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How to Be a Note-Taking Minimalist

Your mind wasn’t made for all of this

Josh Spilker
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6 min readSep 24, 2024

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Meetings, podcasts, online courses, and all the while that pile of books is growing higher and higher.

Our brains weren’t built to handle this much clutter.

So why are we adding to the pile?

I can tell just from quick Google searches and being around the productivity space that many of you are looking for the next edge with note-taking.

And just to be honest, you could be taking too many notes.

That’s what this article is about — minimalist note-taking.

It’s about cutting away the excess, making sure you get what really matters, and ignoring the rest.

If you’ve ever tried digital minimalism — paring back notifications, cutting screen time — this is the next logical step.

Here’s how to do it.

What Is note-taking minimalism?

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Josh Spilker
Josh Spilker

Written by Josh Spilker

Startup writer & marketer. Here's your free quick note-taking cheat sheet: https://joshspilker.gumroad.com/l/itqjq

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