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Chaotic and Inefficient Note-taking in Roam: In Defense of (My) Mess
And I like it!
Roam is inviting. Roam is captivating. Once you give it a finger (other than the middle one), it will take your whole hand and lead you to into a fascinating rabbit hole. From basic simple steps of outlining, through understanding the key concept of unity between [[pages]] and #tags, to block referencing and embedding. Don’t be mistaken: That is just the beginning.
You will not be alone on this journey. There are many other pilgrims travelling with you that are willing to help and initiate you into the mysteries of #roamcult . There are also masters, on top of mountains of Twitter followers, spreading the Good News of Roam through their posts, newsletters and courses, providing the secret art of querying, organizing, optimizing, perfecting and finally, maybe creating.
And then, there is my mess. To be completely honest, I was never able to have a stable order in anything. My order and structure of notes is always fluid, temporarily established for different projects and then again abandoned and reestablished. Metadata, metastructures, metabrains (?) are being born and fade away. Often I ask myself: Do I use the full potential of Roam? And the resounding answer is: No. But does it matter?
