I’ve adopted a similar method with only four Notebooks and utilizing tags for everything else: Evernote Notebooks In the article, Michael emphasizes his strategy of relying more heavily upon tags and less so on static Notebooks. Fortunately, I come across a highly useful article on the subject by Michael Hyatt. Upon making Evernote a regular weapon in my productivity arsenal, I went hunting for tips for best utilizing the platform. Here’s a breakdown of the apps I rely upon most heavily for my day to day work: A workflow of which Evernote has now become central. It’s taken the last couple of years to come to grips with the fact that such an app doesn’t exist.Īfter I gave up my dream app idea, I’ve found a number of tools that do an extraordinary job at handling one aspect of my workflow. I wanted something that could handle all my notes, projects, tasks, contacts, and everything but the kitchen sink. Unfortunately, I had to learn this one the hard way.Īt the time of my previous Evernote experience, I was fixated upon having one platform to manage everything. There’s a reason it’s not called ‘Evertask!'” Now I know what you’re thinking, “well duh, emphasis on the word ‘note’ in Ever-note. When I recently began using Evernote again for what it’s intended purpose (notes), I found it to be an invaluable resource. Plus, having action items intermixed with a plethora of reference materials such as notes and website captures made for a less than productive workflow. Mind you, Evernote does allow you to create notebooks containing simple to-do lists, but this is a far cry from the ability to schedule, delay, and reorder complicated projects and tasks in a streamlined fashion. My main reason for ditching Evernote was the attempt to use it for something it’s not optimized for: comprehensive task management. Why I Stopped Using Evernoteīefore I go into what Evernote is, it’s important to know first what it is not. There were a number of options we considered including Wunderlist and Remember the Milk, but it turned out that the broad organizational functionality of Evernote would work best for the type of collaboration we were going to undertake. It’s been a solid two years (at least), but after the necessity of collaborating with a close friend on a project, I’m back to an old staple: Evernote.
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