamies tips. His tips for giving other people book recommendations is truly great and simple.
I HAVE NOT yet implemented this but I plan to do so soon. I am however working on a reverted version of this with recommendations given to me, especially for books, movies, Gear, Services and Gear.. will update you on how I implemented this in a future post.
8 The Secret Weapon
As a GTD (Getting Things Done) user I love using Evernote to achieve that. The Secret weapon is a great technique that take the versatility of evernote and integrating the methodology of GTD into Evernote. I have been using this since almost a year back and love it. Since Evernote 5 for Windows just have been released I have not yet gotten around to optimize it but I will get there. this system is soo powerful and soo great that I don’t know where to begin. If you want to be a PowerUser for Evernote and GTD – you should try it.
9 Their own apps: Skitch|Penultimate|WebClipper|Clearly
Skitch
What is skitch? Skitch is a markup tool for all devices that is closely integrated in Evernote. It is available on “all” devices. Skitch for Windows is a great tool for quick screenshots, highlight and mark your images and screenshots. Skitch for iPad is nothing short of MAGNIFICENT! You can there highlight mark, annotate, edit whatever you want. I find it especially useful for PDFs when traveling. Check out this Youtube clip for a deeper understanding
PenUltimate
PenUltimate is an easy-to-use handwriting app for iPad that combines the experience of pen and paper with the flexibility and syncing of Evernote.
Web Clipper
Evernote Web Clipper is a browser “add-on” that enables you to save anything you see online—including text, links and images—into your Evernote account with a single click.
Clearly
Evernote Clearly is a browser “add-on” that makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read, similar to a Pocket-feature, but “on-the-fly” and with the ability to save them to Evernote to read them anywhere.
10 Automation IFTTT
When i Tag a Pocket with: Evernote, create a new note in evernote GTD system and tag it with 1-now: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120752
Add a new contact in iOS & this will append to a note in Evernote: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120753 this will sync in to the Relationship Manager that you can use Evernote FOR. In general whenenever I add a new contact – send me a follow up email: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120757
Integrates with HootSuite and IFTTT
dOTTO HOOT SUITE AND EVERNOTE..http://youtu.be/HKhSnfnF30Y
Other cool features:
10 The CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin
Just love the CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin:, Lifehacker did an interesting article a while back with Phil Libin, in their series: “How I work”
When I’m working at home, I play The Hobbit dwarves humming “Misty Mountain Cold” over and over and over again on my Sonos speakers until my wife tells me that I have a serious problem.
:) Also in the above LifeHacker interview he mentions: which is the best advice you ever got:
Best advice I ever got was: Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start.
Evernote also has a relaxing podcast where Phil is an active participant | iTunes. For me the leader of a company often (not always) embodies the company, and from what I have read and seen, Phil simply seems like a down to earth, “fair, firm and friendly” kind of person.
Evernote keeps innovating and collaborating
Evernote and Security
Evernote is not a security company, but they are still in the forefront of security of notetaking apps, with the ability to put passwords on notebooks and they offer Two-Factor authentication as we have written about before.
Evernote DevCup: Postach.io
Every year evernote has a “devcup” which is like a conference during a couple of days. This year (2013) the “gold award” was given to Postach.io
Which a way of using Evernote as a “one stop shop” for blogging. really interesting read more here. This is simply yet another reason as to why Evernote is the number 1, FLAWD app. They keep innovating and collaborating, and that is the 10 reasons as to why you need evernote to win.
Evernote is not for everyone.
Since it is so powerful it is not recommended for everyone, LifeHacker has made a comparison of different techniques.
There are other alternatives: Google Keep | SimpleNote | Good Old: Pen & Paper, which enables you limitless possibilities – like drawing, mind map and “offline” access out of the box. Never underestimate the power of Low Tech like Pen and Paper.
Bonus Reading:
http://www.jamierubin.net/2013/03/19/going-paperless-evernote-textexpander-productivity/
Summary
AS you have “noted”. We truly recommend Evernote is if you want to win. One important thing to keep in mind is that regardless of how great a tools is, it is only as great as its master. So keep innovating and keep going. If you are new to Evernote or note taking, give it time! All new routines takes time to implement and integrate into your life. Soo what are you waiting for? Download EVERNOTE NOW! and try it out! https://evernote.com/
How are you using evernote? We would love to hear your story.
Evernote is the FLAWD favourite app of all time. So what is Evernote and why should you use it? As you know we have written about which apps to use before, but in this article we go into depth in our favorite one: Evernote. We discuss what it is and we will try to inform you how you can use it and if you aren’t already use it, you should. It will literally change your life. If you do use it, take the time to learn more about it.. Lets get started!
EVERNOTE what`!??
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A “note” can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evernote
http://youtu.be/Pjn6YkCY2yA
Why should you take notes?
So Evernote is a note taking app for all kinds of information. Lets zoom out a bit, why should you even take notes to begin with? Well… Do you value your life? Do you agree that life is a gift? Do you agree that “Life is a gift worth recording.” – most people do. Let me offer you this quote:
“If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual—keep a journal. When you listen to something valuable, write it down.” Jim Rohn
Da Vinci
All great achievers have been great note takers, just think of Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all have seen his more famous notes like the Vitruvian man or his “Helicopter”. Da Vinci is said to left over 13000 pages of notes and drawings after his death. How would Da Vinci use Evernote?
or
TAKING NOTES HELPS US GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Not everyone can be Leonardo Da Vinci, but most of us simply wants to gain better understanding of the information we consume. In this post, fast company discuss why all productive people are better note takers. They map out that our mind can only handle a limited cognitive load– at the same time. And we can only hold so many items in our working memory before they start to fall out, and we miss that information. Brian Tracy also considers note taking a vital skill in his program Accellerated Learning Techniques.
This is a practice that badass learners systematize: Tim Ferriss, who is impeccable about his use of time, shows devotion to his notetaking, quipping that he takes notes “like some people take drugs” and that he trusts the weakest pen more than the strongest memory.
“I trust the weakest pen more than the strongest memory”
Now that you know why you should take notes. So why should you use Evernote instead of other tools? And why isn’t pen & paper enough? I think pen & paper is magnificently efficient to get the thoughts down, and to get an overview and a feeling. So what are the 10 reasons why you need Evernote to Win?
1. Findability: Search
The key is to get your notes “searchable”, findability is a key phrase in our digital world today. If I wrote something down in a journal 3 years ago I do not remember in which journal and on which page or where I was, but with Evernote I get that search, regardless of where I am, and in some cases you simply don’t remember what you have written but only where you written it, and Evernote offers geotags for your notes so you can search on places.
There is also a whole system of tags that you can use to be able to cross reference your notes, example you do not know where you stored a note but you know you have tagged it with: “recepies”, you simply search for pancakes in all your notes tagged with “recepies”. As always your notes are only as good as how you tagged them and made them searchable.
http://youtu.be/fnq3PEcnRIE
2 It supports “any” platform
Evernote supports a number of operating system platforms (including OS X, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and webOS) and also offers online synchronisation and backup services.
3. It is free
4. Relationship contacts manager tool
There is a distinct difference between a contact manager as we all have in Outlook, gmail, in our mobile phones and many other places. Get It done guy has a great article about how to manage your contacts : 6 takeaways:
For Contact management I also recommend Write that name
There is a fundamental difference in contact management and relationship management:
Contact Management = Me being able to locate & retrieve your phone number and email address
Relationship Management = Using that information and more to, over a period of months, get to know a person and establish either a relatively shallow relationship (think: Twitter or Facebook) or a deeper relationship (think: in-person, phone, dinners, lunches, coffees, dates, marriage, life, etc.) Digital minimalism has a great blog post about this. A quick summary of the steps:
Other takeaways.
Love this in the article:On Karma
Generally when I meet someone new, after I get to know them I always end up asking the same thing: “If there was one thing that I could help you with this week or this month or this year, what would it be?”
I have implemented this in my life and it is an interesting experience. :) Also note that Evernote has its own app for relationship management, called Evernote Hello.
5. Record Skype calls
Are you a Skype user? to record SKYPE calls and save it in Evernote? Callnote is your answer. This helps you remember who you talked to, when you talked to them and also exactly what you said.
6. Follow ups and Reminders
Jamie Todd Rubin, has 7 great tips for how he uses reminders
In another post Jamie mentions is quick reminders:
Quick reminders on mobile
FollowUpThen
FollowUpThen is a great reminder tool using email and can easily be integrated in Evernote, but since Evernote added reminders this is a bit redundant, but might be a great alternative for your email handling, since it is no install and simply just to send an email
How reminders works in Evernote
7 Dynamic recommendations
As you go on in your life you constantly get tips from friends, blogs, the internet and so on- as we all have a limited time here on earth – I have switched from almost only reading on recommendations, from my friends, or from podcast or other source of information.. How do I manage that? Well.. first of all I follow a reverted version of Jamies tips. His tips for giving other people book recommendations is truly great and simple.
I HAVE NOT yet implemented this but I plan to do so soon. I am however working on a reverted version of this with recommendations given to me, especially for books, movies, Gear, Services and Gear.. will update you on how I implemented this in a future post.
8 The Secret Weapon
As a GTD (Getting Things Done) user I love using Evernote to achieve that. The Secret weapon is a great technique that take the versatility of evernote and integrating the methodology of GTD into Evernote. I have been using this since almost a year back and love it. Since Evernote 5 for Windows just have been released I have not yet gotten around to optimize it but I will get there. this system is soo powerful and soo great that I don’t know where to begin. If you want to be a PowerUser for Evernote and GTD – you should try it.
9 Their own apps: Skitch|Penultimate|WebClipper|Clearly
Skitch
What is skitch? Skitch is a markup tool for all devices that is closely integrated in Evernote. It is available on “all” devices. Skitch for Windows is a great tool for quick screenshots, highlight and mark your images and screenshots. Skitch for iPad is nothing short of MAGNIFICENT! You can there highlight mark, annotate, edit whatever you want. I find it especially useful for PDFs when traveling. Check out this Youtube clip for a deeper understanding
PenUltimate
PenUltimate is an easy-to-use handwriting app for iPad that combines the experience of pen and paper with the flexibility and syncing of Evernote.
Web Clipper
Evernote Web Clipper is a browser “add-on” that enables you to save anything you see online—including text, links and images—into your Evernote account with a single click.
Clearly
Evernote Clearly is a browser “add-on” that makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read, similar to a Pocket-feature, but “on-the-fly” and with the ability to save them to Evernote to read them anywhere.
10 Automation IFTTT
When i Tag a Pocket with: Evernote, create a new note in evernote GTD system and tag it with 1-now: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120752
Add a new contact in iOS & this will append to a note in Evernote: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120753 this will sync in to the Relationship Manager that you can use Evernote FOR. In general whenenever I add a new contact – send me a follow up email: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120757
Integrates with HootSuite and IFTTT
dOTTO HOOT SUITE AND EVERNOTE..http://youtu.be/HKhSnfnF30Y
Other cool features:
10 The CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin
Just love the CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin:, Lifehacker did an interesting article a while back with Phil Libin, in their series: “How I work”
When I’m working at home, I play The Hobbit dwarves humming “Misty Mountain Cold” over and over and over again on my Sonos speakers until my wife tells me that I have a serious problem.
:) Also in the above LifeHacker interview he mentions: which is the best advice you ever got:
Best advice I ever got was: Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start.
Evernote also has a relaxing podcast where Phil is an active participant | iTunes. For me the leader of a company often (not always) embodies the company, and from what I have read and seen, Phil simply seems like a down to earth, “fair, firm and friendly” kind of person.
Evernote keeps innovating and collaborating
Evernote and Security
Evernote is not a security company, but they are still in the forefront of security of notetaking apps, with the ability to put passwords on notebooks and they offer Two-Factor authentication as we have written about before.
Evernote DevCup: Postach.io
Every year evernote has a “devcup” which is like a conference during a couple of days. This year (2013) the “gold award” was given to Postach.io
Which a way of using Evernote as a “one stop shop” for blogging. really interesting read more here. This is simply yet another reason as to why Evernote is the number 1, FLAWD app. They keep innovating and collaborating, and that is the 10 reasons as to why you need evernote to win.
Evernote is not for everyone.
Since it is so powerful it is not recommended for everyone, LifeHacker has made a comparison of different techniques.
There are other alternatives: Google Keep | SimpleNote | Good Old: Pen & Paper, which enables you limitless possibilities – like drawing, mind map and “offline” access out of the box. Never underestimate the power of Low Tech like Pen and Paper.
Bonus Reading:
http://www.jamierubin.net/2013/03/19/going-paperless-evernote-textexpander-productivity/
Summary
AS you have “noted”. We truly recommend Evernote is if you want to win. One important thing to keep in mind is that regardless of how great a tools is, it is only as great as its master. So keep innovating and keep going. If you are new to Evernote or note taking, give it time! All new routines takes time to implement and integrate into your life. Soo what are you waiting for? Download EVERNOTE NOW! and try it out! https://evernote.com/
How are you using evernote? We would love to hear your story.
Evernote is the FLAWD favourite app of all time. So what is Evernote and why should you use it? As you know we have written about which apps to use before, but in this article we go into depth in our favorite one: Evernote. We discuss what it is and we will try to inform you how you can use it and if you aren’t already use it, you should. It will literally change your life. If you do use it, take the time to learn more about it.. Lets get started!
EVERNOTE what`!??
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A “note” can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evernote
http://youtu.be/Pjn6YkCY2yA
Why should you take notes?
So Evernote is a note taking app for all kinds of information. Lets zoom out a bit, why should you even take notes to begin with? Well… Do you value your life? Do you agree that life is a gift? Do you agree that “Life is a gift worth recording.” – most people do. Let me offer you this quote:
“If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual—keep a journal. When you listen to something valuable, write it down.” Jim Rohn
Da Vinci
All great achievers have been great note takers, just think of Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all have seen his more famous notes like the Vitruvian man or his “Helicopter”. Da Vinci is said to left over 13000 pages of notes and drawings after his death. How would Da Vinci use Evernote?
or
TAKING NOTES HELPS US GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Not everyone can be Leonardo Da Vinci, but most of us simply wants to gain better understanding of the information we consume. In this post, fast company discuss why all productive people are better note takers. They map out that our mind can only handle a limited cognitive load– at the same time. And we can only hold so many items in our working memory before they start to fall out, and we miss that information. Brian Tracy also considers note taking a vital skill in his program Accellerated Learning Techniques.
This is a practice that badass learners systematize: Tim Ferriss, who is impeccable about his use of time, shows devotion to his notetaking, quipping that he takes notes “like some people take drugs” and that he trusts the weakest pen more than the strongest memory.
“I trust the weakest pen more than the strongest memory”
Now that you know why you should take notes. So why should you use Evernote instead of other tools? And why isn’t pen & paper enough? I think pen & paper is magnificently efficient to get the thoughts down, and to get an overview and a feeling. So what are the 10 reasons why you need Evernote to Win?
1. Findability: Search
The key is to get your notes “searchable”, findability is a key phrase in our digital world today. If I wrote something down in a journal 3 years ago I do not remember in which journal and on which page or where I was, but with Evernote I get that search, regardless of where I am, and in some cases you simply don’t remember what you have written but only where you written it, and Evernote offers geotags for your notes so you can search on places.
There is also a whole system of tags that you can use to be able to cross reference your notes, example you do not know where you stored a note but you know you have tagged it with: “recepies”, you simply search for pancakes in all your notes tagged with “recepies”. As always your notes are only as good as how you tagged them and made them searchable.
http://youtu.be/fnq3PEcnRIE
2 It supports “any” platform
Evernote supports a number of operating system platforms (including OS X, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and webOS) and also offers online synchronisation and backup services.
3. It is free
4. Relationship contacts manager tool
There is a distinct difference between a contact manager as we all have in Outlook, gmail, in our mobile phones and many other places. Get It done guy has a great article about how to manage your contacts : 6 takeaways:
For Contact management I also recommend Write that name
There is a fundamental difference in contact management and relationship management:
Contact Management = Me being able to locate & retrieve your phone number and email address
Relationship Management = Using that information and more to, over a period of months, get to know a person and establish either a relatively shallow relationship (think: Twitter or Facebook) or a deeper relationship (think: in-person, phone, dinners, lunches, coffees, dates, marriage, life, etc.) Digital minimalism has a great blog post about this. A quick summary of the steps:
Other takeaways.
Love this in the article:On Karma
Generally when I meet someone new, after I get to know them I always end up asking the same thing: “If there was one thing that I could help you with this week or this month or this year, what would it be?”
I have implemented this in my life and it is an interesting experience. :) Also note that Evernote has its own app for relationship management, called Evernote Hello.
5. Record Skype calls
Are you a Skype user? to record SKYPE calls and save it in Evernote? Callnote is your answer. This helps you remember who you talked to, when you talked to them and also exactly what you said.
6. Follow ups and Reminders
Jamie Todd Rubin, has 7 great tips for how he uses reminders
In another post Jamie mentions is quick reminders:
Quick reminders on mobile
FollowUpThen
FollowUpThen is a great reminder tool using email and can easily be integrated in Evernote, but since Evernote added reminders this is a bit redundant, but might be a great alternative for your email handling, since it is no install and simply just to send an email
How reminders works in Evernote
7 Dynamic recommendations
As you go on in your life you constantly get tips from friends, blogs, the internet and so on- as we all have a limited time here on earth – I have switched from almost only reading on recommendations, from my friends, or from podcast or other source of information.. How do I manage that? Well.. first of all I follow a reverted version of Jamies tips. His tips for giving other people book recommendations is truly great and simple.
I HAVE NOT yet implemented this but I plan to do so soon. I am however working on a reverted version of this with recommendations given to me, especially for books, movies, Gear, Services and Gear.. will update you on how I implemented this in a future post.
8 The Secret Weapon
As a GTD (Getting Things Done) user I love using Evernote to achieve that. The Secret weapon is a great technique that take the versatility of evernote and integrating the methodology of GTD into Evernote. I have been using this since almost a year back and love it. Since Evernote 5 for Windows just have been released I have not yet gotten around to optimize it but I will get there. this system is soo powerful and soo great that I don’t know where to begin. If you want to be a PowerUser for Evernote and GTD – you should try it.
9 Their own apps: Skitch|Penultimate|WebClipper|Clearly
Skitch
What is skitch? Skitch is a markup tool for all devices that is closely integrated in Evernote. It is available on “all” devices. Skitch for Windows is a great tool for quick screenshots, highlight and mark your images and screenshots. Skitch for iPad is nothing short of MAGNIFICENT! You can there highlight mark, annotate, edit whatever you want. I find it especially useful for PDFs when traveling. Check out this Youtube clip for a deeper understanding
PenUltimate
PenUltimate is an easy-to-use handwriting app for iPad that combines the experience of pen and paper with the flexibility and syncing of Evernote.
Web Clipper
Evernote Web Clipper is a browser “add-on” that enables you to save anything you see online—including text, links and images—into your Evernote account with a single click.
Clearly
Evernote Clearly is a browser “add-on” that makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read, similar to a Pocket-feature, but “on-the-fly” and with the ability to save them to Evernote to read them anywhere.
10 Automation IFTTT
When i Tag a Pocket with: Evernote, create a new note in evernote GTD system and tag it with 1-now: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120752
Add a new contact in iOS & this will append to a note in Evernote: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120753 this will sync in to the Relationship Manager that you can use Evernote FOR. In general whenenever I add a new contact – send me a follow up email: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120757
Integrates with HootSuite and IFTTT
dOTTO HOOT SUITE AND EVERNOTE..http://youtu.be/HKhSnfnF30Y
Other cool features:
10 The CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin
Just love the CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin:, Lifehacker did an interesting article a while back with Phil Libin, in their series: “How I work”
When I’m working at home, I play The Hobbit dwarves humming “Misty Mountain Cold” over and over and over again on my Sonos speakers until my wife tells me that I have a serious problem.
:) Also in the above LifeHacker interview he mentions: which is the best advice you ever got:
Best advice I ever got was: Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start.
Evernote also has a relaxing podcast where Phil is an active participant | iTunes. For me the leader of a company often (not always) embodies the company, and from what I have read and seen, Phil simply seems like a down to earth, “fair, firm and friendly” kind of person.
Evernote keeps innovating and collaborating
Evernote and Security
Evernote is not a security company, but they are still in the forefront of security of notetaking apps, with the ability to put passwords on notebooks and they offer Two-Factor authentication as we have written about before.
Evernote DevCup: Postach.io
Every year evernote has a “devcup” which is like a conference during a couple of days. This year (2013) the “gold award” was given to Postach.io
Which a way of using Evernote as a “one stop shop” for blogging. really interesting read more here. This is simply yet another reason as to why Evernote is the number 1, FLAWD app. They keep innovating and collaborating, and that is the 10 reasons as to why you need evernote to win.
Evernote is not for everyone.
Since it is so powerful it is not recommended for everyone, LifeHacker has made a comparison of different techniques.
There are other alternatives: Google Keep | SimpleNote | Good Old: Pen & Paper, which enables you limitless possibilities – like drawing, mind map and “offline” access out of the box. Never underestimate the power of Low Tech like Pen and Paper.
Bonus Reading:
http://www.jamierubin.net/2013/03/19/going-paperless-evernote-textexpander-productivity/
Summary
AS you have “noted”. We truly recommend Evernote is if you want to win. One important thing to keep in mind is that regardless of how great a tools is, it is only as great as its master. So keep innovating and keep going. If you are new to Evernote or note taking, give it time! All new routines takes time to implement and integrate into your life. Soo what are you waiting for? Download EVERNOTE NOW! and try it out! https://evernote.com/
How are you using evernote? We would love to hear your story.
Evernote is the FLAWD favourite app of all time. So what is Evernote and why should you use it? As you know we have written about which apps to use before, but in this article we go into depth in our favorite one: Evernote. We discuss what it is and we will try to inform you how you can use it and if you aren’t already use it, you should. It will literally change your life. If you do use it, take the time to learn more about it.. Lets get started!
EVERNOTE what`!??
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A “note” can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evernote
http://youtu.be/Pjn6YkCY2yA
Why should you take notes?
So Evernote is a note taking app for all kinds of information. Lets zoom out a bit, why should you even take notes to begin with? Well… Do you value your life? Do you agree that life is a gift? Do you agree that “Life is a gift worth recording.” – most people do. Let me offer you this quote:
“If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual—keep a journal. When you listen to something valuable, write it down.” Jim Rohn
Da Vinci
All great achievers have been great note takers, just think of Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all have seen his more famous notes like the Vitruvian man or his “Helicopter”. Da Vinci is said to left over 13000 pages of notes and drawings after his death. How would Da Vinci use Evernote?
or
TAKING NOTES HELPS US GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Not everyone can be Leonardo Da Vinci, but most of us simply wants to gain better understanding of the information we consume. In this post, fast company discuss why all productive people are better note takers. They map out that our mind can only handle a limited cognitive load– at the same time. And we can only hold so many items in our working memory before they start to fall out, and we miss that information. Brian Tracy also considers note taking a vital skill in his program Accellerated Learning Techniques.
This is a practice that badass learners systematize: Tim Ferriss, who is impeccable about his use of time, shows devotion to his notetaking, quipping that he takes notes “like some people take drugs” and that he trusts the weakest pen more than the strongest memory.
“I trust the weakest pen more than the strongest memory”
Now that you know why you should take notes. So why should you use Evernote instead of other tools? And why isn’t pen & paper enough? I think pen & paper is magnificently efficient to get the thoughts down, and to get an overview and a feeling. So what are the 10 reasons why you need Evernote to Win?
1. Findability: Search
The key is to get your notes “searchable”, findability is a key phrase in our digital world today. If I wrote something down in a journal 3 years ago I do not remember in which journal and on which page or where I was, but with Evernote I get that search, regardless of where I am, and in some cases you simply don’t remember what you have written but only where you written it, and Evernote offers geotags for your notes so you can search on places.
There is also a whole system of tags that you can use to be able to cross reference your notes, example you do not know where you stored a note but you know you have tagged it with: “recepies”, you simply search for pancakes in all your notes tagged with “recepies”. As always your notes are only as good as how you tagged them and made them searchable.
http://youtu.be/fnq3PEcnRIE
2 It supports “any” platform
Evernote supports a number of operating system platforms (including OS X, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and webOS) and also offers online synchronisation and backup services.
3. It is free
4. Relationship contacts manager tool
There is a distinct difference between a contact manager as we all have in Outlook, gmail, in our mobile phones and many other places. Get It done guy has a great article about how to manage your contacts : 6 takeaways:
For Contact management I also recommend Write that name
There is a fundamental difference in contact management and relationship management:
Contact Management = Me being able to locate & retrieve your phone number and email address
Relationship Management = Using that information and more to, over a period of months, get to know a person and establish either a relatively shallow relationship (think: Twitter or Facebook) or a deeper relationship (think: in-person, phone, dinners, lunches, coffees, dates, marriage, life, etc.) Digital minimalism has a great blog post about this. A quick summary of the steps:
Other takeaways.
Love this in the article:On Karma
Generally when I meet someone new, after I get to know them I always end up asking the same thing: “If there was one thing that I could help you with this week or this month or this year, what would it be?”
I have implemented this in my life and it is an interesting experience. :) Also note that Evernote has its own app for relationship management, called Evernote Hello.
5. Record Skype calls
Are you a Skype user? to record SKYPE calls and save it in Evernote? Callnote is your answer. This helps you remember who you talked to, when you talked to them and also exactly what you said.
6. Follow ups and Reminders
Jamie Todd Rubin, has 7 great tips for how he uses reminders
In another post Jamie mentions is quick reminders:
Quick reminders on mobile
FollowUpThen
FollowUpThen is a great reminder tool using email and can easily be integrated in Evernote, but since Evernote added reminders this is a bit redundant, but might be a great alternative for your email handling, since it is no install and simply just to send an email
How reminders works in Evernote
7 Dynamic recommendations
As you go on in your life you constantly get tips from friends, blogs, the internet and so on- as we all have a limited time here on earth – I have switched from almost only reading on recommendations, from my friends, or from podcast or other source of information.. How do I manage that? Well.. first of all I follow a reverted version of Jamies tips. His tips for giving other people book recommendations is truly great and simple.
I HAVE NOT yet implemented this but I plan to do so soon. I am however working on a reverted version of this with recommendations given to me, especially for books, movies, Gear, Services and Gear.. will update you on how I implemented this in a future post.
8 The Secret Weapon
As a GTD (Getting Things Done) user I love using Evernote to achieve that. The Secret weapon is a great technique that take the versatility of evernote and integrating the methodology of GTD into Evernote. I have been using this since almost a year back and love it. Since Evernote 5 for Windows just have been released I have not yet gotten around to optimize it but I will get there. this system is soo powerful and soo great that I don’t know where to begin. If you want to be a PowerUser for Evernote and GTD – you should try it.
9 Their own apps: Skitch|Penultimate|WebClipper|Clearly
Skitch
What is skitch? Skitch is a markup tool for all devices that is closely integrated in Evernote. It is available on “all” devices. Skitch for Windows is a great tool for quick screenshots, highlight and mark your images and screenshots. Skitch for iPad is nothing short of MAGNIFICENT! You can there highlight mark, annotate, edit whatever you want. I find it especially useful for PDFs when traveling. Check out this Youtube clip for a deeper understanding
PenUltimate
PenUltimate is an easy-to-use handwriting app for iPad that combines the experience of pen and paper with the flexibility and syncing of Evernote.
Web Clipper
Evernote Web Clipper is a browser “add-on” that enables you to save anything you see online—including text, links and images—into your Evernote account with a single click.
Clearly
Evernote Clearly is a browser “add-on” that makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read, similar to a Pocket-feature, but “on-the-fly” and with the ability to save them to Evernote to read them anywhere.
10 Automation IFTTT
When i Tag a Pocket with: Evernote, create a new note in evernote GTD system and tag it with 1-now: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120752
Add a new contact in iOS & this will append to a note in Evernote: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120753 this will sync in to the Relationship Manager that you can use Evernote FOR. In general whenenever I add a new contact – send me a follow up email: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120757
Integrates with HootSuite and IFTTT
dOTTO HOOT SUITE AND EVERNOTE..http://youtu.be/HKhSnfnF30Y
Other cool features:
10 The CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin
Just love the CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin:, Lifehacker did an interesting article a while back with Phil Libin, in their series: “How I work”
When I’m working at home, I play The Hobbit dwarves humming “Misty Mountain Cold” over and over and over again on my Sonos speakers until my wife tells me that I have a serious problem.
:) Also in the above LifeHacker interview he mentions: which is the best advice you ever got:
Best advice I ever got was: Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start.
Evernote also has a relaxing podcast where Phil is an active participant | iTunes. For me the leader of a company often (not always) embodies the company, and from what I have read and seen, Phil simply seems like a down to earth, “fair, firm and friendly” kind of person.
Evernote keeps innovating and collaborating
Evernote and Security
Evernote is not a security company, but they are still in the forefront of security of notetaking apps, with the ability to put passwords on notebooks and they offer Two-Factor authentication as we have written about before.
Evernote DevCup: Postach.io
Every year evernote has a “devcup” which is like a conference during a couple of days. This year (2013) the “gold award” was given to Postach.io
Which a way of using Evernote as a “one stop shop” for blogging. really interesting read more here. This is simply yet another reason as to why Evernote is the number 1, FLAWD app. They keep innovating and collaborating, and that is the 10 reasons as to why you need evernote to win.
Evernote is not for everyone.
Since it is so powerful it is not recommended for everyone, LifeHacker has made a comparison of different techniques.
There are other alternatives: Google Keep | SimpleNote | Good Old: Pen & Paper, which enables you limitless possibilities – like drawing, mind map and “offline” access out of the box. Never underestimate the power of Low Tech like Pen and Paper.
Bonus Reading:
http://www.jamierubin.net/2013/03/19/going-paperless-evernote-textexpander-productivity/
Summary
AS you have “noted”. We truly recommend Evernote is if you want to win. One important thing to keep in mind is that regardless of how great a tools is, it is only as great as its master. So keep innovating and keep going. If you are new to Evernote or note taking, give it time! All new routines takes time to implement and integrate into your life. Soo what are you waiting for? Download EVERNOTE NOW! and try it out! https://evernote.com/
How are you using evernote? We would love to hear your story.
Evernote is the FLAWD favourite app of all time. So what is Evernote and why should you use it? As you know we have written about which apps to use before, but in this article we go into depth in our favorite one: Evernote. We discuss what it is and we will try to inform you how you can use it and if you aren’t already use it, you should. It will literally change your life. If you do use it, take the time to learn more about it.. Lets get started!
EVERNOTE what`!??
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A “note” can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evernote
http://youtu.be/Pjn6YkCY2yA
Why should you take notes?
So Evernote is a note taking app for all kinds of information. Lets zoom out a bit, why should you even take notes to begin with? Well… Do you value your life? Do you agree that life is a gift? Do you agree that “Life is a gift worth recording.” – most people do. Let me offer you this quote:
“If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual—keep a journal. When you listen to something valuable, write it down.” Jim Rohn
Da Vinci
All great achievers have been great note takers, just think of Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all have seen his more famous notes like the Vitruvian man or his “Helicopter”. Da Vinci is said to left over 13000 pages of notes and drawings after his death. How would Da Vinci use Evernote?
or
TAKING NOTES HELPS US GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Not everyone can be Leonardo Da Vinci, but most of us simply wants to gain better understanding of the information we consume. In this post, fast company discuss why all productive people are better note takers. They map out that our mind can only handle a limited cognitive load– at the same time. And we can only hold so many items in our working memory before they start to fall out, and we miss that information. Brian Tracy also considers note taking a vital skill in his program Accellerated Learning Techniques.
This is a practice that badass learners systematize: Tim Ferriss, who is impeccable about his use of time, shows devotion to his notetaking, quipping that he takes notes “like some people take drugs” and that he trusts the weakest pen more than the strongest memory.
“I trust the weakest pen more than the strongest memory”
Now that you know why you should take notes. So why should you use Evernote instead of other tools? And why isn’t pen & paper enough? I think pen & paper is magnificently efficient to get the thoughts down, and to get an overview and a feeling. So what are the 10 reasons why you need Evernote to Win?
1. Findability: Search
The key is to get your notes “searchable”, findability is a key phrase in our digital world today. If I wrote something down in a journal 3 years ago I do not remember in which journal and on which page or where I was, but with Evernote I get that search, regardless of where I am, and in some cases you simply don’t remember what you have written but only where you written it, and Evernote offers geotags for your notes so you can search on places.
There is also a whole system of tags that you can use to be able to cross reference your notes, example you do not know where you stored a note but you know you have tagged it with: “recepies”, you simply search for pancakes in all your notes tagged with “recepies”. As always your notes are only as good as how you tagged them and made them searchable.
http://youtu.be/fnq3PEcnRIE
2 It supports “any” platform
Evernote supports a number of operating system platforms (including OS X, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and webOS) and also offers online synchronisation and backup services.
3. It is free
4. Relationship contacts manager tool
There is a distinct difference between a contact manager as we all have in Outlook, gmail, in our mobile phones and many other places. Get It done guy has a great article about how to manage your contacts : 6 takeaways:
For Contact management I also recommend Write that name
There is a fundamental difference in contact management and relationship management:
Contact Management = Me being able to locate & retrieve your phone number and email address
Relationship Management = Using that information and more to, over a period of months, get to know a person and establish either a relatively shallow relationship (think: Twitter or Facebook) or a deeper relationship (think: in-person, phone, dinners, lunches, coffees, dates, marriage, life, etc.) Digital minimalism has a great blog post about this. A quick summary of the steps:
Other takeaways.
Love this in the article:On Karma
Generally when I meet someone new, after I get to know them I always end up asking the same thing: “If there was one thing that I could help you with this week or this month or this year, what would it be?”
I have implemented this in my life and it is an interesting experience. :) Also note that Evernote has its own app for relationship management, called Evernote Hello.
5. Record Skype calls
Are you a Skype user? to record SKYPE calls and save it in Evernote? Callnote is your answer. This helps you remember who you talked to, when you talked to them and also exactly what you said.
6. Follow ups and Reminders
Jamie Todd Rubin, has 7 great tips for how he uses reminders
In another post Jamie mentions is quick reminders:
Quick reminders on mobile
FollowUpThen
FollowUpThen is a great reminder tool using email and can easily be integrated in Evernote, but since Evernote added reminders this is a bit redundant, but might be a great alternative for your email handling, since it is no install and simply just to send an email
How reminders works in Evernote
7 Dynamic recommendations
As you go on in your life you constantly get tips from friends, blogs, the internet and so on- as we all have a limited time here on earth – I have switched from almost only reading on recommendations, from my friends, or from podcast or other source of information.. How do I manage that? Well.. first of all I follow a reverted version of Jamies tips. His tips for giving other people book recommendations is truly great and simple.
I HAVE NOT yet implemented this but I plan to do so soon. I am however working on a reverted version of this with recommendations given to me, especially for books, movies, Gear, Services and Gear.. will update you on how I implemented this in a future post.
8 The Secret Weapon
As a GTD (Getting Things Done) user I love using Evernote to achieve that. The Secret weapon is a great technique that take the versatility of evernote and integrating the methodology of GTD into Evernote. I have been using this since almost a year back and love it. Since Evernote 5 for Windows just have been released I have not yet gotten around to optimize it but I will get there. this system is soo powerful and soo great that I don’t know where to begin. If you want to be a PowerUser for Evernote and GTD – you should try it.
9 Their own apps: Skitch|Penultimate|WebClipper|Clearly
Skitch
What is skitch? Skitch is a markup tool for all devices that is closely integrated in Evernote. It is available on “all” devices. Skitch for Windows is a great tool for quick screenshots, highlight and mark your images and screenshots. Skitch for iPad is nothing short of MAGNIFICENT! You can there highlight mark, annotate, edit whatever you want. I find it especially useful for PDFs when traveling. Check out this Youtube clip for a deeper understanding
PenUltimate
PenUltimate is an easy-to-use handwriting app for iPad that combines the experience of pen and paper with the flexibility and syncing of Evernote.
Web Clipper
Evernote Web Clipper is a browser “add-on” that enables you to save anything you see online—including text, links and images—into your Evernote account with a single click.
Clearly
Evernote Clearly is a browser “add-on” that makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read, similar to a Pocket-feature, but “on-the-fly” and with the ability to save them to Evernote to read them anywhere.
10 Automation IFTTT
When i Tag a Pocket with: Evernote, create a new note in evernote GTD system and tag it with 1-now: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120752
Add a new contact in iOS & this will append to a note in Evernote: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120753 this will sync in to the Relationship Manager that you can use Evernote FOR. In general whenenever I add a new contact – send me a follow up email: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120757
Integrates with HootSuite and IFTTT
dOTTO HOOT SUITE AND EVERNOTE..http://youtu.be/HKhSnfnF30Y
Other cool features:
10 The CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin
Just love the CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin:, Lifehacker did an interesting article a while back with Phil Libin, in their series: “How I work”
When I’m working at home, I play The Hobbit dwarves humming “Misty Mountain Cold” over and over and over again on my Sonos speakers until my wife tells me that I have a serious problem.
:) Also in the above LifeHacker interview he mentions: which is the best advice you ever got:
Best advice I ever got was: Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start.
Evernote also has a relaxing podcast where Phil is an active participant | iTunes. For me the leader of a company often (not always) embodies the company, and from what I have read and seen, Phil simply seems like a down to earth, “fair, firm and friendly” kind of person.
Evernote keeps innovating and collaborating
Evernote and Security
Evernote is not a security company, but they are still in the forefront of security of notetaking apps, with the ability to put passwords on notebooks and they offer Two-Factor authentication as we have written about before.
Evernote DevCup: Postach.io
Every year evernote has a “devcup” which is like a conference during a couple of days. This year (2013) the “gold award” was given to Postach.io
Which a way of using Evernote as a “one stop shop” for blogging. really interesting read more here. This is simply yet another reason as to why Evernote is the number 1, FLAWD app. They keep innovating and collaborating, and that is the 10 reasons as to why you need evernote to win.
Evernote is not for everyone.
Since it is so powerful it is not recommended for everyone, LifeHacker has made a comparison of different techniques.
There are other alternatives: Google Keep | SimpleNote | Good Old: Pen & Paper, which enables you limitless possibilities – like drawing, mind map and “offline” access out of the box. Never underestimate the power of Low Tech like Pen and Paper.
Bonus Reading:
http://www.jamierubin.net/2013/03/19/going-paperless-evernote-textexpander-productivity/
Summary
AS you have “noted”. We truly recommend Evernote is if you want to win. One important thing to keep in mind is that regardless of how great a tools is, it is only as great as its master. So keep innovating and keep going. If you are new to Evernote or note taking, give it time! All new routines takes time to implement and integrate into your life. Soo what are you waiting for? Download EVERNOTE NOW! and try it out! https://evernote.com/
How are you using evernote? We would love to hear your story.
Evernote is the FLAWD favourite app of all time. So what is Evernote and why should you use it? As you know we have written about which apps to use before, but in this article we go into depth in our favorite one: Evernote. We discuss what it is and we will try to inform you how you can use it and if you aren’t already use it, you should. It will literally change your life. If you do use it, take the time to learn more about it.. Lets get started!
EVERNOTE what`!??
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A “note” can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evernote
http://youtu.be/Pjn6YkCY2yA
Why should you take notes?
So Evernote is a note taking app for all kinds of information. Lets zoom out a bit, why should you even take notes to begin with? Well… Do you value your life? Do you agree that life is a gift? Do you agree that “Life is a gift worth recording.” – most people do. Let me offer you this quote:
“If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual—keep a journal. When you listen to something valuable, write it down.” Jim Rohn
Da Vinci
All great achievers have been great note takers, just think of Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all have seen his more famous notes like the Vitruvian man or his “Helicopter”. Da Vinci is said to left over 13000 pages of notes and drawings after his death. How would Da Vinci use Evernote?
or
TAKING NOTES HELPS US GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Not everyone can be Leonardo Da Vinci, but most of us simply wants to gain better understanding of the information we consume. In this post, fast company discuss why all productive people are better note takers. They map out that our mind can only handle a limited cognitive load– at the same time. And we can only hold so many items in our working memory before they start to fall out, and we miss that information. Brian Tracy also considers note taking a vital skill in his program Accellerated Learning Techniques.
This is a practice that badass learners systematize: Tim Ferriss, who is impeccable about his use of time, shows devotion to his notetaking, quipping that he takes notes “like some people take drugs” and that he trusts the weakest pen more than the strongest memory.
“I trust the weakest pen more than the strongest memory”
Now that you know why you should take notes. So why should you use Evernote instead of other tools? And why isn’t pen & paper enough? I think pen & paper is magnificently efficient to get the thoughts down, and to get an overview and a feeling. So what are the 10 reasons why you need Evernote to Win?
1. Findability: Search
The key is to get your notes “searchable”, findability is a key phrase in our digital world today. If I wrote something down in a journal 3 years ago I do not remember in which journal and on which page or where I was, but with Evernote I get that search, regardless of where I am, and in some cases you simply don’t remember what you have written but only where you written it, and Evernote offers geotags for your notes so you can search on places.
There is also a whole system of tags that you can use to be able to cross reference your notes, example you do not know where you stored a note but you know you have tagged it with: “recepies”, you simply search for pancakes in all your notes tagged with “recepies”. As always your notes are only as good as how you tagged them and made them searchable.
http://youtu.be/fnq3PEcnRIE
2 It supports “any” platform
Evernote supports a number of operating system platforms (including OS X, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and webOS) and also offers online synchronisation and backup services.
3. It is free
4. Relationship contacts manager tool
There is a distinct difference between a contact manager as we all have in Outlook, gmail, in our mobile phones and many other places. Get It done guy has a great article about how to manage your contacts : 6 takeaways:
For Contact management I also recommend Write that name
There is a fundamental difference in contact management and relationship management:
Contact Management = Me being able to locate & retrieve your phone number and email address
Relationship Management = Using that information and more to, over a period of months, get to know a person and establish either a relatively shallow relationship (think: Twitter or Facebook) or a deeper relationship (think: in-person, phone, dinners, lunches, coffees, dates, marriage, life, etc.) Digital minimalism has a great blog post about this. A quick summary of the steps:
Other takeaways.
Love this in the article:On Karma
Generally when I meet someone new, after I get to know them I always end up asking the same thing: “If there was one thing that I could help you with this week or this month or this year, what would it be?”
I have implemented this in my life and it is an interesting experience. :) Also note that Evernote has its own app for relationship management, called Evernote Hello.
5. Record Skype calls
Are you a Skype user? to record SKYPE calls and save it in Evernote? Callnote is your answer. This helps you remember who you talked to, when you talked to them and also exactly what you said.
6. Follow ups and Reminders
Jamie Todd Rubin, has 7 great tips for how he uses reminders
In another post Jamie mentions is quick reminders:
Quick reminders on mobile
FollowUpThen
FollowUpThen is a great reminder tool using email and can easily be integrated in Evernote, but since Evernote added reminders this is a bit redundant, but might be a great alternative for your email handling, since it is no install and simply just to send an email
How reminders works in Evernote
7 Dynamic recommendations
As you go on in your life you constantly get tips from friends, blogs, the internet and so on- as we all have a limited time here on earth – I have switched from almost only reading on recommendations, from my friends, or from podcast or other source of information.. How do I manage that? Well.. first of all I follow a reverted version of Jamies tips. His tips for giving other people book recommendations is truly great and simple.
I HAVE NOT yet implemented this but I plan to do so soon. I am however working on a reverted version of this with recommendations given to me, especially for books, movies, Gear, Services and Gear.. will update you on how I implemented this in a future post.
8 The Secret Weapon
As a GTD (Getting Things Done) user I love using Evernote to achieve that. The Secret weapon is a great technique that take the versatility of evernote and integrating the methodology of GTD into Evernote. I have been using this since almost a year back and love it. Since Evernote 5 for Windows just have been released I have not yet gotten around to optimize it but I will get there. this system is soo powerful and soo great that I don’t know where to begin. If you want to be a PowerUser for Evernote and GTD – you should try it.
9 Their own apps: Skitch|Penultimate|WebClipper|Clearly
Skitch
What is skitch? Skitch is a markup tool for all devices that is closely integrated in Evernote. It is available on “all” devices. Skitch for Windows is a great tool for quick screenshots, highlight and mark your images and screenshots. Skitch for iPad is nothing short of MAGNIFICENT! You can there highlight mark, annotate, edit whatever you want. I find it especially useful for PDFs when traveling. Check out this Youtube clip for a deeper understanding
PenUltimate
PenUltimate is an easy-to-use handwriting app for iPad that combines the experience of pen and paper with the flexibility and syncing of Evernote.
Web Clipper
Evernote Web Clipper is a browser “add-on” that enables you to save anything you see online—including text, links and images—into your Evernote account with a single click.
Clearly
Evernote Clearly is a browser “add-on” that makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read, similar to a Pocket-feature, but “on-the-fly” and with the ability to save them to Evernote to read them anywhere.
10 Automation IFTTT
When i Tag a Pocket with: Evernote, create a new note in evernote GTD system and tag it with 1-now: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120752
Add a new contact in iOS & this will append to a note in Evernote: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120753 this will sync in to the Relationship Manager that you can use Evernote FOR. In general whenenever I add a new contact – send me a follow up email: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120757
Integrates with HootSuite and IFTTT
dOTTO HOOT SUITE AND EVERNOTE..http://youtu.be/HKhSnfnF30Y
Other cool features:
10 The CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin
Just love the CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin:, Lifehacker did an interesting article a while back with Phil Libin, in their series: “How I work”
When I’m working at home, I play The Hobbit dwarves humming “Misty Mountain Cold” over and over and over again on my Sonos speakers until my wife tells me that I have a serious problem.
:) Also in the above LifeHacker interview he mentions: which is the best advice you ever got:
Best advice I ever got was: Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start.
Evernote also has a relaxing podcast where Phil is an active participant | iTunes. For me the leader of a company often (not always) embodies the company, and from what I have read and seen, Phil simply seems like a down to earth, “fair, firm and friendly” kind of person.
Evernote keeps innovating and collaborating
Evernote and Security
Evernote is not a security company, but they are still in the forefront of security of notetaking apps, with the ability to put passwords on notebooks and they offer Two-Factor authentication as we have written about before.
Evernote DevCup: Postach.io
Every year evernote has a “devcup” which is like a conference during a couple of days. This year (2013) the “gold award” was given to Postach.io
Which a way of using Evernote as a “one stop shop” for blogging. really interesting read more here. This is simply yet another reason as to why Evernote is the number 1, FLAWD app. They keep innovating and collaborating, and that is the 10 reasons as to why you need evernote to win.
Evernote is not for everyone.
Since it is so powerful it is not recommended for everyone, LifeHacker has made a comparison of different techniques.
There are other alternatives: Google Keep | SimpleNote | Good Old: Pen & Paper, which enables you limitless possibilities – like drawing, mind map and “offline” access out of the box. Never underestimate the power of Low Tech like Pen and Paper.
Bonus Reading:
http://www.jamierubin.net/2013/03/19/going-paperless-evernote-textexpander-productivity/
Summary
AS you have “noted”. We truly recommend Evernote is if you want to win. One important thing to keep in mind is that regardless of how great a tools is, it is only as great as its master. So keep innovating and keep going. If you are new to Evernote or note taking, give it time! All new routines takes time to implement and integrate into your life. Soo what are you waiting for? Download EVERNOTE NOW! and try it out! https://evernote.com/
How are you using evernote? We would love to hear your story.
Evernote is the FLAWD favourite app of all time. So what is Evernote and why should you use it? As you know we have written about which apps to use before, but in this article we go into depth in our favorite one: Evernote. We discuss what it is and we will try to inform you how you can use it and if you aren’t already use it, you should. It will literally change your life. If you do use it, take the time to learn more about it.. Lets get started!
EVERNOTE what`!??
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A “note” can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evernote
http://youtu.be/Pjn6YkCY2yA
Why should you take notes?
So Evernote is a note taking app for all kinds of information. Lets zoom out a bit, why should you even take notes to begin with? Well… Do you value your life? Do you agree that life is a gift? Do you agree that “Life is a gift worth recording.” – most people do. Let me offer you this quote:
“If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual—keep a journal. When you listen to something valuable, write it down.” Jim Rohn
Da Vinci
All great achievers have been great note takers, just think of Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all have seen his more famous notes like the Vitruvian man or his “Helicopter”. Da Vinci is said to left over 13000 pages of notes and drawings after his death. How would Da Vinci use Evernote?
or
TAKING NOTES HELPS US GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Not everyone can be Leonardo Da Vinci, but most of us simply wants to gain better understanding of the information we consume. In this post, fast company discuss why all productive people are better note takers. They map out that our mind can only handle a limited cognitive load– at the same time. And we can only hold so many items in our working memory before they start to fall out, and we miss that information. Brian Tracy also considers note taking a vital skill in his program Accellerated Learning Techniques.
This is a practice that badass learners systematize: Tim Ferriss, who is impeccable about his use of time, shows devotion to his notetaking, quipping that he takes notes “like some people take drugs” and that he trusts the weakest pen more than the strongest memory.
“I trust the weakest pen more than the strongest memory”
Now that you know why you should take notes. So why should you use Evernote instead of other tools? And why isn’t pen & paper enough? I think pen & paper is magnificently efficient to get the thoughts down, and to get an overview and a feeling. So what are the 10 reasons why you need Evernote to Win?
1. Findability: Search
The key is to get your notes “searchable”, findability is a key phrase in our digital world today. If I wrote something down in a journal 3 years ago I do not remember in which journal and on which page or where I was, but with Evernote I get that search, regardless of where I am, and in some cases you simply don’t remember what you have written but only where you written it, and Evernote offers geotags for your notes so you can search on places.
There is also a whole system of tags that you can use to be able to cross reference your notes, example you do not know where you stored a note but you know you have tagged it with: “recepies”, you simply search for pancakes in all your notes tagged with “recepies”. As always your notes are only as good as how you tagged them and made them searchable.
http://youtu.be/fnq3PEcnRIE
2 It supports “any” platform
Evernote supports a number of operating system platforms (including OS X, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and webOS) and also offers online synchronisation and backup services.
3. It is free
4. Relationship contacts manager tool
There is a distinct difference between a contact manager as we all have in Outlook, gmail, in our mobile phones and many other places. Get It done guy has a great article about how to manage your contacts : 6 takeaways:
For Contact management I also recommend Write that name
There is a fundamental difference in contact management and relationship management:
Contact Management = Me being able to locate & retrieve your phone number and email address
Relationship Management = Using that information and more to, over a period of months, get to know a person and establish either a relatively shallow relationship (think: Twitter or Facebook) or a deeper relationship (think: in-person, phone, dinners, lunches, coffees, dates, marriage, life, etc.) Digital minimalism has a great blog post about this. A quick summary of the steps:
Other takeaways.
Love this in the article:On Karma
Generally when I meet someone new, after I get to know them I always end up asking the same thing: “If there was one thing that I could help you with this week or this month or this year, what would it be?”
I have implemented this in my life and it is an interesting experience. :) Also note that Evernote has its own app for relationship management, called Evernote Hello.
5. Record Skype calls
Are you a Skype user? to record SKYPE calls and save it in Evernote? Callnote is your answer. This helps you remember who you talked to, when you talked to them and also exactly what you said.
6. Follow ups and Reminders
Jamie Todd Rubin, has 7 great tips for how he uses reminders
In another post Jamie mentions is quick reminders:
Quick reminders on mobile
FollowUpThen
FollowUpThen is a great reminder tool using email and can easily be integrated in Evernote, but since Evernote added reminders this is a bit redundant, but might be a great alternative for your email handling, since it is no install and simply just to send an email
How reminders works in Evernote
7 Dynamic recommendations
As you go on in your life you constantly get tips from friends, blogs, the internet and so on- as we all have a limited time here on earth – I have switched from almost only reading on recommendations, from my friends, or from podcast or other source of information.. How do I manage that? Well.. first of all I follow a reverted version of Jamies tips. His tips for giving other people book recommendations is truly great and simple.
I HAVE NOT yet implemented this but I plan to do so soon. I am however working on a reverted version of this with recommendations given to me, especially for books, movies, Gear, Services and Gear.. will update you on how I implemented this in a future post.
8 The Secret Weapon
As a GTD (Getting Things Done) user I love using Evernote to achieve that. The Secret weapon is a great technique that take the versatility of evernote and integrating the methodology of GTD into Evernote. I have been using this since almost a year back and love it. Since Evernote 5 for Windows just have been released I have not yet gotten around to optimize it but I will get there. this system is soo powerful and soo great that I don’t know where to begin. If you want to be a PowerUser for Evernote and GTD – you should try it.
9 Their own apps: Skitch|Penultimate|WebClipper|Clearly
Skitch
What is skitch? Skitch is a markup tool for all devices that is closely integrated in Evernote. It is available on “all” devices. Skitch for Windows is a great tool for quick screenshots, highlight and mark your images and screenshots. Skitch for iPad is nothing short of MAGNIFICENT! You can there highlight mark, annotate, edit whatever you want. I find it especially useful for PDFs when traveling. Check out this Youtube clip for a deeper understanding
PenUltimate
PenUltimate is an easy-to-use handwriting app for iPad that combines the experience of pen and paper with the flexibility and syncing of Evernote.
Web Clipper
Evernote Web Clipper is a browser “add-on” that enables you to save anything you see online—including text, links and images—into your Evernote account with a single click.
Clearly
Evernote Clearly is a browser “add-on” that makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read, similar to a Pocket-feature, but “on-the-fly” and with the ability to save them to Evernote to read them anywhere.
10 Automation IFTTT
When i Tag a Pocket with: Evernote, create a new note in evernote GTD system and tag it with 1-now: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120752
Add a new contact in iOS & this will append to a note in Evernote: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120753 this will sync in to the Relationship Manager that you can use Evernote FOR. In general whenenever I add a new contact – send me a follow up email: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120757
Integrates with HootSuite and IFTTT
dOTTO HOOT SUITE AND EVERNOTE..http://youtu.be/HKhSnfnF30Y
Other cool features:
10 The CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin
Just love the CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin:, Lifehacker did an interesting article a while back with Phil Libin, in their series: “How I work”
When I’m working at home, I play The Hobbit dwarves humming “Misty Mountain Cold” over and over and over again on my Sonos speakers until my wife tells me that I have a serious problem.
:) Also in the above LifeHacker interview he mentions: which is the best advice you ever got:
Best advice I ever got was: Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start.
Evernote also has a relaxing podcast where Phil is an active participant | iTunes. For me the leader of a company often (not always) embodies the company, and from what I have read and seen, Phil simply seems like a down to earth, “fair, firm and friendly” kind of person.
Evernote keeps innovating and collaborating
Evernote and Security
Evernote is not a security company, but they are still in the forefront of security of notetaking apps, with the ability to put passwords on notebooks and they offer Two-Factor authentication as we have written about before.
Evernote DevCup: Postach.io
Every year evernote has a “devcup” which is like a conference during a couple of days. This year (2013) the “gold award” was given to Postach.io
Which a way of using Evernote as a “one stop shop” for blogging. really interesting read more here. This is simply yet another reason as to why Evernote is the number 1, FLAWD app. They keep innovating and collaborating, and that is the 10 reasons as to why you need evernote to win.
Evernote is not for everyone.
Since it is so powerful it is not recommended for everyone, LifeHacker has made a comparison of different techniques.
There are other alternatives: Google Keep | SimpleNote | Good Old: Pen & Paper, which enables you limitless possibilities – like drawing, mind map and “offline” access out of the box. Never underestimate the power of Low Tech like Pen and Paper.
Bonus Reading:
http://www.jamierubin.net/2013/03/19/going-paperless-evernote-textexpander-productivity/
Summary
AS you have “noted”. We truly recommend Evernote is if you want to win. One important thing to keep in mind is that regardless of how great a tools is, it is only as great as its master. So keep innovating and keep going. If you are new to Evernote or note taking, give it time! All new routines takes time to implement and integrate into your life. Soo what are you waiting for? Download EVERNOTE NOW! and try it out! https://evernote.com/
How are you using evernote? We would love to hear your story.
Evernote is the FLAWD favourite app of all time. So what is Evernote and why should you use it? As you know we have written about which apps to use before, but in this article we go into depth in our favorite one: Evernote. We discuss what it is and we will try to inform you how you can use it and if you aren’t already use it, you should. It will literally change your life. If you do use it, take the time to learn more about it.. Lets get started!
EVERNOTE what`!??
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A “note” can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evernote
http://youtu.be/Pjn6YkCY2yA
Why should you take notes?
So Evernote is a note taking app for all kinds of information. Lets zoom out a bit, why should you even take notes to begin with? Well… Do you value your life? Do you agree that life is a gift? Do you agree that “Life is a gift worth recording.” – most people do. Let me offer you this quote:
“If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual—keep a journal. When you listen to something valuable, write it down.” Jim Rohn
Da Vinci
All great achievers have been great note takers, just think of Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all have seen his more famous notes like the Vitruvian man or his “Helicopter”. Da Vinci is said to left over 13000 pages of notes and drawings after his death. How would Da Vinci use Evernote?
or
TAKING NOTES HELPS US GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Not everyone can be Leonardo Da Vinci, but most of us simply wants to gain better understanding of the information we consume. In this post, fast company discuss why all productive people are better note takers. They map out that our mind can only handle a limited cognitive load– at the same time. And we can only hold so many items in our working memory before they start to fall out, and we miss that information. Brian Tracy also considers note taking a vital skill in his program Accellerated Learning Techniques.
This is a practice that badass learners systematize: Tim Ferriss, who is impeccable about his use of time, shows devotion to his notetaking, quipping that he takes notes “like some people take drugs” and that he trusts the weakest pen more than the strongest memory.
“I trust the weakest pen more than the strongest memory”
Now that you know why you should take notes. So why should you use Evernote instead of other tools? And why isn’t pen & paper enough? I think pen & paper is magnificently efficient to get the thoughts down, and to get an overview and a feeling. So what are the 10 reasons why you need Evernote to Win?
1. Findability: Search
The key is to get your notes “searchable”, findability is a key phrase in our digital world today. If I wrote something down in a journal 3 years ago I do not remember in which journal and on which page or where I was, but with Evernote I get that search, regardless of where I am, and in some cases you simply don’t remember what you have written but only where you written it, and Evernote offers geotags for your notes so you can search on places.
There is also a whole system of tags that you can use to be able to cross reference your notes, example you do not know where you stored a note but you know you have tagged it with: “recepies”, you simply search for pancakes in all your notes tagged with “recepies”. As always your notes are only as good as how you tagged them and made them searchable.
http://youtu.be/fnq3PEcnRIE
2 It supports “any” platform
Evernote supports a number of operating system platforms (including OS X, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and webOS) and also offers online synchronisation and backup services.
3. It is free
4. Relationship contacts manager tool
There is a distinct difference between a contact manager as we all have in Outlook, gmail, in our mobile phones and many other places. Get It done guy has a great article about how to manage your contacts : 6 takeaways:
For Contact management I also recommend Write that name
There is a fundamental difference in contact management and relationship management:
Contact Management = Me being able to locate & retrieve your phone number and email address
Relationship Management = Using that information and more to, over a period of months, get to know a person and establish either a relatively shallow relationship (think: Twitter or Facebook) or a deeper relationship (think: in-person, phone, dinners, lunches, coffees, dates, marriage, life, etc.) Digital minimalism has a great blog post about this. A quick summary of the steps:
Other takeaways.
Love this in the article:On Karma
Generally when I meet someone new, after I get to know them I always end up asking the same thing: “If there was one thing that I could help you with this week or this month or this year, what would it be?”
I have implemented this in my life and it is an interesting experience. :) Also note that Evernote has its own app for relationship management, called Evernote Hello.
5. Record Skype calls
Are you a Skype user? to record SKYPE calls and save it in Evernote? Callnote is your answer. This helps you remember who you talked to, when you talked to them and also exactly what you said.
6. Follow ups and Reminders
Jamie Todd Rubin, has 7 great tips for how he uses reminders
In another post Jamie mentions is quick reminders:
Quick reminders on mobile
FollowUpThen
FollowUpThen is a great reminder tool using email and can easily be integrated in Evernote, but since Evernote added reminders this is a bit redundant, but might be a great alternative for your email handling, since it is no install and simply just to send an email
How reminders works in Evernote
7 Dynamic recommendations
As you go on in your life you constantly get tips from friends, blogs, the internet and so on- as we all have a limited time here on earth – I have switched from almost only reading on recommendations, from my friends, or from podcast or other source of information.. How do I manage that? Well.. first of all I follow a reverted version of Jamies tips. His tips for giving other people book recommendations is truly great and simple.
I HAVE NOT yet implemented this but I plan to do so soon. I am however working on a reverted version of this with recommendations given to me, especially for books, movies, Gear, Services and Gear.. will update you on how I implemented this in a future post.
8 The Secret Weapon
As a GTD (Getting Things Done) user I love using Evernote to achieve that. The Secret weapon is a great technique that take the versatility of evernote and integrating the methodology of GTD into Evernote. I have been using this since almost a year back and love it. Since Evernote 5 for Windows just have been released I have not yet gotten around to optimize it but I will get there. this system is soo powerful and soo great that I don’t know where to begin. If you want to be a PowerUser for Evernote and GTD – you should try it.
9 Their own apps: Skitch|Penultimate|WebClipper|Clearly
Skitch
What is skitch? Skitch is a markup tool for all devices that is closely integrated in Evernote. It is available on “all” devices. Skitch for Windows is a great tool for quick screenshots, highlight and mark your images and screenshots. Skitch for iPad is nothing short of MAGNIFICENT! You can there highlight mark, annotate, edit whatever you want. I find it especially useful for PDFs when traveling. Check out this Youtube clip for a deeper understanding
PenUltimate
PenUltimate is an easy-to-use handwriting app for iPad that combines the experience of pen and paper with the flexibility and syncing of Evernote.
Web Clipper
Evernote Web Clipper is a browser “add-on” that enables you to save anything you see online—including text, links and images—into your Evernote account with a single click.
Clearly
Evernote Clearly is a browser “add-on” that makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read, similar to a Pocket-feature, but “on-the-fly” and with the ability to save them to Evernote to read them anywhere.
10 Automation IFTTT
When i Tag a Pocket with: Evernote, create a new note in evernote GTD system and tag it with 1-now: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120752
Add a new contact in iOS & this will append to a note in Evernote: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120753 this will sync in to the Relationship Manager that you can use Evernote FOR. In general whenenever I add a new contact – send me a follow up email: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120757
Integrates with HootSuite and IFTTT
dOTTO HOOT SUITE AND EVERNOTE..http://youtu.be/HKhSnfnF30Y
Other cool features:
10 The CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin
Just love the CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin:, Lifehacker did an interesting article a while back with Phil Libin, in their series: “How I work”
When I’m working at home, I play The Hobbit dwarves humming “Misty Mountain Cold” over and over and over again on my Sonos speakers until my wife tells me that I have a serious problem.
:) Also in the above LifeHacker interview he mentions: which is the best advice you ever got:
Best advice I ever got was: Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start.
Evernote also has a relaxing podcast where Phil is an active participant | iTunes. For me the leader of a company often (not always) embodies the company, and from what I have read and seen, Phil simply seems like a down to earth, “fair, firm and friendly” kind of person.
Evernote keeps innovating and collaborating
Evernote and Security
Evernote is not a security company, but they are still in the forefront of security of notetaking apps, with the ability to put passwords on notebooks and they offer Two-Factor authentication as we have written about before.
Evernote DevCup: Postach.io
Every year evernote has a “devcup” which is like a conference during a couple of days. This year (2013) the “gold award” was given to Postach.io
Which a way of using Evernote as a “one stop shop” for blogging. really interesting read more here. This is simply yet another reason as to why Evernote is the number 1, FLAWD app. They keep innovating and collaborating, and that is the 10 reasons as to why you need evernote to win.
Evernote is not for everyone.
Since it is so powerful it is not recommended for everyone, LifeHacker has made a comparison of different techniques.
There are other alternatives: Google Keep | SimpleNote | Good Old: Pen & Paper, which enables you limitless possibilities – like drawing, mind map and “offline” access out of the box. Never underestimate the power of Low Tech like Pen and Paper.
Bonus Reading:
http://www.jamierubin.net/2013/03/19/going-paperless-evernote-textexpander-productivity/
Summary
AS you have “noted”. We truly recommend Evernote is if you want to win. One important thing to keep in mind is that regardless of how great a tools is, it is only as great as its master. So keep innovating and keep going. If you are new to Evernote or note taking, give it time! All new routines takes time to implement and integrate into your life. Soo what are you waiting for? Download EVERNOTE NOW! and try it out! https://evernote.com/
How are you using evernote? We would love to hear your story.
Evernote is the FLAWD favourite app of all time. So what is Evernote and why should you use it? As you know we have written about which apps to use before, but in this article we go into depth in our favorite one: Evernote. We discuss what it is and we will try to inform you how you can use it and if you aren’t already use it, you should. It will literally change your life. If you do use it, take the time to learn more about it.. Lets get started!
EVERNOTE what`!??
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A “note” can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evernote
http://youtu.be/Pjn6YkCY2yA
Why should you take notes?
So Evernote is a note taking app for all kinds of information. Lets zoom out a bit, why should you even take notes to begin with? Well… Do you value your life? Do you agree that life is a gift? Do you agree that “Life is a gift worth recording.” – most people do. Let me offer you this quote:
“If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual—keep a journal. When you listen to something valuable, write it down.” Jim Rohn
Da Vinci
All great achievers have been great note takers, just think of Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all have seen his more famous notes like the Vitruvian man or his “Helicopter”. Da Vinci is said to left over 13000 pages of notes and drawings after his death. How would Da Vinci use Evernote?
or
TAKING NOTES HELPS US GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Not everyone can be Leonardo Da Vinci, but most of us simply wants to gain better understanding of the information we consume. In this post, fast company discuss why all productive people are better note takers. They map out that our mind can only handle a limited cognitive load– at the same time. And we can only hold so many items in our working memory before they start to fall out, and we miss that information. Brian Tracy also considers note taking a vital skill in his program Accellerated Learning Techniques.
This is a practice that badass learners systematize: Tim Ferriss, who is impeccable about his use of time, shows devotion to his notetaking, quipping that he takes notes “like some people take drugs” and that he trusts the weakest pen more than the strongest memory.
“I trust the weakest pen more than the strongest memory”
Now that you know why you should take notes. So why should you use Evernote instead of other tools? And why isn’t pen & paper enough? I think pen & paper is magnificently efficient to get the thoughts down, and to get an overview and a feeling. So what are the 10 reasons why you need Evernote to Win?
1. Findability: Search
The key is to get your notes “searchable”, findability is a key phrase in our digital world today. If I wrote something down in a journal 3 years ago I do not remember in which journal and on which page or where I was, but with Evernote I get that search, regardless of where I am, and in some cases you simply don’t remember what you have written but only where you written it, and Evernote offers geotags for your notes so you can search on places.
There is also a whole system of tags that you can use to be able to cross reference your notes, example you do not know where you stored a note but you know you have tagged it with: “recepies”, you simply search for pancakes in all your notes tagged with “recepies”. As always your notes are only as good as how you tagged them and made them searchable.
http://youtu.be/fnq3PEcnRIE
2 It supports “any” platform
Evernote supports a number of operating system platforms (including OS X, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, and webOS) and also offers online synchronisation and backup services.
3. It is free
4. Relationship contacts manager tool
There is a distinct difference between a contact manager as we all have in Outlook, gmail, in our mobile phones and many other places. Get It done guy has a great article about how to manage your contacts : 6 takeaways:
For Contact management I also recommend Write that name
There is a fundamental difference in contact management and relationship management:
Contact Management = Me being able to locate & retrieve your phone number and email address
Relationship Management = Using that information and more to, over a period of months, get to know a person and establish either a relatively shallow relationship (think: Twitter or Facebook) or a deeper relationship (think: in-person, phone, dinners, lunches, coffees, dates, marriage, life, etc.) Digital minimalism has a great blog post about this. A quick summary of the steps:
Other takeaways.
Love this in the article:On Karma
Generally when I meet someone new, after I get to know them I always end up asking the same thing: “If there was one thing that I could help you with this week or this month or this year, what would it be?”
I have implemented this in my life and it is an interesting experience. :) Also note that Evernote has its own app for relationship management, called Evernote Hello.
5. Record Skype calls
Are you a Skype user? to record SKYPE calls and save it in Evernote? Callnote is your answer. This helps you remember who you talked to, when you talked to them and also exactly what you said.
6. Follow ups and Reminders
Jamie Todd Rubin, has 7 great tips for how he uses reminders
In another post Jamie mentions is quick reminders:
Quick reminders on mobile
FollowUpThen
FollowUpThen is a great reminder tool using email and can easily be integrated in Evernote, but since Evernote added reminders this is a bit redundant, but might be a great alternative for your email handling, since it is no install and simply just to send an email
How reminders works in Evernote
7 Dynamic recommendations
As you go on in your life you constantly get tips from friends, blogs, the internet and so on- as we all have a limited time here on earth – I have switched from almost only reading on recommendations, from my friends, or from podcast or other source of information.. How do I manage that? Well.. first of all I follow a reverted version of Jamies tips. His tips for giving other people book recommendations is truly great and simple.
I HAVE NOT yet implemented this but I plan to do so soon. I am however working on a reverted version of this with recommendations given to me, especially for books, movies, Gear, Services and Gear.. will update you on how I implemented this in a future post.
8 The Secret Weapon
As a GTD (Getting Things Done) user I love using Evernote to achieve that. The Secret weapon is a great technique that take the versatility of evernote and integrating the methodology of GTD into Evernote. I have been using this since almost a year back and love it. Since Evernote 5 for Windows just have been released I have not yet gotten around to optimize it but I will get there. this system is soo powerful and soo great that I don’t know where to begin. If you want to be a PowerUser for Evernote and GTD – you should try it.
9 Their own apps: Skitch|Penultimate|WebClipper|Clearly
Skitch
What is skitch? Skitch is a markup tool for all devices that is closely integrated in Evernote. It is available on “all” devices. Skitch for Windows is a great tool for quick screenshots, highlight and mark your images and screenshots. Skitch for iPad is nothing short of MAGNIFICENT! You can there highlight mark, annotate, edit whatever you want. I find it especially useful for PDFs when traveling. Check out this Youtube clip for a deeper understanding
PenUltimate
PenUltimate is an easy-to-use handwriting app for iPad that combines the experience of pen and paper with the flexibility and syncing of Evernote.
Web Clipper
Evernote Web Clipper is a browser “add-on” that enables you to save anything you see online—including text, links and images—into your Evernote account with a single click.
Clearly
Evernote Clearly is a browser “add-on” that makes blog posts, articles and webpages clean and easy to read, similar to a Pocket-feature, but “on-the-fly” and with the ability to save them to Evernote to read them anywhere.
10 Automation IFTTT
When i Tag a Pocket with: Evernote, create a new note in evernote GTD system and tag it with 1-now: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120752
Add a new contact in iOS & this will append to a note in Evernote: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120753 this will sync in to the Relationship Manager that you can use Evernote FOR. In general whenenever I add a new contact – send me a follow up email: https://ifttt.com/recipes/120757
Integrates with HootSuite and IFTTT
dOTTO HOOT SUITE AND EVERNOTE..http://youtu.be/HKhSnfnF30Y
Other cool features:
10 The CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin
Just love the CEO of Evernote: Phil Libin:, Lifehacker did an interesting article a while back with Phil Libin, in their series: “How I work”
When I’m working at home, I play The Hobbit dwarves humming “Misty Mountain Cold” over and over and over again on my Sonos speakers until my wife tells me that I have a serious problem.
:) Also in the above LifeHacker interview he mentions: which is the best advice you ever got:
Best advice I ever got was: Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start.
Evernote also has a relaxing podcast where Phil is an active participant | iTunes. For me the leader of a company often (not always) embodies the company, and from what I have read and seen, Phil simply seems like a down to earth, “fair, firm and friendly” kind of person.
Evernote keeps innovating and collaborating
Evernote and Security
Evernote is not a security company, but they are still in the forefront of security of notetaking apps, with the ability to put passwords on notebooks and they offer Two-Factor authentication as we have written about before.
Evernote DevCup: Postach.io
Every year evernote has a “devcup” which is like a conference during a couple of days. This year (2013) the “gold award” was given to Postach.io
Which a way of using Evernote as a “one stop shop” for blogging. really interesting read more here. This is simply yet another reason as to why Evernote is the number 1, FLAWD app. They keep innovating and collaborating, and that is the 10 reasons as to why you need evernote to win.
Evernote is not for everyone.
Since it is so powerful it is not recommended for everyone, LifeHacker has made a comparison of different techniques.
There are other alternatives: Google Keep | SimpleNote | Good Old: Pen & Paper, which enables you limitless possibilities – like drawing, mind map and “offline” access out of the box. Never underestimate the power of Low Tech like Pen and Paper.
Bonus Reading:
http://www.jamierubin.net/2013/03/19/going-paperless-evernote-textexpander-productivity/
Summary
AS you have “noted”. We truly recommend Evernote is if you want to win. One important thing to keep in mind is that regardless of how great a tools is, it is only as great as its master. So keep innovating and keep going. If you are new to Evernote or note taking, give it time! All new routines takes time to implement and integrate into your life. Soo what are you waiting for? Download EVERNOTE NOW! and try it out! https://evernote.com/
How are you using evernote? We would love to hear your story.
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“If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want. “
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.”