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the link to download this template doesn't seem to work.

Quick question. Does anybody know how to change the background color in a published page? Mine are always dark.

Until Tana does something seriously in Mobile other than basic capture, this app is useless to me.

Thanks for the insight implementation. Love it. I have a question about the PARA. In your implementation, it looks like the area grandpa of project, i.e., project --> goal --> area. However, what I thought area should be a sibling of the project. Could you explain a bit on that? Thank you.

It’s so complicated to understand ☹️. Watched the full video but didnt understand what is supertag .😢

Nice tutorial but RW has updated its interface with Tana recently. Would appreciate if you do a updated one

This is very exciting. and of course, one of the people to thank should be David Allen himself, if we're talking GTD :)

possible yo multi select non sequential nodes?

Around the 2:33 mark, can you say why you didnt want the tags to live in schema please?

That way of making custom commands to make a copy of a whole node and put it somewhere, and making buttons associated with a tag to run that command is the greatest outlining tool I have ever seen, and I would never have known it was there; thank you SO MUCH!!!!!

Took me a bit to figure out, but if anyone else is curious, items only become links when they are references in Tana. So if you have cards that are children of the published nodes, publishing them will not turn them into links. They have to be a node somewhere else and then must be references under the published node. Then publishing them turns them into links.

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 05:18 *🚀 Beginning of Live Stream Introduction* - Introduction to building a note-taking system from scratch in Tana during a TH-cam live stream. - First TH-cam live stream dedicated to building a note-taking system. - Anticipation of audience participation and excitement for the collaborative process. 08:26 *🏗️ Overview of Note-Taking System Features* - Preview of the note-taking system to be built, including various features and components. - Building a note-taking system with topics, resources, concepts, a bookshelf, and a QCE workflow. - Emphasizing the potential for adding custom commands and functionalities. 12:44 *🎙️ Initiating Workspace Setup* - Commencement of setting up the note-taking system's workspace and configuration. - Beginning with an empty workspace and planning to incorporate a daily note and tags. - Introduction to configuring fields for source status, topics, and titles within the workspace. 16:14 *🏷️ Establishing Super Tags for Note-Taking* - Explanation of creating and converting nodes into super tags for enhanced organization. - Creation of super tags for sources, highlights, and fleeting notes. - Explanation of organizing generic fields for reuse and specific fields for individual super tags. 20:22 *🛠️ Configuring Field Options and Structure* - Configuration of field options and structure, focusing on source status and topics. - Defining source status options for different types of sources: read, watch, listen. - Structuring fields within super tags for efficient data management and visualization. 30:03 *🖼️ Customizing Node Names with Icons* - Demonstration of customizing node names with icons to represent status using emojis. - Indenting fields to create icons for each status option, enhancing visual clarity. - Utilizing emojis to convey source status directly within node names for quick reference. 30:31 *🛠️ Configuring Build Titles and Fields* - Configuring build titles and fields for Tana commands. - Setting up icons for different options in fields. - Demonstrating the process of configuring fields for better organization. 35:03 *🏷️ Configuring Topics Field* - Introduction of a new super tag: topics. - Setting up the topics field for organizing resources. - Exploring the relationship between topics and concepts for better categorization. 40:42 *🧠 Connecting Concepts and Live Searches* - Setting up concepts as a super tag. - Creating live searches to connect concepts to sources. - Exploring the hierarchical relationship between concepts and topics for enhanced organization. 45:02 *📝 Setting up Highlights* - Configuring highlights with source and topic fields. - Adding additional fields like author and location for comprehensive information. - Demonstrating the setup of highlights within the Tana system. 51:04 *💡 Explaining Structural Decisions* - Discussing the rationale behind structural decisions in note-taking systems. - Emphasizing the importance of starting with the source as the fundamental unit. - Exploring the hierarchy of organization from sources to concepts and fleeting notes. 59:06 *📚 Configuring Different Types of Sources in Tana* - Tana offers various types of sources, including academic reference management systems. - Manually configuring different types of sources allows for better organization. - Understanding how to configure sources helps in efficiently managing information within Tana. 01:00:13 *🛠️ Extending Source Super Tags for Enhanced Organization* - Extending source super tags enables inheriting all fields and settings, enhancing organization. - Configuring specific fields for different types of sources optimizes data management. - Utilizing commands like "convert to Super tag" streamlines the tagging process in Tana. 01:07:25 *📊 Customizing Search Nodes for Efficient Information Retrieval* - Creating custom search nodes facilitates quick access to categorized information. - Utilizing search operators enhances search capabilities within Tana. - Organizing search nodes based on consumption status improves workflow efficiency. 01:19:09 *🗓️ Setting Up Live Searches for Recent Notes and Highlights* - Establishing live searches for recent notes and highlights aids in revisiting and further processing information. - Configuring live searches within the calendar enhances daily productivity and review processes. - Utilizing search filters like "created last" streamlines the retrieval of recent information. 01:24:30 *🧠 Leveraging AI for Topic Extraction in Tana* - Employing AI for topic extraction automates the process of tagging and categorizing information. - Integrating AI-enhanced fields enhances the intelligence and efficiency of note-taking systems. - Utilizing custom prompts and formatting ensures accurate extraction and organization of topics. 01:27:10 *🧠 Using AI to Generate Topics* - Tana's AI feature automatically generates topics based on highlights. 01:31:16 *🛠️ Distinguishing Field Names and Tags* - Distinguishing between field names and super tags by using title case for fields and lowercase for tags. 01:32:25 *📚 Limitations of Topic Search in Tana* - Tana's AI generates topics internally without searching the workspace. - Users cannot instruct Tana to search for topics in the workspace directly. 01:38:02 *🔍 Customizing Topic Selection with Live Search* - Customizing topic selection by implementing live search functionality. - Restricting topic selection to those already existing in the workspace. 01:42:57 *📋 Sharing Tana Templates* - Creating and sharing Tana templates for workspace structures and workflows. - Moving super tags and organizing nodes for effective template sharing. 01:52:56 *💡 Update on Tana Course and Community* - The "Mastering Tana" course provides detailed guidance on building a Tana system from scratch. - An update to the course is in progress, offering additional content and improvements. - The course includes access to a supportive community of users who share insights and ask questions. 01:55:14 *🎉 Conclusion and Gratitude* - Concludes the stream and expresses gratitude to viewers for participation and questions. - Encourages viewers to explore Tana and the "Mastering Tana" course for productivity benefits. 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ooh I wonder what i might need supertags for. that would convert me

@lukas, thanks so much for this. Really helped me. I liked the instance of a SOP task, but thinking it could be taken further with a command node that clones the SOP, on a data and time via Inbox using EVENTLink. Also in tana slack... Thanks Again 👏

Thanks the great walkthrough videos! Do you have any suggestions or videos for setting up a meeting notes template? Where I can tag those attending, tag different projects discussed, and have a dedicated section for meeting questions and action items?

when will this app be released?

Is it possible to do a zotero-to-tana export where the export is as such--the title node is the citation key and there are 3 fields: Author, MLA style bib, and APA style bib?

Thanks for the overview! Just started using Tana today and so far, it's brilliant. Am I understanding correctly that the Tana app is just a companion app for capturing info? The only way to use Tana on mobile is to use a browser or open in Safari and save to the home screen on iPhone?

The Get Topics command is only working 1% of the time all of a sudden.

Awesome video! Is it possible to create an overview page collecting all tasks from different pages? This is not possible on Notion.

How to link Readwise imported highlights with Bookshelf?

Great walkthrough! More of a Tana how-to question: How do you easily and effectively merge for instance duplicate topics? Every so often I tag something with a topic that already exists, and I want to clean that up quickly, and move multiple highlights from one topic to another. PS: It's *Herman* Melville ;)

Too fast for a new Tana user to follow. Frustrating.

Hi @cortexfuturatools, I just read through the paper that you linked to. Just to make sure I am understanding, what Prof. Chan calls "Observation" note, you call evidence, what he calls "Synthesis Note" you call a claim (since it is supported or opposed by the observation notes), is that correct? Prof: Chan even has a picture from his Roam notes where he writes "Synthesis Note (Claim)".

Hi @cortexfuturatools, I just read through the paper that you linked to. Just to make sure I am understanding, what Prof. Chan calls "Observation" note, you call evidence, what he calls "Synthesis Note" you call a claim (since it is supported or opposed by the observation notes), is that correct? Prof: Chan even has a picture from his Roam notes where he writes "Synthesis Note (Claim)".

Great video, thanks for making these. Wondering why you populated the "Status (cf_oss)" field pre-determined options manually instead of from a source node (~4:11 in the vid)?

I love the idea of planning in six week increments. Missing monthly goals all the time is very demotivating!

"promo sm" 🙄

Fantastic overview of an application that has the seed to an important set of ideas -- and yet has so very very far to grow. A bullet point list is not a knowledge graph. Calling every entry a node does not create a knowledge graph either. We have so many copycat applications in this space, has anyone found one that is reasonably complete? Thus far they are toys; the functioning examples of Notion, Coda, Obsidian (maybe?), and so on suited to narrow sets of tasks rather than creating and navigating a useful graph of entities that can subsequently be used to do work and research. Considering only the knowledge store side of these products, If all we need is a multi-dimensional graph for the information, we have plenty of database products that do this already. This product is based on one. Tana, as shown thus far, provides a limited interface to enter and browse data. There is nothing to manipulate or do research or work that we cannot already get from existing databases and the applications that use them. We need to be able to operate on data and other objects, and to subsequently create workflows around them. The power of the graph is that it is multi-dimensional, not tiny slices of 2-dimensional snippets! This is hardly more useful than placing all our information in 2-dimensional spreadsheets. Even that would do more as we could then at least link the entities (via the spreadsheet cells) to each other and subsequently perform functions on ranges of cells and link the results of these to each other. We did this in the very early years, creating games in the very first spreadsheets. There is of course, no point to doing this as we can simply create and query the graph itself today. So what does this product intend to be when it grows up?

Great content, as usual!

Folks, where would one get TANA desktop to try it?

Great video. However I have a question. Is there any way to create a field of backlink? For example, could you create a field for the "Author" tag name "Books Written" where you list all the books where it's selected as author?

So useful, thanks

Thank you so much for the amazing tana content, love that it is always focused on a specific topic and that you explain everything so thoroughly

I’m always constantly amazed by the quality of your content! Good job! 😊

I would hug you if I could.

Inutile video finché il programma in questione è accessibile a soli pochi eletti…

Nice one. Thank you

That's amazing! Found your channel and got sold to Tana, even though I'm new to outline apps and a longtime Notion user. Quick question - When should one create a concept/reference with `@` sign as opposite to sticking a #Supertag at it. In your exemple you show @Amazon concept/entity/reference, but seems that would also work with #Amazon too. Tnx!

TL/DV; Introduces a note-taking technique called QCE (Question, Claim, Evidence) and demonstrates how to implement it in the note-taking app Tana. QCE helps structure thinking and synthesizes information for a deeper understanding of any topic. #### Highlights - 📚 QCE (Question, Claim, Evidence) is a powerful method for note-taking. - 🏛 Tana is a useful app for implementing QCE. - 💡 QCE helps identify gaps in understanding and gather evidence to support or oppose claims. - 🤔 Questions are the starting point for research. - 💡 Claims are possible answers to questions. - 📖 Sources provide evidence to support claims. - 🔍 Live searches in Tana help organize and access related claims and sources.

Give Merlin a pat from me. 👍

If you're doing journaling in Tana, do you find your 'wins' and 'misses' are also tagged with whatever you tag your 'journal' entries with? ...or are these separate?

I started watching your videos and leaning more about Tana and I must say I'm stoked by it . I'm an avid(hardcore) Notion user, but started to hype about Tana and Heptabase recently. One thing about Tana to me is that the Outline paradigm seems to take the long format notes away. As a Software Engineer, it's common for me to add system design notes, troubleshooting sections or overall service's notes. How do you setup/mold your mindset so to transcribe from one to another (maybe not so much Tana question lol) . Right now I do use P.A.R.A system within Notion, along side with Wiki structure for trainings and courses I take, and sparse notes about 1:1/Meeting notes I like Notion, but sometimes I feel I'm working for the tool, not the way around. I'm currently evaluating other options, being Tana and Heptabase my top 2, so any words of wisdom would be super appreciated :)

Really like the structure and cleanliness of this approach. Could it also be extended to include fields? Tana suggests holding them in the Schema

Very nice system. You have invested lots of thinking in it. I'm still unclear about the specific advantages of Tana compared to other note-taking tools like OneNote or Evernote. As far as I can see, those tools can achieve similar functionality, and might even be easier to use. Currently, Tana seems unfinished and underdeveloped. To help me understand the value of Tana, could you please provide specific examples of its unique features and benefits that are not available in other tools? This would be helpful in clarifying why Tana might be a better choice for certain situations.

He finally starts at 08:05 - total BS before that

I've been struggling to grasp these commands, and your tutorial truly made everything fall into place. The way you explained and demonstrated each step just resonated with me. It's like a lightbulb moment! Thanks a million for taking the time to create this tutorial. Your efforts are greatly appreciated, and I can't wait to apply this newfound knowledge.

I feel a little bit complicated, but there are still many things that can be learned from it. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for sharing. Really helpful to get started with tara