Hi Sacha - thanks for the refresher. I read Kimbro's book when it came out, but could not quite adapt it for my workflow. I'd be interested in learning your system as it is today, as it incorporates Evernote, Fujitsu Scansnap (and other tools). While I was very organized with tags and notebooks (and cross-references) when I started with Evernote (as an early adopter), these days it seems like I'm just using it as a big dumping ground, relying on its powerful OCR and search. Prabu Ayyagari (posting as a guest)

I remember reading that e-book. It's quite interesting although I think it is impossible to map every thought. I wonder whether the author still uses it today or did use it for a longer period. I estimate it would take an hour or so in the evening to go through all the stuff he recorded through-out the day and sort it. Every day.

Another thing that I remember is that he highlights the power of graphical maps: "Maps are basically the backbone of this whole operation that I'm describing." and "[Maps] are SO CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO THIS WHOLE THING" and yet in the book, he don't write much about maps. Maybe because it's a text-only book. But you have to be aware of that.

Thanks for the nice sketch note!

To answer my question below, there is a BBC-News write-up on that books. Apparently, his system is not for daily use:
"He freely admits that the system is less than
practical, and not intended to be used for a lifetime. And being
immobilised while writing notes means the writer has no time for much of
daily life.

"Yes, you do miss out on a lot of things. So I think it's best to get
the best of both worlds: I would recommend doing the notebook system
once or twice in your lifetime. I think I'll do it again, one day."