How To Use Tana's Random Node Feature: 5 Ways

Ev Chapman
April 22, 2024

When it comes to our personal knowledge systems, most of us are trying to build organisation & structure - we want to make sense of all the random things that come at us everyday.But life can quickly drain out of a super organised system. Which is why Tana's Random Node Field is such a cool feature - allowing you to add a little serendipity to any Supertag.

In this video I show you 5 ways you can use Tana's Random Node Field to review past notes, mix up your journalling practice, and have a little fun.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:09 How To Use The Random Node Feature

03:25 For Spaced Repetition

05:14 On This Day Field

06:25 Random Task

07:54 Shuffle Journal Entries

09:54 Random Recipe Generator

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