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A comment on Ask HN: How do you remember hacks about yourself?.

Re:Ask HN: How do you remember hacks about yourself? by Zambyte on Thursday July 18, 2024 @12:45PM (#40997416)
I journal a lot. I recommend finding a system that supports backlinking. That way you can link to some related topic (for example, link to "stress" for a note on how you handled stress successfully), and then use the backlinks to that topic to find what you're looking for.

Since I use GNU Emacs, Org Roam[0] was a natural choice for me. Other options include: Logseq, Obsidian, and Notion

[0] https://www.orgroam.com/

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Re:Ask HN: How do you remember hacks about yourself? by caprock on Thursday July 18, 2024 @03:27PM (#40998918)
Oh, I see. I've thought about shifting to a zettelkasten style for my own notes, but I didn't think about that personal reminder side effect. Thank you for sharing!
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