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It's official: Evernote will restrict free users to 50 notes | TechCrunch

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Days after Evernote started testing a free plan with access to only one notebook and 50 notes, it has now made this change for all free users

It's official: Evernote will restrict free users to 50 notes | TechCrunch::Days after Evernote started testing a free plan with access to only one notebook and 50 notes, it has now made this change for all free users

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Evernote will restrict free users to 50 notes starting December 4

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whats the point of a note taking application? Either keep the note in a .txt file for long term, or write it on pen & paper for short term.
What's the point of an app to keep temporary notes?
Why note-taking apps don’t make us smarter
- They offer additional features. One Note ties into the MS eco-system in an okish way. Obsidian is basically text (actually md) in a folder/folders but supports plug-ins that can do a lot. Notion is backed by databases. Others run in the terminal and can support plug-ins. Evernote was one of the first to offer additional features and offered syncing and connections to other apps (seems a lot of that has been restricted in the last 15 years).
  
  sometimes low-tech is best... https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2016/11/why-the-office-needs-a-typewriter-revolution
  
  Dude you’re on a platform for people who go out of their way to find their own artisanal social media network.
  
  I'm on a platform because it is free of corporate company control. There is no better security than hand written and properly disposed of notes.
  Retaining digital notes in a massive notepad does nothing but add digital mental clutter. Notes are meant to be temporary fleeting thoughts.
  
  I think you're misunderstanding what people mean by "notes" in this context. They're not meant to be temporary.
  
  The author of that article seems completely out of touch with the requirements of a modern office. Also, that is in no way related to a note taking app.
  I do agree with the sentiment that low tech can be good. While I find note taking apps helpful, I also like a notebook and pen (even lower tech than a typewriter).
- Does anyone believe taking notes makes them smarter?
  
  It absolutely does for me. I don't remember much of what I hear, and only the gist of what I read, but if I write something, it's in there. I'll even take notes on my own thoughts to help me remember details as I work out complex problems
  I have pages and pages of notes laying around...I almost never read them, but taking them definitely made me smarter
- Seeing all these recommendations for all these note taking applications makes me feel so out of touch lol like I literally just use Discord for short-term scrap notes and then I use txt files for long-term notes (synced to my Dropbox), like you said.
  I'm probably missing out on some features but honestly I have instant cloud syncing for my short-term and long-term notes and it works well enough for me, plus with 2FA it's generally secure enough. Anything sensitive would be encrypted and probably stored locally only. It works well enough for me.
- I'm with you there, I carry a small notebook with me everywhere I go and write notes about everything. I remember things that I wrote on paper more easily than inputting them on an app. I guess notetaking apps like logseq has a lot of advantages, like displaying and auto-formatting your notes in a nice way, but for me it's not really useful. I don't look at my notes everyday. Also it's nice to do something without requiring looking at a screen once in a while!

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