Researching with Hazel, DevonThink, Bookends, and Tinderbox Applications
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- Опубликовано: 10 окт 2024
- I made this as a very brief overview of how I process research articles for my senior thesis project. It is not meant as a tutorial, however, I hope it gives you an idea of how you can utilize these amazing apps.
Products I'm using:
2013 Macbook pro
DevonThink Pro
Hazel (free version)
Bookends citation manager
Tinderbox version 8
Very impressive! Levaraging powerful apps to work together!
Your workflow is "next level." Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure!
Very clear video . Looking forward to more content
This setup seems like a good way to keep track of my book readings
Thank you for sharing your workflow
Liked you video very interesting workflow, Interested in how you set up your Tinderbox actions, attributes for your notes, etc..and publish to Devonthink,
I have to admit that I ended up switching to Notion instead of Tinderbox. I just couldn't get past the level of computer coding knowledge. You can find my new workflow using Notion to write research papers here: ruclips.net/video/SQk7rtEinlU/видео.html Hope this helps!
This is great. I would love instructional materials on the steps you took to develop your research workflow in these apps! I would pay for that, there could be a market for a course on this...! I’ve been playing around with all these (except hazel) for research but I find it difficult
Thanks! I'm actually working on a video (it's taking longer than expected!) explaining my new workflow for research writing using Notion instead of Tinderbox. Tinderbox is great but it takes a bit more computer programming knowledge than I have time for. Personally, it's been a lot of trial and error to find a workflow that enhances the way my brain works instead of causing friction. Take your time. I've basically created a slightly new workflow for myself every semester as I discover new apps and see how others are doing it!
I created a new workflow for working with Notion instead of Tinderbox. You can find it here: ruclips.net/video/SQk7rtEinlU/видео.html I find it a lot easier than Tinderbox. Hope this helps!
This video is very inspiring to me! I'm curious about the Devonthink part and am very much looking forward to your help.
1. the hazel rule you set in this video. On the DEVONthink part, is it just to move PDF files to Devonthink's inbox folder? 2. if so, how to ensure that Devonthink subsequent automatic processing the newly add pdfs? Are the smart rules function that added the label automatically? is there anything else I should set/figure out?
Thanks! I actually don't use Tinderbox anymore so this video is a bit out of date. I use Notion these days - I have another video on that. I definitely still use Hazel and DevonThink. 1. Yes, that rule simply moves files to the Devonthink inbox. 2. I try not to do things in super large batches. No system is foolproof so I try to process new documents all the way through so I can keep an eye out for errors. Devonthink's smart rules function adds the labels inside DT. Hazel moves documents on my computer - Devonthink moves things/labels things once they are inside Devonthink. Hope this helps!
very helpful, thanks!! :)
Greetings Good morning. In the spirit of learning more about Devonthink, I wanted to know if it is possible to make a video where you can talk about the footnotes and the intimate relationship between Zotero and Devonthink pro. Now I am doing a doctoral thesis and I think it would be very useful. Also, how to backup Escribner to external SSD disk. Thanks a lot
Hmm if she is using Bookends why use Zotero? Bookends works seemlesslly with Scrivener but not Zotero. I wasted a few weeks trying to get Zotero to work with Scrivener. But Bookends worked right out of the box.
Thanks! I’ve watched this video several times. I was wondering if you had any suggestions on note-taking, building an archive, creating connections, etc? Have you heard about the Evergreen note system? I believe it is based in the Zettelkasten system. Thanks again for your videos!
Actually, yes I've heard of Evergreen! I actually switched to it when I transitioned over to Notion instead of Tinderbox. I mention it in my longer video on managing information for graduate school.
This is great!!! Thank you! I am wondering how you set up your rule on Hazel to send directly to DevonThink and Bookends?
So sorry I missed your comment! I set up separate watch folders for both Devonthink and Bookends. I have Hazel set up so that when I download a PDF with a particular tag, like research or article (the latter being for articles for class, the former for papers I'm writing) it first moves it to the Bookends watch folder and then copies it to a Devonthink watch folder. Make sure you have Bookends open and running when you are downloading articles. Bookends seems to have trouble importing when it is not open when the document first hits the watch folder. Or maybe that's just me. lol. Then I have rules in Devonthink that handle research articles differently from articles I need to read for class - they go to different folders. I hope that helps!
Just to ask as Eric did, how do you set up the Hazel rules?
I set up separate watch folders for both Devonthink and Bookends. I have Hazel set up so that when I download a PDF with a particular tag, like research or article (the latter being for articles for class, the former for papers I'm writing) it first moves it to the Bookends watch folder and then copies it to a Devonthink watch folder. Make sure you have Bookends open and running when you are downloading articles. Bookends seems to have trouble importing when it is not open when the document first hits the watch folder. Or maybe that's just me. lol. Then I have rules in Devonthink that handle research articles differently from articles I need to read for class - they go to different folders. I hope that helps!
@@outdoyou9810 Super. thank you. Going to give a try in next few weeks.
Is any of your substantive writing publicly available?