How To Get Started Using Tana: The Capture + Find Method

Ev Chapman

October 13, 2022

•

0 min read

Welcome to another video about Tana! Today is a short one and I want to share with you the easiest way I see to get started using Tana if this is your first time using a more flexible app for knowledge.

There are two kinds of people I come across in the Tana Community. People who are used to tools like Roam or Logseq where you can dump things in and find them later. And people who are used to more structure in Notion or Obsidian.

So whether you're coming from either sides of the spectrum there are two things you need to do to get started in Tana to feel confident to find things again. And they are Capture & Search.

Timestamps for this video:

00:00 Introduction

01:32 The Capture + Find Method

02:02 How to capture things

04:54 How To Find Things With Live Search

Want to get up & running with Tana FAST.

Join my Tana Fast Track Course here: https://evielync.gumroad.com/l/dzqki

Browse More Posts Like This...

5 Ways To Use Nano Banana To Visualise Your Notes In Tana

Tana just dropped Nano Banana (Google's new AI image model) a week ago and it's completely changed how I interact with my knowledge.

Read post

Build the Ultimate Quick Capture System Using Tana's iOS Widgets

Tana just released iOS widgets & they've completely solved the capture problem you didn't know you had.

Read post

This 400-Year-Old System Fixes Information Overload

Read post

The Productivity System That Automatically Filters Out Busywork

Ever get to Friday and think... "I was busy all week, but what did I actually accomplish?" I used to live in that Cycle until I built AlignmentOS in Tana that guarantees I only work on the most important things.

Read post

This AI Workflow Turns Any Video Into Organised Notes Automatically (Relay To Tana Workflow)

Drowning in your endless "watch later" list? Here's how I built an AI workflow that decides what content deserves my attention ⚡️

Read post

Why Note-Taking Feels So Hard (And The 4 AI Agents That Make It Easy)

I've watched hundreds of people abandon note-taking over the years. They start with good intentions. Maybe they try Zettelkasten or Smart Notes. They capture highlights, save articles, build elaborate systems. But within a few months? They give up.

Read post

Build a Personal Knowledge System for the Way We Work in 2025. Not 2005

Each week, I break down one practical system, agent, or AI workflow you can plug straight into your work. So you can finally operate at full capacity with a system you’ll never want to work without..

Note: You’ll be taken to Substack after you hit the button. You'll need to click ‘Subscribe’ one more time to confirm.