My Medium article about Legend

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Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Feb 14, 2022 at 03:58 PM

I just posted an article about the outlining app Legend on Medium, if any is interested in this app:

https://stephenjzeoli.medium.com/the-fine-knowledge-management-app-no-one-talks-about-9b4aece1b230

Legend won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but I appreciate the ambitions of the developer. He is trying to build a lot of cross-functionality into an outliner. I think he basically succeeds… or is on his way there. Anyone who likes the spare functionality of Workflowy or Dynalist, will probably find Legend a bit overwhelming. Truth is I do sometimes. But I’m trying to get comfortable with it.

Anyway, anyone I’d welcome comments on the article from the knowledgeable folks on this forum.

Thanks.

Steve

Posted by MadaboutDana
Feb 15, 2022 at 09:45 AM

Hey Steve,

I enjoyed your article, which I thought gave a very fair account of Legend.

It’s an amazing app, but can end up being quite confusing. After spending a little time trying to make the most of its ingenious concepts, I confess I ended up deleting it. I found it peculiarly difficult to “localize” myself in the app and ended up getting quite frustrated.

But it’s one I’m keeping an eye on…

Cheers!
Bill

Stephen Zeoli wrote:
I just posted an article about the outlining app Legend on Medium, if
>any is interested in this app:
> >https://stephenjzeoli.medium.com/the-fine-knowledge-management-app-no-one-talks-about-9b4aece1b230
> >Legend won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but I appreciate the ambitions of
>the developer. He is trying to build a lot of cross-functionality into
>an outliner. I think he basically succeeds… or is on his way there.
>Anyone who likes the spare functionality of Workflowy or Dynalist, will
>probably find Legend a bit overwhelming. Truth is I do sometimes. But
>I’m trying to get comfortable with it.
> >Anyway, anyone I’d welcome comments on the article from the
>knowledgeable folks on this forum.
> >Thanks.
> >Steve

Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Feb 15, 2022 at 01:25 PM

Hi, Bill,

Thanks for the nice comments about my article.

I understand that frustration with Legend. I have experienced it myself, giving up on the app the first couple of times I tried it. Even now I struggle with that disorientation. I’ve found that one way to deal with it is to make great use of the Boards. I try to be very deliberate with how I set them up and then try to note change them too much.

But that’s just a thought in case you decide to give Legend another go at some point.

Thanks again.

Steve

Posted by Sarah
Feb 15, 2022 at 06:05 PM

Steve,

I also enjoyed the article, and it was fun to see it published in Medium & to follow someone familiar to me.

I gave Legend a try upon learning about email integration, but I probably should have set it up on my laptop, instead of on iPad. Once I selected a plan, Legend went a little berserk. Not a big deal, though. When the idea of new software sounds truly fun again (and it will), I’ll give it another try.

I have a very limited tolerance for company concocted fluff, so again, I enjoyed this article. You’re a trustworthy source and have so much experience, maybe you should write more articles like that? Maybe you have, and I just haven’t seen them.

Anyway, thanks for sharing it.

Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Feb 15, 2022 at 09:00 PM

Thanks for the nice comments, Sarah.

I think that was the first software article I published to Medium. I haven’t done much on that platform yet, but I’m making an effort to do more. We’ll see how that goes.

I like Legend a lot, but understand the difficulty people have with it. The developer is really trying to do something different. That’s laudable but fraught with the possibility that users won’t take to it. I wouldn’t write about an app I didn’t think had merit.
Thanks again.

Steve

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