{"id":1274,"date":"2020-05-05T16:54:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T16:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/?p=1274"},"modified":"2021-04-15T15:31:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T15:31:19","slug":"roam-research-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Roam Research Review, Pricing, and Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Updated Jan. 5, 202<\/em><\/strong>1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1284\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/roam-research-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam-research-logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"428,428\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"roam-research-logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam-research-logo-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam-research-logo.png\" src=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam-research-logo.png\" alt=\"roam research\" class=\"wp-image-1284\" width=\"243\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam-research-logo.png 428w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam-research-logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam-research-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam-research-logo-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><figcaption>Roam Research<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been using Roam Research for a while now and I love using the software. Why? It&#8217;s the best tool I&#8217;ve used so far for personal knowledge management. A surprising benefit has been the Roam community that&#8217;s filled with learning geeks like me &#x1f913;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Data_Data_Everywhere\" title=\"Data, Data Everywhere\">Data, Data Everywhere<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Personal_Knowledge_Management_System\" title=\"Personal Knowledge Management System\">Personal Knowledge Management System<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Tagging_and_Bi-Directional_Linking\" title=\"Tagging and Bi-Directional Linking\">Tagging and Bi-Directional Linking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Daily_Log_Inside_Roam_Research\" title=\"Daily Log Inside Roam Research\">Daily Log Inside Roam Research<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Roam_Research_Navigation_and_Keyboard_Shortcuts\" title=\"Roam Research Navigation and Keyboard Shortcuts\">Roam Research Navigation and Keyboard Shortcuts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Daily_Task_Management_with_Roam_Research\" title=\"Daily Task Management with Roam Research\">Daily Task Management with Roam Research<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Roam_Research_Mentions\" title=\"Roam Research Mentions\">Roam Research Mentions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Roam_Research_Hacks\" title=\"Roam Research Hacks\">Roam Research Hacks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Roam_Research_for_Productivity\" title=\"Roam Research for Productivity\">Roam Research for Productivity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Roam_Research_for_Book_Writing\" title=\"Roam Research for Book Writing\">Roam Research for Book Writing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Roam_Research_Pricing\" title=\"Roam Research Pricing\">Roam Research Pricing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Useful_Roam_Research_Add_Ons\" title=\"Useful Roam Research Add Ons\">Useful Roam Research Add Ons<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Flotato\" title=\"Flotato\">Flotato<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Roam_Toolkit_Unofficial\" title=\"Roam Toolkit (Unofficial)\">Roam Toolkit (Unofficial)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Roam_%E2%80%94_A_Bookmarklet\" title=\"+Roam &#8212; A Bookmarklet\">+Roam &#8212; A Bookmarklet<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Otter_Notes\" title=\"Otter Notes\">Otter Notes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#ReadWise\" title=\"ReadWise\">ReadWise<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#A_Work_In_Progress\" title=\"A Work In Progress\">A Work In Progress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#Roam_Research_Alternatives\" title=\"Roam Research Alternatives\">Roam Research Alternatives<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/#RemNote\" title=\"RemNote\">RemNote<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Roam_Has_Become_So_Popular\"><\/span>Why Roam Has Become So Popular<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1213\" height=\"557\" data-attachment-id=\"1321\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/roam_research_graph\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam_research_graph.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1213,557\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"roam_research_graph\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam_research_graph-300x138.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam_research_graph-1024x470.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam_research_graph.jpg?fit=900%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam_research_graph.jpg 1213w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam_research_graph-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam_research_graph-1024x470.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam_research_graph-768x353.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam_research_graph-573x263.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1213px) 100vw, 1213px\" \/><figcaption>Crazy Growth at Roam Research<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Data_Data_Everywhere\"><\/span>Data, Data Everywhere<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A big challenge we face in our Information Age is&#8230; well the overload of <em>information<\/em>. We get exposed to a ton of information through many mediums &#8212; podcasts, YouTube videos, Masterclass, TED talks, university lectures, physical books, audio books, useful Facebooks posts, blog posts (like this one!), professional journals, newspaper reports, industry reports, emails with information we need to remember&#8230; I think you get the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&#8217;re deluged with so much information, being able to remember, make sense of it, and then use that information effectively becomes problematic. This is a big pain that Roam solves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Personal_Knowledge_Management_System\"><\/span>Personal Knowledge Management System<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s an excellent tool generally for note taking, learning, organizing and synthesizing ideas and writing. Whenever I&#8217;m learning (reading, lectures, audio books, YouTube videos and so on) generally, <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@ruizhidong\/how-can-i-read-better-e214e3a3a19b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I&#8217;ll try to take notes with Roam<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a fan of using the Zettelkasten method described in Sonke&#8217;s book, <em>How To Take Smart Notes<\/em> (summary available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/B08FBL91P3\/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-209438&amp;ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_209438_rh_us\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audible<\/a>). Roam allows us to use the Zettelkasten system where notes are stored in such a way that you can find them again under the <em>context<\/em> that you would like to stumble upon them. This means that you can focus your brain on thinking and coming up with new ideas instead of trying to remember what you&#8217;ve forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s kind of like building yourself a second brain or supplementing your brain. Your brain is great for <em>creativity<\/em>, coming up with ideas, getting the gist of things and seeing the big picture but generally not the best for storage of details. Using the Zettelkasten system means that you can focus on playing to your brain&#8217;s strength and find ways to let your ideas have sex. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you use a system like <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/evernote\">Evernote<\/a>, the exploding library of information actually becomes detrimental to the system. It becomes a mission to find the data that you&#8217;re looking for. You know that the information is most likely stored there somewhere &#8212; you just don&#8217;t remember what or how to retrieve it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tagging_and_Bi-Directional_Linking\"><\/span>Tagging and Bi-Directional Linking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The strength of Roam is that adding more information can <em>improve<\/em> the system when used in conjunction with the Zettelkasten method by taking advantage of its bi-directional linking feature. The tagging feature means that you can stumble upon ideas and information that you weren&#8217;t looking for but relevant and useful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Roam Research Basics: Bi Directional Links\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2aqfNSWyMFA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div> <\/div><figcaption>Bi-Directional Linking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, Roam Research isn&#8217;t going to replace the methodology nor the need to think about how you do your note taking. Implementing such a system will be up to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With some books like Ray Dalio&#8217;s <em>Principles<\/em>, I&#8217;ll take a different approach and do an extremely detailed summary (so called <em>Permanent Notes<\/em> according to the Zettelkasten\/Luhmann way) so that I can have a full reference within Roam and then process it later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Principles Summary In Roam Research -- Ray Dalio\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iPm82hdhN-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div> <\/div><figcaption>Ray Dalio&#8217;s Principles Summary <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m also using it as a CRM, daily log, habit tracker, and a bunch of other things which I&#8217;ll detail in a course which will be released later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Daily_Log_Inside_Roam_Research\"><\/span>Daily Log Inside Roam Research<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Daily Routine and Habits with Roam Research\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Y8hoOZnRBE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div> <\/div><figcaption>A Quick Look At How I Keep Track of Daily Tasks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roam_Research_Navigation_and_Keyboard_Shortcuts\"><\/span>Roam Research Navigation and Keyboard Shortcuts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Roam Research Basics: Keyboard Shortcuts and Navigation Tutorial for Beginners.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ITda4eVxeYc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div> <\/div><figcaption>Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Bold<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8212; CMD +&nbsp;B<\/li><li>^^Highlight^^ &#8212; CMD +&nbsp;H<\/li><li>Zoom In\/Out \u2014 CMD + ,\/CMD + .<\/li><li>Collapse\/Expand &#8212; CMD&nbsp;+&nbsp;Up\/CMD&nbsp;+&nbsp;Down<\/li><li>Select Blocks &#8212; Shift +&nbsp;Up\/Shift +&nbsp;Down<\/li><li>Select By Parts &#8212; Alt + Shift + Left\/Alt + Shift + Right<\/li><li>Move Cursor to Start or End &#8212; CTRL + A\/CTRL + E<\/li><li>Headings &#8211; CMD + Alt + 1\/2\/3<\/li><li>Link&nbsp;&#8212; CMD&nbsp;+&nbsp;K<\/li><li>{{[[DONE]]}} Todo\/Done &#8212; CMD +&nbsp;Enter<\/li><li>Right Sidebar &#8212; Shift +&nbsp;Click<\/li><li>Toggle Brackets Displace &#8212; Ctrl +&nbsp;B\/Ctrl + C (default to show around keywords)<\/li><li>Toggle Bullet Points &#8212; Right Click On Item<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Daily_Task_Management_with_Roam_Research\"><\/span>Daily Task Management with Roam Research<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Roam Research for Daily Task Management using Bullet Journaling Method\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ftv6ew7Tcbg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div> <\/div><figcaption>Roam Research Task Management Bullet Journal Style<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roam_Research_Mentions\"><\/span>Roam Research Mentions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"How To Use Roam Research Basics: Mentions and Using It With Daily To Dos or Task Management\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5zC0EEeeMX0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div> <\/div><figcaption>2 Ways to Use Roam Research Mentions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Use this format: {{[[mentions]]: [[]]}}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roam_Research_Hacks\"><\/span>Roam Research Hacks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Roam Research: Useful Hacks (No Add Ons Required). Pomodoro, Timer, Calculator, KanBan &amp; More.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u_iIWQTIuIE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div> <\/div><figcaption>Use Pomodoro, Diagrams, Tables, Kanban and More within Roam Research<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roam_Research_for_Productivity\"><\/span>Roam Research for Productivity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"One Surprisingly Easy Productivity Hack Using Roam Research\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iogr-bDpMKo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div> <\/div><figcaption>Get Stuff Done with Roam Research<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roam_Research_for_Book_Writing\"><\/span>Roam Research for Book Writing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Roam Research is a great tool for writing books. You can read more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/writing-a-book-in-roam-research\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roam_Research_Pricing\"><\/span>Roam Research Pricing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Roam Research is free at the moment (though they&#8217;ve apparently not taking new users at the moment while they&#8217;re working on the stability issues) and they plan on charging $15 per month. There will be a 50% discount offer for academics ($7.50 per month). Conor (the founder of Roam Research) is considering making the 50% off for everyone that&#8217;s under 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1063\" height=\"578\" data-attachment-id=\"1444\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/roam_research_pricing\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Roam_Research_Pricing.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1063,578\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roam_Research_Pricing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Roam_Research_Pricing-300x163.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Roam_Research_Pricing-1024x557.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Roam_Research_Pricing.jpg?fit=900%2C490&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Roam_Research_Pricing.jpg 1063w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Roam_Research_Pricing-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Roam_Research_Pricing-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Roam_Research_Pricing-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Roam_Research_Pricing-573x312.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1063px) 100vw, 1063px\" \/><figcaption>Roam Research Pricing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Update 6\/9\/2020: <\/strong>Roam Research has now opened up to the public again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For comparison, Notion&#8217;s pricing goes from free to $8 per month<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1189\" height=\"577\" data-attachment-id=\"1319\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/notion_-_pricing\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Notion_\u2013_Pricing.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1189,577\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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id=\"Useful_Roam_Research_Add_Ons\"><\/span>Useful Roam Research Add Ons<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Flotato\"><\/span>Flotato<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Roam Research Add On\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TTJ7XhNPSlE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div> <\/div><figcaption>Flotato<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Until Roam releases a native Mac app, I think that this app useful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roam_Toolkit_Unofficial\"><\/span>Roam Toolkit (Unofficial)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"419\" height=\"485\" data-attachment-id=\"1356\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/roam_toolkit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Toolkit.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"419,485\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roam_Toolkit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Toolkit-259x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Toolkit.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Toolkit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Toolkit.jpg 419w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Toolkit-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Toolkit-371x430.jpg 371w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><figcaption>Roam Tool Kit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/roam-toolkit\/ebckolanhdjilblnkcgcgifaikppnhba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chrome extension<\/a> where you can add some additional functionalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roam_%E2%80%94_A_Bookmarklet\"><\/span>+Roam &#8212; A Bookmarklet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Essential Roam Add On #2 -- Roam Research Hacks\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p9Fufite2wM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div> <\/div><figcaption>+Roam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/ekdmipoabmcjmlonhcdoijilfdoomjbm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chrome extension<\/a> developed by Anne-Laure Le Cunff of Ness Labs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthilemoon\/status\/1252676616288952321\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shortcut<\/a> in chrome by going to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>chrome:\/\/extensions\/shortcuts<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on &#8220;Keyboards Shortcuts&#8221; and enter under +Roam: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shift<\/strong> + <strong>Cmd<\/strong> + <strong>R<\/strong> or <strong>Shift<\/strong> + <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> + <strong>R<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This way when you highlight texts on a webpage, you can take the short cut easily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Otter_Notes\"><\/span>Otter Notes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Otter Notes 2020 Review\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xHIt1wQ1XNg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div> <\/div><figcaption>Otter Notes &#8212; Transcription Software<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s no iPhone app for Roam Research (yet) and if you like to record audio when you&#8217;re out and about but don&#8217;t want to listen to yourself and then type everything up into Notes or Roam, then <a href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/otter-notes-review\/\">Otter<\/a> is handy to have. It&#8217;s not super accurate but it&#8217;s good enough to be valuable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ReadWise\"><\/span>ReadWise<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"489\" data-attachment-id=\"1344\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/readwise-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Readwise.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"657,489\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Readwise\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Readwise-300x223.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Readwise.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Readwise.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Readwise.jpg 657w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Readwise-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Readwise-573x426.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/readwise\">Readwise.io<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Readwise is useful if you highlight on your Kindle. Readwise will import the highlights from Kindle (as well as iBooks and Instapaper) and you can export your highlights to Roam. You can use an app <a href=\"https:\/\/readwise2roam-1.ew.r.appspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">like this<\/a> to make the export file and then import it into Roam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Work_In_Progress\"><\/span>A Work In Progress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I think if you search online, you&#8217;ll find a lot more reasons explaining why it&#8217;s great software to use and there isn&#8217;t a whole ton more that I can add on top of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, let me go into some reasons why you shouldn&#8217;t be using Roam until it&#8217;s a fully shipped product. Of course, a lot of these disadvantages are directly the result of products not being ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lost Data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you spend hours and days into creating something only to have it disappear&#8230; well, that can be annoying&#8230; And for that reason alone, I&#8217;d encourage you to use a more established competitor for now like Notion or other software generally like Google Drive or Dropbox paper until Roam stabilizes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read about this issue on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/RoamResearch\/comments\/gdszo9\/im_so_close_to_drop_roamcult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> and it has also been an ongoing theme that&#8217;s popped up on the Roam Research Slack Channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"281\" data-attachment-id=\"1275\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/roam_research\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Research.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"752,281\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roam_Research\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Research-300x112.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Research.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Research.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Research.jpg 752w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Research-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Research-573x214.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><figcaption>On the good days, &#8220;only&#8221; bullet points disappear..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Understandably, people are looking for ways to back up their Roam. One option is to automatically back it up to <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/signalnerve\/roam-backup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon&#8217;s AWS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"421\" data-attachment-id=\"1286\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/slack___roam-research___roam_research\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Slack___roam-research___Roam_Research.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"578,421\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Slack___roam-research___Roam_Research\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Slack___roam-research___Roam_Research-300x219.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Slack___roam-research___Roam_Research.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Slack___roam-research___Roam_Research.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Slack___roam-research___Roam_Research.jpg 578w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Slack___roam-research___Roam_Research-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Slack___roam-research___Roam_Research-573x417.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Long Loading Times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/roam-loading.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>Roam Loading&#8230; Still Loading&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are occasions when load times can take <em>hours<\/em>. If you knew in advance, that&#8217;d be okay because then you can just load up a different software, type it in there, and then come back to Roam the next day and copy and paste everything. Then format it. Then link it. Well, yes, it&#8217;s a bit of a hassle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when you don&#8217;t know how long that can go on for, you end up checking it every so often. You think maybe it just needs a bit longer. And sometimes you wait to do the work that you need to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Buggy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"518\" data-attachment-id=\"1277\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/roam-research-review\/roam_daily_notes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Daily_Notes.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1128,518\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roam_Daily_Notes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Daily_Notes-300x138.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Daily_Notes-1024x470.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Daily_Notes.jpg?fit=900%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Daily_Notes.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Daily_Notes-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Daily_Notes-1024x470.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Daily_Notes-768x353.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ruizhidong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roam_Daily_Notes-573x263.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/><figcaption>Can&#8217;t close this damn thing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes you&#8217;ll have random things happening like pop ups that you can&#8217;t close which covers the search bar. Other times, it&#8217;ll just crash Google Chrome. Thankfully, the whole thing crashing hasn&#8217;t happened often (the other points I&#8217;ve mentioned happens quite a bit more often).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>MAY 2020 UPDATE:<\/em> All of the above issues seems to have been resolved! It&#8217;s now quick and I haven&#8217;t noticed any major bugs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CS Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been a week or two since I&#8217;ve written to Roam customer service. They probably have more urgent tickets to deal with like having their user&#8217;s entire database deleted. Oops. But still, it&#8217;d be nice to eventually get a reply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the immediate things that come to mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roam_Research_Alternatives\"><\/span>Roam Research Alternatives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RemNote\"><\/span>RemNote<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"RemNote Introduction &amp; Conversation -- Roam Research Alternative with Spaced Repetition Built In\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cFF8mtl3kFs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div> <\/div><figcaption>RemNote: An Introduction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a class=\"rank-math-link rank-math-link rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/obsidian.md\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Obsidian<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tiddlywiki.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TiddlyWiki<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/workflowy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workflowy<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/notebag.app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notebag<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amplenote.com\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amplenote<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall it&#8217;s a great software and I&#8217;m still willing to endure the pain (for now). The only thing is just to make sure that all of your notes stay backed up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roam Research has closed off its app to new users to fix the growing problems (apparently they&#8217;ve had a massive influx of users which has been the cause of the instability). As mentioned earlier, Roam plans on charging $15\/month once the software is ready to ship which will mean a lot of their current users will leave and allow for some more stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you decide to go with Roam Research, you can try my course Roam Research Made Easy on <a href=\"https:\/\/skl.sh\/2AVl6vA\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SkillShare<\/a> (if you&#8217;re new to SkillShare, you can 2 months <a href=\"https:\/\/skl.sh\/2AVl6vA\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JUNE 2020 Update:<\/strong> With the new pricing in place, Roam seems to be very stable and I haven&#8217;t encountered any issue with stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Further Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@ruizhidong\/why-i-use-a-decision-journal-5de3ce70528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why I Use A Decision Journal <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@ruizhidong\/how-can-i-read-better-e214e3a3a19b\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 Hacks to Better Read Books<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated Jan. 5, 2021 I&#8217;ve been using Roam Research for a while now and I love using the software. 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