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a_protsyukon Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

This is the fundamental problem with hierarchies - knowledge is multi-dimensional but folders are one-dimensional. You shouldn't have to decide if "Vanguard 2026 review" lives under /retirement or /budget or /investments. What if you could just search "retirement investment options I reviewed" and find it regardless of where it was filed - by meaning, not by path?

a_protsyukon Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

Chrome bookmarks + WhatsApp to self - classic combo. When you need to find a bookmark from months ago, do you actually find it or just google the thing again?

a_protsyukon Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

Email as inbox - do you ever actually process it, or does it just pile up with everything else?

a_protsyukon Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

Do you organize into folders, or just dump everything flat and rely on search?

a_protsyukon Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

Does the linking actually pay off when you need to find something, or do you mostly just search?

a_protsyukon Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

"Will probably regret it someday" - what's the thing you're most worried about losing?

a_protsyukon Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

  LogSeq with WebDAV - nice setup. Do you use it mostly for linked notes/graph, or more as a daily journal?

a_protsyukon Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

Zettlr is underrated. When you're compiling notes into something new - how do you find the right notes to pull together? Do you browse, search, or does the linking do the work?

a_protsyukon Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

Self-hosted wiki - what software? And do you access it on mobile when you're out, or is it strictly home network?

a_protsyukon Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

CherryTree looks interesting - hierarchical nodes. Do you split notes between Keep and CherryTree by type, or is there a different logic?

a_protsyukon Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

That's a solid workflow. The "cleaning" step is where most people fall off though - how long does it take you to process a batch, and how often do you actually sit down to do it?

a_protsyukon Ask HN: Where do you save links, notes and random useful stuff?

The "low friction = actually use it" insight is real. When grep fails you - topic you don't remember the exact words for - what's the fallback?