Productivity and note-taking tools

Good productivity tools reduce friction so you study more and forget less. Notes turn solver outputs, hand histories, and coaching advice into table ready rules. A light task system schedules reviews and prevents long gaps where skills fade. The goal is speed and clarity, not a complex setup.

• Notes app: a fast markdown or rich text app with tags and backlinks. Examples include Notion, Obsidian, Evernote, Google Docs, Apple Notes. Pick one and keep everything in it.
• Task manager: Todoist, Things, TickTick, or a simple list. Use it to schedule reviews, drills, and session blocks.
• Spaced repetition: Anki or any flashcard app to rehearse board class rules and river math.
• Screenshot vault: a dedicated folder where you drop solver heatmaps and tracker graphs with tight names and tags.
• Timer: any Pomodoro or focus timer for 30 to 45 minute study blocks and 50 to 10 play blocks.
• Cloud sync and backup: Drive, iCloud, Dropbox, or local NAS. Automate backups for databases and notes.

One page theme card

• Spot BTN vs BB SRP, 100 bb, rake on.
• Size menu flop 33 or 75. Turn 50 or 100. River 33 or 100 with occasional overbet.
• Three rules small flop high frequency on A high rainbow, size up on K or Q turns, polarize river on bricks.
• Top bluffs backdoor broadways and wheel aces without showdown value. Blockers ace of suit on four flush rivers.
• Protected checks mix in AK and A7 at low frequency.
• Drill 10 quiz hands. Metric river call efficiency and c-bet success.

Hand review sheet

• Game and stacks, positions, reads, actions and sizes.
• Plan by street range edge, nut edge, equity shift.
• Math price B ÷ (P + B), MDF P ÷ (P + B), key blockers.
• Takeaway one rule to reuse next time.

Solver session log

• Inputs stacks, rake, sizes, ranges. Board family name.
• Principles learned. Changes to size menu. Exploit note after node locking.
• Action create 10 flashcards and one database filter for validation.

In session notes must be minimal. Tag hands in your tracker and write a five word cue in your notes app such as BB vs 75 percent river no blocker. Add detail after the session. Do not let typing break decision flow.

• Create cards with a board snapshot and a question such as BTN vs BB on A 7 2 rainbow. What size and frequency.
• Add a math deck MDF and break even bluff folds formulas and quick examples.
• Use a 1, 3, 7 schedule then weekly. Ten cards per day is enough to keep rules fresh.

• Tracker tags feed a daily hand review note. The best three hands become flashcards.
• Solver logs produce a one page theme card plus a drill. The drill goes on your task list twice a week.
• Weekly report updates a dashboard note and sets next week's theme in the task manager.

Use recurring tasks for weekly review, database filters, flashcard sessions, and backups. Block calendar time for two study blocks and three play blocks each week. Treat these like appointments. Small routines compound faster than occasional marathons.

• Carry a small notebook or use voice memos after leaving the table.
• Use quick codes CO limp call, XR turn small, snap call river. Expand at home the same day.
• Log seat selection outcomes and time slots. These details influence win rate as much as a range tweak.

• Using five apps when one would do. Fragmentation kills recall.
• Writing long essays you will never read. Prefer one page cards and tags.
• Letting note taking interrupt decisions. Capture fast and review later.

• One notes app, one task app, one flashcard app.
• Use clean folders, short tags, and date based names for instant search.
• Convert every study session into a one page theme card with sizes and three rules.
• Turn key spots into flashcards and review on a 1, 3, 7 cadence.
• Schedule weekly reviews, database filters, and backups. Protect your work.

Keep the system small and fast. Write rules you can execute in seconds, schedule reviews, and back everything up. That is how productivity tools turn into real poker progress.