Introduction

After some effort spent reorganizing his digital information system, Thomas finally updates his Evernote setup to keep things manageable. Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at Brilliant.org/CollegeInfoGeek — and if you’re one of the first 83 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription. FreshBooks: Accounting and invoicing software that automates your tasks and lets you get back to doing your real work. Get your first 30 days free by going to FreshBooks.com/CIG and entering College Info Geek in the "How did you hear about us?" section. Things mentioned in this episode: College Info Geek Discord College Info Geek Subreddit The Search for the Ultimate Note-Taking App (Ep. 250) Evernote (iOS | Android) Ulysses (Mac) Bear (Mac | iOS) Notion (iOS | Android) Slite (iOS | Android) Tame Your Inbox: 4 Tips for Dealing With Email Productively FastEver (iOS) AutoHotkey Loom (Chrome) Typora My Review of the Rocketbook Everlast Scanbot (iOS | Android) Todoist (iOS | Android) Asana (iOS | Android) Trello (iOS | Android) Airtable Microsoft To-Do (iOS | Android) Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:08:46 - Overview of some of the problems with Evernote 0:11:35 - The lack of a proper notebook organization system 0:18:45 - Getting data into the app can be cumbersome 0:21:05 - Sponsor: FreshBooks (Managing your invoices) 0:24:21 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills) 0:26:12 - Lacking formatting tools and no video embedding 0:34:18 - Digitizing paper 0:37:12 - Tom’s task management system 0:42:56 - Conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.