Start taking notes in this episode as Joël and Valerie discuss the different ways in which they structure their note taking systems to improve their workflows.

Together they cover the best ways to get started with serious note taking, how to best map out your thoughts so they make the most sense when you come back round to them, as well as examining the different use cases they have for them both over the course of a working day.

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Take notes like a pro with Obsidian and then read what Joël has to say on his own note taking.

Your guest this week has been Valerie Burzynski, and your host for this episode has been thoughtbot’s own Joël Quenneville.

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