Chaos to Clarity in Apple Notes: Forever * Notes with Matthias Hilse

If you’re an Apple Notes user who’s feeling buried in folders, tags, or forgotten ideas — and you’ve struggled to bring order to your notes — this episode is for you.

We dive deep into the Forever * Notes system with its creator, Matthias Hilse, and explore how it brings clarity, structure, and intentionality to even the messiest note collections.

You’ll hear:

• How to set up a central Home note
• The power of hubs, collections, and simplified tagging
• How Forever * Notes scales beautifully — even with thousands of notes

Plus:

• The features Matthias wishes Apple would add
• How this system completely changed Jeff’s Notes experience
• And why weekly notes are surprisingly complicated

Resources & Links

• Forever * Notes Official Site
• Forever * Notes YouTube Channel
• Forever * Notes Workshop
• Join the community: Forever * Notes Forum

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• Show artwork by the great Randall Martin Design

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