Tools For Thought

Actual "tools"
- Writing, pen & paper, Index cards; diagrams
- Math & Statistics to validate and understand decisions
- Simulations / programs to evaluate things; computers to think for me
Software
- Tools for building Knowledge Graphs
  - Don't necessarily actively think with you: act as a substitute for memory, and help form connections where I wouldn't have otherwise realized they exist.
    - There's a massive explosion in these at the moment – particularly with an emphasis on back-links, but it only goes so far?
    - Most public online examples are nice, but not life changing.
    - Too easy to get sucked into the tool instead of getting any real work done.
  - Examples I've tried
    - LogSeq lots of good behaviors
      - choice of backend
      - markdown & org mode
      - web based & offline
      - no tables
      - only supports outlines
      - becoming a little complex/heavy
      - backlinks
    - Obsidian
      - choice of backend
      - only local
      - markdown support
    - Remnote
    - Roam
    - Workflowy
- Tools for writing
  - Google Docs
  - Quip
  - Craft.docs
  - Notion
  - Obsidian
- Tools for Mind maps
  - Kinopio
  - Scapple
- Tools for Diagrams
  - Excalidraw
  - Draw.io
External discussions
- https://twitter.com/LauraDeming/status/1457101797076586496
I wish
- I want an actual tool that interacts with me and helps me think
- For example, while planning out my day; or simply doing roadmapping
  - help me assign probabilities to work
  - figure out where things can go wrong
  - auto generate points to check progress, etc

Backlinks