Have you ever felt like your note-taking system is working against you rather than for you? Maybe you’ve spent hours perfecting folder structures, testing out new apps, or diving into productivity ...

I replaced my complicated note-taking system with a tiny app called Twos—and somehow, productivity became simpler, lighter, and actually fun.

Have you ever felt like your notes are just a chaotic collection of thoughts, scattered across notebooks, apps, or sticky notes, never quite coming together into something useful, like a second brain?

For a long time, my note-taking workflow was a mess with a mix of dedicated apps for long-form writing, quick thoughts, research PDFs, and browser tabs. I had built a system that promised maximum ...

During WWII, a colonel from Alaska asked Prof. Emeritus Walter J. Pauk to draft a brief guide on how to teach his soldiers to read and study effectively for their correspondence courses. The guide ...

App stores are overflowing with note-taking apps, each promising to be the ultimate solution to our organizational woes. In my quest for digital clarity, I've dipped my toe (and sometimes fully ...

Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...

Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...

Taking notes can help you remember key points covered in a meeting and create a paper trail that documents that discussion. Your note-taking technique should provide accuracy and be unobtrusive.

How do you take notes? What do you do with them? If you’re like most people, your system might feel “good enough,” but deep down, you suspect there’s room for improvement. In the era of AI, that’s ...