Suryc11 comments on New Monthly Thread: Bragging - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Suryc11 07 October 2013 06:21:24AM 1 point [-]

This is fairly late, but better late than never.

I stopped using this system several weeks ago. It proved to be more effort than it was worth, at least in the context of frequent college assignments and meetings. Since very few of the things that I needed to get done were "assigned" through email, the very cool ability to forward emails to one's Evernote address to automatically convert them to notes did not see much use.

I've since transitioned to a very simple (physical) calendar and planner system, combined with flagging emails which need further attention.

Comment author: gjm 10 October 2013 09:05:04AM 0 points [-]

Upvoted for providing a useful experience report.

Are you still using Evernote for other things, and are you still finding it awesome?

Comment author: Suryc11 11 October 2013 01:26:48AM 0 points [-]

Thanks!

Yes, definitely. I frequently use Evernote to save online references (one of my notebooks is actually named "(Intellectual) References" and has stuff like academic articles that I later want to refer to) because the ability to tag, comment, and later search these web clips makes bookmarks seem completely useless. I also use Evernote for journaling purposes and as a way to improve exam studying.

Before an exam, I go through my handwritten notes and other class materials and compile a summary in Evernote. This ensures that I have a record of the most important things from my classes (some of which I would otherwise forget), as well as makes studying for a cumulative test easy.

Sorry for the long answer, but yes, I still find Evernote awesome.

Comment author: gjm 11 October 2013 12:57:55PM 1 point [-]

Sorry for the long answer

(That was two paragraphs. I weep for the future of humanity :-).) Thanks!