The quest for smarter note-taking
₹333-660) per month. Over the last five-six years, Sushant Bhatia, a consultant in the education sector, has tested multiple apps and platforms for his notes. He has implemented the Zettelkasten method of note-taking (a specific system of organising your note or index cards that also helps with knowledge management) on digital platforms and used a combination of Obsidian and Substack to publish his work and writings, on both his phone and desktop.
“Note-taking is a complex process. It’s only in the last one-two years that I feel we have the right tools. I started with Notion for my work and personal stuff.
Obsidian is my personal favourite. Whenever I come across a new tool, like Capacities, I try it. Each tool has its own USP," says Bhatia, 34.
“I don’t like ruled paper sheets. I like to work on blank pages. Obsidian gives me that leverage.
You can write, bring in images, etc. It helps me think creatively." Capacities is structured around “objects", or different types of notes that contain certain properties. It has a set of pre-defined “objects"—pages, images, links, PDFs, etc.
But users can add new “objects" as per their needs. You can also add tags to link content across all your “objects". The gaps The creative process of working on digital note-taking platforms, or simply jotting down your thoughts, is not without its own problems.
Dasgupta, who used Mindly while she was building her agri-tech startup Ladakh Orchards, feels note-taking platforms can do more with mapping keywords and searchability. “Maybe with automation and AI, something can be done where you can build a concept out of nothing or map concepts to make it (the notes) useful," she explains. Given the interest, Indian startups are getting into the
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