You can record your thoughts in a variety of different formats (including images), sync them across your devices, share them, and search within them to quickly find what you're looking for. If you're looking to up your note-taking game, Evernote is still the best place to start.
It allows colour-coding of particular calendars, can add location data to appointments, and works across all your Apple devices. Of course, no organisational line-up would be complete without some kind of scheduling tool and Apple Calendar is a simple but effective option. There's also the handy option of your device alerting you of that pressing issue you meant to mention when you're exchanging messages with specific people. Any of these can be location based, meaning your iPad or iPhone will remind you of them when you get to work, home or to the local greengrocers. Reminders is also a useful tool for setting alarms, having a daily list of your tasks, and even setting up shopping lists. These can then be stored in dedicated folders so you can organise your notes effectively. Notes has seen some upgrades in recent years, allowing you to create entries with tables, lists, freehand drawing, text, scanned documents or photographs. Before heading off to the app store to download productivity apps, it's worth spending some time with those that Apple already includes on your device.
