Organize Your Notes with the Seek, Sort and Stack Approach

An idea pops into your head, so you grab whatever paper product lies nearby and scribble down the thought. Or you come across a quote, story, or stat and realize it connects to your project. Convinced it’s all great material, you jot it down, then stuff the paper into your pocket or purse. Now you’re ready to write, but you're discovering random Post-Its, index cards, and the backs of envelopes—not to mention pages from notebooks and journals. And you're wondering how these scattered notes and ideas could possibly be organized into a coherent structure for your article, essay, book, or blog post. Where do you start? Today, I’ll suggest one method to organize your notes. Let's call it the Seek, Sort, and Stack approach.

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Organize Your Notes with the Seek, Sort and Stack Approach is an episode from Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach by Ann Kroeker.

This episode is 0:09:49 long.

This episode was published on May 28, 2025.

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