Hello everyone, in this video I discuss how I created a Mac shortcut that gives me a quick, unobtrusive way to take notes in Bear, my favorite note-taking program. You DO NOT NEED Alfred to use this shortcut, even though this is my favorite way to activate it. You can also use it with Keyboard Maestro, BetterTouchTool, Shortery, or any app that lets you activate shortcuts with keyboard shortcuts. The Shortcut, together with Alfred, completely revolutionized the way I capture ideas. It also made me decide to stick with Bear and not look for other options, because with this form of capture and Bear's tag-based interface, features, and organization, I no longer need it. I hope this video can help you build and/or customize your own version of this shortcut.

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UPDATE!!
There is an update for this workflow and shortcut:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v0HYgtd2ojIg

Here's a link to my previous video on Bear where I give an overview of how I organize all my notes and use this app as my second brain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vkINHZaOBFI0&t381s&ab_channelRobertJ.P.Oberg

Here's an article on Bear's website that explains the different options you have with X-Callback-URL and you can use it to further customize this shortcut.
https://bear.app/faq/X-callback-url%20Scheme%20documentation/

NOTE: I won't go into detail on how to activate the shortcut with other apps, but the apps I mentioned do have their option to open shortcuts directly or you can also use Applescript as I explained during the Alfred section.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction and requirements
01:30 An overview of the shortcut/workflow
03:28 The recording shortcut
09:35 Capture as popup
10:36 Commit to a new note
12:38 Capture in a new note as a popup
13:14 Use case scenarios and triggering
14:54 The Alfred workflow
19:32 More use cases
9:00 PM Restrictions, features and more ideas
24:43 Closing thoughts

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