Basic AF: a (mostly) tech podcast 90 Days of Forever*Notes and Stress Awareness with Athlytic & Apple Watch
Jun 23, 2025
Tom shares updated Mac recommendations perfect for college students, blending tech tips with humor. Jeff discusses his enhanced note-taking experience using Apple's Notes app and a customized tagging system. The hosts dive deep into understanding stress, highlighting its positive and negative aspects, while personal anecdotes emphasize mindfulness. Fitness tracking apps are explored, showcasing how they aid both recovery and sleep optimization, elevating overall wellness. It's an engaging mix of tech insights and personal stories!
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Simplify Note-Taking Organization
- Avoid over-tuning your note-taking system with complicated tagging that can defeat organization.
- Begin with broad categories and only add specific subcategories as needed to keep notes manageable.
Daily Notes as Quick Capture
- Daily notes can serve as quick capture points even if rarely reviewed later.
- They help jot down tasks and fleeting thoughts that later move to more formal storage.
Adopt Forever Notes Flexibly
- Consider adapting the Forever Notes framework to other note-taking apps if you do not use Apple Notes.
- The system’s flexibility makes it transferable beyond Apple’s ecosystem.