Organize your bright ideas with index card decks

originalimpuls...
Do you have a lot of ideas and struggle to organize them? I get it. I have been
generating content since 2001 and it seems the more ideas I have, the more show up. I use two main tools to capture and organize ideas: notebooks and index cards.
These analog tools may seem archaic, but I’ve found that the off-screen time and fluid nature of these paper tools help me to sort, organize and plan. I will share how I make a working card deck from index cards to organize content for my books, series and presentations.

[@LauraMartinez-lb4gi]

You explained your idea so clearly. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@CynthiaMorris]

My pleasure, Laura!

[@bryansmith3235]

Great video Cynthia, thank you!

[@JNEmbry]

Index cards are the best tool ever! They are useful for so many things.

[@CynthiaMorris]

I love them!

[@downset55]

Thank you very much, Cynthia, this was very helpful! I've always felt somehow that index cards are a great organizing tool, but just needed some implementation examples. And thanks to you I've got two crucial points externalized: 1). Analog tools (like index cards are) and media (e.g. printed books) are incomparably better and more efficient for work in a higher level thinking mode. 2). Digital tools indeed easily fragment attention and energy!

[@CynthiaMorris]

So glad this helped!

[@ardennosaka750]

I always used a notebook for all my ideas but wanted to have specific thoughts, and ideas together I had a lot of index cards for my to do lists for school now I know what I can use my black index cards for! Thank You!

[@yohanesliong4818]

Nice video. Thank you

[@triciaheacock4505]

Thank you ~ I've been looking for a better way to keep facts and ideas for my new podcast. Recording facts and ideas in my notebook hasn't been working out as later I waste time looking for and even worse, I forget completely until it's too late. I think the sticky notes in my binder will be what I try.

[@CynthiaMorris]

You're so welcome, Tricia!

[@barbaraskelton6367]

Great organizational ideas! Thinking through the possibilities!

[@CynthiaMorris]

Thank you!

[@mylifepart2]

Old style is the best style...

[@rhondaroberts7275]

Love the video and definitely relate to everything you have shared. I am such a documenter that this will be more visually stimulating for me for brainstorming and while staying focused.

[@monicakenton]

Thanks for great information as always.

[@WhatTheColour]

Great video. It's very inspiring!

[@kjw79]

I would love to hear more examples of how you have used these for various protected. I also love/suffer project idea expansion and my brain bursts with inventions/systems/organization. Index cards seem a good way to visualize a huge concept map, while being editable, and able to stack away when company comes.