I also thrive on TEDtalks but I felt the need to discuss something different.
Years ago I had learned about Evernote though a knitting podcast believe it or not. It was called knitpicks if anyone is interested. The author of the podcast spoke so highly and so detailed about the usefulness of Evernote that I was compelled to give it a try.
Try I did, but quickly lost interest. Years later, while in the education program I needed to find a way to organize interesting articles that I wanted to read, either related to my courses directly or to my side interests related to health. I also confirmed with Eleni that Evernote was still a current and useful tool for curating from the internet. She agreed to give me a refresher and talked me through it in a bit more detail. I am so glad that I took it up again!
Once you have created an account on Evernote, it is easy to use it as a web curation site. It's motto is "Get Organized, Work Smarter, Remember Everything". I now no longer have twenty windows open in order to remind myself which websites I have been to and which articles I want to read. It gives me the flexibility to create many categories of folders. There is also the webclipper option to add to your browser that makes staying organized very easy with very few steps.
Evernote is a good one!
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