The more I’m using Apple Notes, the better I’m finding it. It’s such a simple app to use withy so many hidden features. It’s probably one of the most under-rated apps around. For journaling or any sensitive information, I password protect individual notes. This, when using on an iPad or iPhone makes accessing them quick and easy with facial recognition enabled. Another great vid Paul.
Mate this is awesome! I have never thought of using Apple Notes as a journaling tool. I'm using Day One app and the premium subscription is up for renewal soon. I was looking for an alternative and Apple Notes seems to be a perfect fit for me. And, the pinned note for significant notes is a brilliant idea. I'm implementing it straightaway. Thanks very much.
The Significant Date idea is brilliant. I’ve often thought journaling is wonderful but I rarely go back and review the past but this is the perfect way to highlight important moments in time (good & not so good!) that show my growth and journey. Thank you ☺️
Just found this video and I love it. Implementing it now. I'd like to see a video on why you chose the folder names you did and what sub-folders you might use. I recently simplified mine and moved a lot of random folders under Personal. And please consider doing more short videos on Notes tips and tricks. It's more powerful than I think many people know - especially if you use the Apple Pencil.
Paul, thanks for sharing this idea about Journaling in Apple Notes. When we travel in our camper, I do journal daily about each of our trips including pictures and impressions of each park. I have been using the Word document Trip Journal template. Now that I have seen your video, on our trips next year, I may start using Apple Notes to do my trip journaling. This is a very clear presentation of an effective way to keep a journal! Thanks for sharing this info!
I use DayOne. I also use an applet in IFTTT...when I add a Facebook post, it adds it to my journal. Since I only post on Facebook occasionally and usually big stuff (holidays, birthdays etc), it helps to fill out my journal with milestones.
Thank for this! MiJournal for Mac is end-of-life and I like this idea. Another great thing about it is that you can pick up where you left off on your iphone if you're out and about, and it will sync automatically. Worth experimenting with.
Thanks Paul 👏- this gives me an easy and accessible structure for continuing in Apple Notes in 2023 my existing ‘OneNote’ diary, in a similar but direct way. Your ‘Significant Dates’ tab is something new to me & a great idea which I’ll be using. Super video :)
Thanks, it's helpful! The date format really helps, I also learned that I can sort the notes by date or name, etc. The default sorting method was preventing me from writing journal with Apple Notes.
Glad that I stumbled upon your video. I downloaded Day One after using Apple Notes. I realized that I was using Apple Notes wrong and decided to use your method. Apple Notes does offer similar features like Day One. I also felt comfortable backing my journal with Apple Notes to my iCloud. You can use Day One, but if you want to use other features you would have to pay for it. With Apple Notes it comes free with my iPhone and Mac Air. With Day One you can't sync your information between both devices. Let's just say that I am going with Apple Notes. LOL!
Thanks for sharing your format Paul. This simple, non-bullsh*t approach is exactly what I'm searching for! Beats all the paid apps out there that add to my load of digital distractions.
Thank you this is so helpful. I realised that I wanted an app that was accessible from all of my devices. I don’t need any more barriers to organising my thoughts! Much appreciated. I’m setting it up as I’m watching. 😊
Thanks so much for this video. Your strategy is perfect for me and is FREE! Was considering Day One which is $35 a year! I like the significant events part as well! Thanks again!
Great content and tips. One tip I will implement immediately.... I do digital journaling, but also keep a paper journal and I do an index in the journal, to help me find "significant dates". I am going to move my index to Apple Notes and pin it as you do your significant dates, making those events searchable. What a timesaver.
I've been doing paper since 1983 but a few years ago I started journaling on Notes. The date title is a good idea. I will start doing that (which on paper I did) but on Note I don't but will start because I'm one that likes to go back and read what I have written in the past and many times I find typos and of course when I fix them it brings the notes to the present day, so titling with the actual date is a very good idea. Also adding pictures in very good.
This video helped very much. I wanted to use it as a daily diary but I was not able to organise in prper way and I was thinking of subscribing some diary app but all diary app missing apple pencil support or some other feature. But adding dates in title like you have done, this problem is solved. Thanks for bringing this idea. Much helpful.
Thank you for your video. It is great idea to have note that make you happy. It can remember you important dates, people and why are you moving forward. It think to do some "Focus note" with my priorities, life goals and etc.
Good video! I use goodnotes, and Dyrii. After watching your video and seeing lots of benefits maybe notes has more uses than I gave credit for. Good point in only using one app for everything. As I am an app addict time to simplify my life. All the best Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks James. I'm the same, I know there are some good journalling apps out there, but I like to simplify things and keep everything in Apple Notes if I can.
Very useful vid. I like the date format you use + searchability idea; I’m also stealing the significant dates page idea off you too. Thanks for adding value mate.
One thing that is nice about being able to add photos is if you also keep a physical journal, you can take a picture of those entries and add as photos so you can get all of your journal entries in one place. That's why I liked using MomoNote because I could do that there. MomoNote seems to be phasing out so I am thinking of moving to the Notes app which is how I ended up here. I was also thinking about just using Word, but I want to be able to switch between devices, etc., so it does seem like the Notes app is the way to go. I'm also not sure if you can add photos to word...?
This is really awesome, pencil, images, pinned for maybe a one sentence per day summary and key dates, seems better than the expensive journaling software out there plus it’s private and doesn’t live on the DayOne servers!
I use Apple pages, because I feel that it's easier to control the appearance of the text. But I'm tempted to make some notes and bring them into Pages, as a supplement. I use notes to reference TH-cam, with Safari share to note, and then it puts the link in as a card and I can make some quick notes about a video. It's faster than Google save, easier to search, and better than bookmarks which won't allow you to add more information.
Yeah Pages would be better if you want to use different fonts and colours. The new tagging feature in iOS15 and Mac OS Monterey is going to make Notes more powerful though.
Good question. Not right now. Partly because I have so much history in Apple Notes and it's not easy to move this across. The new Journal app also seems a bit basic and not very powerful yet.
Ive just subscribed! Wondering why journaling is a good thing and why would you need to write everything in your mind down digitally and why would you need to revisit anything in the past? Im confused if it would help me and will writing things down really help for the moment or for the future as well ? Appreciate your thoughts. Have you done it from long time ? Do you do the morning goals and appreciation journaling everyday as well ?
I think it's different for everyone. But personally, I find if I write things down and get them out of my head, it helps me to offload anything I'm worrying about so I stress less. Ocassionally it's nice to look back and see what I was thinking a few years ago to see how things have changed.
Nice video. I use Apple notes to keep track of all sorts of things but have migrated to Day One as my journaling app of choice. Have you tried that one out? I think based on this video that you would really enjoy it. It would really enhance your experience.
I created a Shortcut which prompts you to enter a text and when you are done it creates a new note with a date and time in the title and also adds a location to the bottom of the note.
@@minor-co Do tags help cross referencing? Quick notes going into planner? I'm trying to import a pdf planner and not sure Notes is best at editing pdf mark up as a planner
To access Apple Notes you need to unlock my Mac or iPhone which is arguably more secure than a paper notebook. You can also password protect individual notes if needed.
Hm, good question. I guess you'd need to copy all of the notes into whatever program you're going to use to make the book. Or you could simply print the PDFs.
I think it depends. Often for quick notes, images, links etc Apple Notes is fine. Think of it as a digital notebook that you scribble stuff down in. Whereas Pages is more for creating 'pretty' documents when you want something more powerful.
The more I’m using Apple Notes, the better I’m finding it. It’s such a simple app to use withy so many hidden features. It’s probably one of the most under-rated apps around. For journaling or any sensitive information, I password protect individual notes. This, when using on an iPad or iPhone makes accessing them quick and easy with facial recognition enabled. Another great vid Paul.
Thanks, glad I could help! And I agree, it has a great balance between being simple but useful and powerful.
How do you set up an 8.5x11 inch page for the printer with formatting and script styles?
how do I find the apple notes? is it I the App Store?
I LOVE the significant dates idea!
Thanks, yeah it's pretty cool!
Mate this is awesome! I have never thought of using Apple Notes as a journaling tool. I'm using Day One app and the premium subscription is up for renewal soon. I was looking for an alternative and Apple Notes seems to be a perfect fit for me. And, the pinned note for significant notes is a brilliant idea. I'm implementing it straightaway. Thanks very much.
Thanks Ridwan, glad I could help!
The Significant Date idea is brilliant.
I’ve often thought journaling is wonderful but I rarely go back and review the past but this is the perfect way to highlight important moments in time (good & not so good!) that show my growth and journey.
Thank you ☺️
Glad I could help!
Just found this video and I love it. Implementing it now. I'd like to see a video on why you chose the folder names you did and what sub-folders you might use. I recently simplified mine and moved a lot of random folders under Personal. And please consider doing more short videos on Notes tips and tricks. It's more powerful than I think many people know - especially if you use the Apple Pencil.
Thanks Steve, I'm glad you liked the video and thanks for the suggestions, I'll see what I can do.
Thank you for the idea and inspiration for significant notes. I really liked that, especially when you get older 😊
Glad I could help!
Paul, thanks for sharing this idea about Journaling in Apple Notes. When we travel in our camper, I do journal daily about each of our trips including pictures and impressions of each park. I have been using the Word document Trip Journal template. Now that I have seen your video, on our trips next year, I may start using Apple Notes to do my trip journaling. This is a very clear presentation of an effective way to keep a journal! Thanks for sharing this info!
Thanks Alicia, glad I could help and enjoy your travels!
You can create a Shortcut to insert a new note with the date as the title, automatically!! Great video Paul!
Great tip. I do this using TextExpander but a Shortcut would be another option.
I use DayOne. I also use an applet in IFTTT...when I add a Facebook post, it adds it to my journal. Since I only post on Facebook occasionally and usually big stuff (holidays, birthdays etc), it helps to fill out my journal with milestones.
That's a cool idea, thanks for sharing Robyn!
Thank for this! MiJournal for Mac is end-of-life and I like this idea. Another great thing about it is that you can pick up where you left off on your iphone if you're out and about, and it will sync automatically. Worth experimenting with.
Exactly! Glad I could help 😀
Thanks Paul 👏- this gives me an easy and accessible structure for continuing in Apple Notes in 2023 my existing ‘OneNote’ diary, in a similar but direct way. Your ‘Significant Dates’ tab is something new to me & a great idea which I’ll be using. Super video :)
Thanks, glad I could help 😀
Thanks, it's helpful! The date format really helps, I also learned that I can sort the notes by date or name, etc. The default sorting method was preventing me from writing journal with Apple Notes.
Glad I could help. I sort mine by title and the date format forces everything into order.
Glad that I stumbled upon your video. I downloaded Day One after using Apple Notes. I realized that I was using Apple Notes wrong and decided to use your method. Apple Notes does offer similar features like Day One. I also felt comfortable backing my journal with Apple Notes to my iCloud. You can use Day One, but if you want to use other features you would have to pay for it. With Apple Notes it comes free with my iPhone and Mac Air. With Day One you can't sync your information between both devices. Let's just say that I am going with Apple Notes. LOL!
Glad the video was useful 😀
This was such a wonderful, comforting and informative video! Cheers!
Thanks, glad it was useful!
I love the significant dates note! I’m going to work on that now!
Thanks, yeah I really like looking back at these major life milestones.
Thanks for sharing your format Paul. This simple, non-bullsh*t approach is exactly what I'm searching for! Beats all the paid apps out there that add to my load of digital distractions.
Thanks, I agree, Notes is nice and simple but still powerful enough.
I just watched for one minute and applied it straight away❤
Glad I could help 😀
Thank you this is so helpful. I realised that I wanted an app that was accessible from all of my devices. I don’t need any more barriers to organising my thoughts! Much appreciated. I’m setting it up as I’m watching. 😊
Thanks Amanda, glad the video was useful.
This is exactly what I've been looking for. Thank you very much!
Glad I could help 👍
Thanks so much for this video. Your strategy is perfect for me and is FREE! Was considering Day One which is $35 a year! I like the significant events part as well! Thanks again!
Thanks, glad I could help!
Great content and tips. One tip I will implement immediately.... I do digital journaling, but also keep a paper journal and I do an index in the journal, to help me find "significant dates". I am going to move my index to Apple Notes and pin it as you do your significant dates, making those events searchable. What a timesaver.
Great idea Neva, glad I could help!
I've been doing paper since 1983 but a few years ago I started journaling on Notes. The date title is a good idea. I will start doing that (which on paper I did) but on Note I don't but will start because I'm one that likes to go back and read what I have written in the past and many times I find typos and of course when I fix them it brings the notes to the present day, so titling with the actual date is a very good idea. Also adding pictures in very good.
Yes, I've had the same issue as well which is why I use this title format and then sort my journal folder by name.
This video helped very much. I wanted to use it as a daily diary but I was not able to organise in prper way and I was thinking of subscribing some diary app but all diary app missing apple pencil support or some other feature. But adding dates in title like you have done, this problem is solved. Thanks for bringing this idea. Much helpful.
Great to hear, I'm glad I could help!
Thank you for your video. It is great idea to have note that make you happy. It can remember you important dates, people and why are you moving forward.
It think to do some "Focus note" with my priorities, life goals and etc.
NICE idea! 😀
Good video! I use goodnotes, and Dyrii. After watching your video and seeing lots of benefits maybe notes has more uses than I gave credit for. Good point in only using one app for everything. As I am an app addict time to simplify my life. All the best Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks James. I'm the same, I know there are some good journalling apps out there, but I like to simplify things and keep everything in Apple Notes if I can.
Dude such a great video even after 3 yeaRS
Thanks, glad this was useful 😀
Thank you for sharing. May switch from Day One app. Love the Significant Dates pinned note.
Thanks, glad I could help!
Very useful vid. I like the date format you use + searchability idea; I’m also stealing the significant dates page idea off you too. Thanks for adding value mate.
Glad I could help!
Never miss a good backup, and being able to retrieve it years later, like you can with Apple Notes.
100%
Lovely presentation. On introspection, I think I will start a similar one where every month will be one note. Thanks
Thanks Nilu, glad I could help.
One thing that is nice about being able to add photos is if you also keep a physical journal, you can take a picture of those entries and add as photos so you can get all of your journal entries in one place. That's why I liked using MomoNote because I could do that there. MomoNote seems to be phasing out so I am thinking of moving to the Notes app which is how I ended up here. I was also thinking about just using Word, but I want to be able to switch between devices, etc., so it does seem like the Notes app is the way to go. I'm also not sure if you can add photos to word...?
Yeah I'd recommend going with Notes. Creating a Word doc for each journal entry feels like more work (to me).
Great video, with actual examples.
Thanks!
I really appreciate this video, thank you
You're welcome 😀
your son is sooo cute!
Thank you Kateryna, got his mums looks 😀
Great ideas. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome Tim!
Thanks for the vid. I was looking to see how to use this as a journal. I wish I was able to lock a folder.
Thanks, glad this was useful!
Thank you for this. Ive been using Day One, but its too expensive for me.
Glad this was useful!
Really good journaling apps that require a username to register and/or a subscription model 👎 so yeah Apple notes it is lol - thanks for this video!
Glad I could help Zackary!
Muito Obrigado, Todos os Sábados faço o resumo da semana e os planos para a próxima! Em papel! Hoje vou mudar! Happy New Year!
Glad I could help!
I have found this very useful. Had been thinking to buy some kind og journaling app but I think this will be much more better. Thanks!
Glad I could help 😀
This is really awesome, pencil, images, pinned for maybe a one sentence per day summary and key dates, seems better than the expensive journaling software out there plus it’s private and doesn’t live on the DayOne servers!
Thanks, glad the video was useful!
This is Awesome! The "Significant Dates" page you showed turned out to be a significant one for all of us! 👏👏
Yeah I was quite proud of that when I came up with the idea.
Thanks for this. I love Notes, but wasn't sure how to use it for a journal. Simple as pie.
Thanks Sigrid!
Thanks!
Thank you for the kind tip 😀
This is great. I’m thinking about starting journaling. Like your method
Thanks, glad I could help!
I like your tips here. Do you have any suggestions on how to get these all printed into one physical book?
Sorry, I'm not sure to be honest. I guess you could try exporting them all as PDF's then combining them.
I’m going to try apple notes as I’m tired of hauling physical notebooks around and often my device is what’s handy
Good luck!
I use Apple pages, because I feel that it's easier to control the appearance of the text. But I'm tempted to make some notes and bring them into Pages, as a supplement. I use notes to reference TH-cam, with Safari share to note, and then it puts the link in as a card and I can make some quick notes about a video. It's faster than Google save, easier to search, and better than bookmarks which won't allow you to add more information.
Yeah Pages would be better if you want to use different fonts and colours. The new tagging feature in iOS15 and Mac OS Monterey is going to make Notes more powerful though.
Amazing video!
Thanks! 😀
Really helpful video Sir
Thanks, glad I could help!
Are you going to switch to the apple journal app? Care to do a comparison of both apps for journaling?
Good question. Not right now. Partly because I have so much history in Apple Notes and it's not easy to move this across. The new Journal app also seems a bit basic and not very powerful yet.
This is fantastic Paul. I was struggling with structuring my journal in Notes app before watching this video and using your format. Thank you!
Glad I could help.
Awesome video Paul
Thanks Flavius!
actually, I wanted to use my iPhone 11 to have a journal entry. Is that possible or do you need to use your computer to do so?
You can use Notes on the iPhone, no problem.
Ive just subscribed! Wondering why journaling is a good thing and why would you need to write everything in your mind down digitally and why would you need to revisit anything in the past? Im confused if it would help me and will writing things down really help for the moment or for the future as well ? Appreciate your thoughts. Have you done it from long time ? Do you do the morning goals and appreciation journaling everyday as well ?
I think it's different for everyone. But personally, I find if I write things down and get them out of my head, it helps me to offload anything I'm worrying about so I stress less. Ocassionally it's nice to look back and see what I was thinking a few years ago to see how things have changed.
Nice video. I use Apple notes to keep track of all sorts of things but have migrated to Day One as my journaling app of choice. Have you tried that one out? I think based on this video that you would really enjoy it. It would really enhance your experience.
Honestly, no I haven't tried it. As mentioned, I like to keep things simple by using fewer tools but I hear good things about Day One.
I created a Shortcut which prompts you to enter a text and when you are done it creates a new note with a date and time in the title and also adds a location to the bottom of the note.
Nice tip!
Great tips. Notes just got updated, plans for follow up vid?
Thanks! Not yet, what would you like me to cover?
@@minor-co Do tags help cross referencing? Quick notes going into planner? I'm trying to import a pdf planner and not sure Notes is best at editing pdf mark up as a planner
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll see what I can do.
what if you write over or delete by misstake and they are not in the bin?
If you can find it in the bin (within 30 days of being deleted) you can recover the note. But after this period, the note will be permanently deleted.
My apple notbook doesn't look like that and i dont find all that ison your page
You might be on an older version of Mac OS. Maybe check your system is up to date.
Keep your hands still
I'm sorry, this is how I talk.
How do you know that it’s secure? I’m switching to digital because I’m scared of someone reading my journal.
To access Apple Notes you need to unlock my Mac or iPhone which is arguably more secure than a paper notebook. You can also password protect individual notes if needed.
Thats also holding me back from having a jounal. The fear of somebody reading it makes me not even want to start it. This is such a good idea.
I wished you create a template that shows up each day
Nice idea. I think you could achieve this using the Shortcuts app.
Is there any digital diary journal template with calendar like day one using apple notes
I don't think so, but you could create your own note template which you then copy and paste later.
Have you found any limits on how many notes you can create in a folder, etc...?
Not yet...
How you found an easy way to back up notes (other than iCloud)?
Not really. I use iCloud and Time Machine on the Mac.
How would you print your journal entries in a book? Is there an easy way to get a physical copy of your journal notes?
Hm, good question. I guess you'd need to copy all of the notes into whatever program you're going to use to make the book. Or you could simply print the PDFs.
There is a note-taking template in Apple Pages but we can type notes in Apple Notes- is there a purpose typing notes in one app over the other?
I guess it comes down to what you prefer to use. For notes and journaling, I prefer Apple Notes over Pages (which is more for documents)
@@minor-co Apple Pages has way more features when it comes to typed notes though so does Apple intend us to type our notes there?
I think it depends. Often for quick notes, images, links etc Apple Notes is fine. Think of it as a digital notebook that you scribble stuff down in. Whereas Pages is more for creating 'pretty' documents when you want something more powerful.
5 min journal
Just downloaded this app. Like clear full, they don’t offer pics 😢👎
👍
Didn’t like/keep that app.
Dump my thoughts 😁
Is this video supposed to be "How to Journal with Apple Notes"? NO!
Is there something I missed?
I like your tips here. Do you have any suggestions on how to get these all printed into one physical book?
Sorry, I'm not sure to be honest. I guess you could try exporting them all as PDF's then combining them.