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welcome to another deep dive. Yeah, you mentioned wanting to like get a better grip

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on like the

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information overload we all kind of face these days, right? Yeah, definitely. I

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think we found

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something that might help. Oh, cool. And before we jump in, just wanted to give a

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Very cool. You share some information about TriliumNext Notes. Yeah. And on the

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surface,

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you know, it kind of sounds like just another note taking app. But there's there's

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definitely

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a lot more to it than meets the eye. For sure. What we want to do today is try to

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figure out,

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you know, what makes TriliumNext stand out? Yeah. Especially for someone like you

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who's,

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you know, trying to gain knowledge quickly and really thoroughly without getting

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bogged down.

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So we're going to look at what it is, how it works, and why it might just be the

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like perfect

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personal knowledge base that you've been looking for. Cool. I'm excited. Okay, so

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let's unpack this.

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TriliumNext Notes is described as an open source, cross-platform, hierarchical

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note-taking

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application with a strong focus on building large personal knowledge bases. Right.

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So right away,

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that hierarchical part is interesting. Yeah. Instead of just like a flat list of

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notes,

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you know, you've got your Apple Notes or whatever. Right, right. This lets you

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arrange them in this,

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you know, tree structure with like unlimited depth. Yeah. And I think that's what's

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so fascinating

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here is like the flexibility it gives you, right? Like you can arrange your

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thoughts and information

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in a way that actually kind of mirrors how our brains work. Yeah. You know, it's

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all interconnected

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and like layers of detail. Yeah. And what's really powerful is that a single note

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can actually be

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placed in multiple locations in this tree structure through cloning. Oh, wow. Which

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is a really cool

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concept for connecting related ideas. So you don't have to like have separate notes

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for the same

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concept. Like you can have one that kind of branches out in different areas. Yeah.

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Okay. So here's where it gets really interesting. It's not just plain text, right?

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You've got a,

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you know, a wiser way G editor. So what you see is what you get. Yeah. Um, it

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supports tables,

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images, math formatting. Wow. And if you're a coder, it supports syntax

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highlighting too.

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That's awesome. Yeah. I mean, if you think about it, this level of versatility

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means you can really

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centralize different types of information, you know, from meeting notes and

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research snippets to

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creative writing and code projects. Like it's all in one place. It seems like it's

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trying to be

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the one system to rule them all. Exactly. Like a unified system for all your

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knowledge. Okay. So

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navigating a large knowledge base can be daunting for sure, but TriliumNextt seems

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to have thought

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about that. Yeah. It offers fast and easy navigation between notes, full text

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search,

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and this thing called note hoisting. What is note hoisting? So note hoisting

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basically lets

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you focus on a specific branch of your knowledge tree. Okay. Like it temporarily

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hides the rest.

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So it's like you're really zeroing in on a particular topic without getting

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distracted

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by all the other stuff. It's like noise canceling for your notes. I like that noise

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canceling for

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your notes. Right. So do you find yourself often wanting to kind of like zoom in on

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one specific

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area when you're working? Oh yeah. All the time. I mean, it's so easy to get sidetracked

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when you're

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going through your notes. You know, you start with one thing and then you end up

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down a rabbit hole.

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Yeah, exactly. So having that ability to just like block everything else out and

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focus on what's

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important. Yeah. It's huge. So another aspect that I thought was really cool is the

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seamless

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note versioning. Yeah. It's like having a history for all your thoughts. Right. And

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really important when you're trying to, you know, learn and understand something.

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Being able to go back and see how your thinking has evolved, you know, like how

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your understanding

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has changed over time. Yeah. And even just recovering accidentally bleated

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Yeah, I've definitely done that before. Oh yeah, me too. Okay. So beyond these sort

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features, TriliumNextt offers more advanced features. Right. Note attributes for

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organization

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and querying synchronization with a self-hosted server. The ability to share notes

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publicly and

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even like strong note encryption. Right. And you know what stands out to me there

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is that emphasis

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on self-hosting and encryption. You know, it really shows that they care about user

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control and privacy.

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Yeah. Which are super important these days. Yeah, for sure. Especially when you're

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dealing with

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personal and sensitive information and then the scripting capabilities and REST API.

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are really cool because they open up the possibility for automation and

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customization. Yeah. So you can

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really tailor the system to your specific needs. Yeah, it's like, it's not just a

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tool, it's like a

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platform. Exactly. So for those who are more visual, it even includes Excalibraw

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built in. Oh, wow.

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For sketching diagrams and relation maps. That's awesome. So you can actually

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visualize how your

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notes and ideas are connected. Right. And that's so powerful because sometimes you

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don't see

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the connections until you actually see them visually. Yeah. You know, it's like

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those aha

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moments. Yeah, those lightbulb moments. Exactly. So what about these features? What

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stands out to

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you the most? I think the visualization aspect is really cool. You know, being able

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to see how

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everything's connected. Yeah. I think that could really help with understanding

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complex topics.

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Yeah, for sure. Yeah. Okay. So installation seems pretty straightforward. Yeah.

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They offer desktop

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versions for Linux, Mac OS and Windows. And you can also access it through a web

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interface

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if you install it on a server. Right. They even mentioned Docker for server

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installation.

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Oh, wow. Which is great for the more tech savvy users. Definitely. Worth noting

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that currently

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only the latest versions of Chrome and Firefox are like fully supported and tested.

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Right. Good to

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know. For the web interface. Yeah. I mean, the fact that they have detailed

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documentation,

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including a patterns of personal knowledge base section, shows that they've really

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put a lot of

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thought into how people can use this platform effectively. Yeah. And that kind of

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guidance is

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so valuable for beginners. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. So what does this all mean?

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Right. TriliumNextt

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seems to be more than just a place to jot down random thoughts. It's designed as a

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tool to

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actively build and navigate a rich interconnected personal knowledge base. Yeah.

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The hierarchical

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structure, the rich editing, the search capabilities. Right. And advanced features

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like versioning and relation maps. Yeah. These could all be powerful allies in your

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quest

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for knowledge. Definitely. Without feeling overwhelmed. Right. So this raises a

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question

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for you. Okay. How might a system like TriliumNextt change the way you organize

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and interact

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with the information you encounter every day? That's a good question. I mean, I

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think it would

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definitely make me more deliberate about how I capture information. Yeah. And how I

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connect it

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to other things I know. You know, instead of just having all these random notes

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scattered everywhere.

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Yeah, I could actually start building a coherent knowledge base. Yeah, sister.

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Exactly. That's

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cool. So if you're intrigued and want to explore further, you can find all the

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details on their

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GitHub page at github.com forward slash TriliumNextt notes and their documentation

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is at Trillium

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next.github.io docs. Awesome. A big thanks again to safe server for supporting this

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deep dive.

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valuable

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shortcut to understanding TriliumNextt notes. Yeah, I think it has. Until next

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time, keep exploring.