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How to do research with modern note-taking tools?

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Find your own powerful processes to augment thinking.

Preface Modern note-taking tools (e.g., Heptabase, Roam Research, Notion) are powerful. They provide features such as whiteboards, bi-directional links, block-based editor, database, etc., that allows us to interact with our thought in new, powerful ways. However, giving you a pen doesn’t mean you’ll write like Hemingway; these powerful features in modern tools also won’t make you think like Einstein if you’re not conscious of the way you use them. Instead, it’s easy to result in a giant bi-directional linked graph or a messy whiteboard with hundreds of cards without knowing how to use them. I

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