I love trying new software. My idea of a fine Sunday afternoon is installing updates and checking out every line in every release note. What this usually means is that I find reasons to try all sorts of applications, even if something I already use would work fine. I rationalize this behavior easily, but the fact is I just like messing around with my “system”. Today, while cleaning out my Evernote notebooks, I spotted The Secret Weapon, “a no bs approach to personal productivity”. I read the blog and watched the videos and decided it was a bit too much for me. Besides, I’m a die-hard OmniFocus nerd. Aren’t I?

It got me thinking. What if I were to put everything in Evernote? That’s just crazy talk! After all, I’m the one who always complains that Evernote makes things too difficult to get back out again. It occurred to me that part of my problem is that it’s too easy to switch between apps and that the slight friction that Evernote introduces might actually be an advantage.

And so, operation “Everything Goes Into Evernote” began today. I’m using a modified version of The Secret Weapon’s approach to GTD and put OmniFocus aside for now. I’ve moved my scanned archives from the powerful DEVONthink Pro into a new Evernote notebook. Project notes have been migrated from VoodooPad. I’ve even imported my Simplenote notes. I spent a few hours on all of this today, sitting at the iMac on my home office’s desk. I’m now sitting in a chair using the MacBook Air and Evernote has synced everything up nicely. Plus, it’s all on my iPhone. This required no additional sync servers or setup on my part. Encouraging.

And since I tend to go all-in on stuff like this, I installed both Evernote Food and Evernote Hello. ifttt is bringing in all of my tweets, blog posts, and other favorited/liked content around the web.

This all may become overwhelming to have in one place. I’m a fan of variety, so there’s a concern that I’ll just get bored again quickly. For now, though, everything goes into Evernote.