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Using a spark file instead of backlog for product ideas

by noahbrier on 10/22/21, 2:14 PM with 3 comments

• by ryana on 10/22/21, 4:25 PM

  Realizing that I can keep running notes has been a great productivity hack for me. I have long been a heavy note taker but struggled at how to best tie them all together.

  Something like a spark file, or a single evernote file for interesting data points that come up in a project has made this a lot better. Sure it may take time to read through, but I know where everything is now and it doesn't require some complex tagging or filing strategy.

• by chasestubb on 10/22/21, 3:46 PM

  I’ve intuitively progressed toward many systems like this on a very experiential basis. Gotta take out formalization and rigidity from ideation.