The best method of knowledge capture is the laziest option

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I keep a habit of writing most things down. It takes thoughts and plans off my working memory and stops it from unnecessarily popping up in my head.

In the post I linked above, I noted how I used Standard Notes with Obsidian to host my thoughts and memories digitally.

I stopped using Obsidian a while ago due to the amount of friction necessary to use Obsidian in my workflow, especially for capturing thoughts when I'm away from my desktop:

• First capture a thought, memory, or resource in Standard Notes when I'm on the go (on mobile).
• At home, on desktop, open Standard Notes and Obsidian, and copy the noteworthy item from Standard Notes into Obsidian.
• Set up the note in Obsidian (fixing up a title, adding links, etc).

(This was before Obsidian had their Sync service and a fully fledged mobile app.)

This required “ongoing maintenance” as otherwise my present self does not remember whether past self moved all noteworthy items into Obsidian or not. Notes that are not “urgent” get buried quickly in my Standard Notes database. This ongoing maintenance requires extra time and energy. Being unable to access any expanded notes on Obsidian while away from my desktop