Org-mode gets immensely underrated, even though it's easily deserves the title of the best possible medium for note-taking. The degree it allows so much flexibility is astonishing, especially with Org-roam and similar alternatives - I no longer even need think how to organize my notes - I write something down, knowing that it never gets lost.

I've never found organizing notes purely by calendar dates to be ideal - I rarely think "didn't we discuss load testing with Bob sometime last October?" Instead, when I tag Bob and add a 'Load Testing' tag to my note, which automatically gets filed in Org-mode's date-tree outline, I can always find it - whether through Bob, 'Load Testing', or the date itself..

And because just like in the article - the notes are in plain text, it opens possibilities for easy syncing, version control & backup, and any other automations. Add to that a tons of other features like having executable source blocks where you can pipe data through, or pdf annotations, LaTeX embeddings, incredible LLM integration, spreadsheet-like calculations, publishing machinery, etc.. There's simply no better alternative - for me, if it ain't the pen&paper - it has to be in Org-mode. And I too, tried tons of different approaches before finding Org-mode.

If getting into Emacs and Org-mode feels too much for you right now, still, do yourself a favor, read this book - "How to take smart notes", ISBN-10: 1542866502.