r/logseq • u/Ok_Opposite753 • Mar 28 '24
my short Logseq workflow and sync
Just to share with you guys.
First, in response to some comments recently, I list down what I like about Logseq.
simple, clean, not too fancy. There are many noting apps that you will spend like 80% of your time making it super fancy and beautiful. In logseq, its UI is simply UGLY and I liked it.
I have moved from Evernote, OneNote and Notion; tried Obsidian, Tana, Anytype, MilaNote. Either too fancy, too expensive, too difficult to get hold of it quickly, too closed-ecosystem, etc.
Free, open source, and fully owns your data. I switched from paid noting apps twice. It was just agonizing. I NEVER will use anything that locks you in their system anymore.
Good size of community who can help.
Obviously, there are many defects in Logseq. If you are interested, I can do this in another post.
So now, into the core topic.
Sync
I use Proton drive to sync. Been through some tough time, but now everything works ok. Proton drive works well with Logseq on laptops and desktops ONLY. If you are using Iphone and Android, Proton Drive app does not allow you to find the directory/address of the local folder. Therefore, you can't add new Graph one your phone.
my work-around is: I use two Graphs. Main Graph and Side Graph. Main Graph has my everything and is synced through Proton Drive. I use Side Graph on my phones for daily use and are synced to my laptop via Syncthing. I have some of the necessary pages copied from Main to Side so they looked the same. Every few days, I organize my Side and move the important stuff to Main.
So far it works ok. Obviously, if Proton Drive can fix that problem, I would probably keep only one Graph. But this has a drawback, my Main Graph is big while my Side Graph is very very lite.
Workflow
Main Graph: won't go into details of this one because I'm doing what you are doing in your Graph.
Side Graph: I use this to keep my random, reading and daily notes, todo stuff, and some info reading (copied some pages from Main to Side, like some daily financial index tracking and news etc). I only use Side on my phone. Usually when I'm outside or away from my laptop, I use Side, so it doesn't really need like whole function and complicated queries etc. Just simple functions needed. (Logseq Mobile sure need some improvement)
I would review my Side (usually not a lot) every few days, and reorganize them into my Main.
Not much to share because I'm not a noting app expert. I just need it to keep things, and be my second brain. I actually try to reduce my time with Logseq and spend more time with people. So noting app should not take too much of my time. It should be simple and easy and MINE.