I used Google Keep wrong for months, here’s the setup that finally stuck

Thanks to its easy-to-use interface and excellent mobile apps, Google Keep has been my go-to for taking quick notes.

On the flip side, it’s also a place where my good ideas went to die.

It was a digital junk drawer of half-finished grocery lists, unsorted screenshots, and random thoughts that I could never find when I needed them.

At one point, I was convinced I needed a more complex app with deep folders and endless hierarchies, but the truth was simpler: I was using a brilliant tool the wrong way.

After a complete overhaul of how I label, pin, and archive, I have finally landed on a setup that turns this simple note-taker into the most reliable part of my daily workflow.