Note-taking is an essential part of being an academic. There are literature notes, meeting notes, presentation notes, project notes, and the list goes on. How do we keep it all organized, connected, searchable, and even enjoyable? For me, Craft Docs has met all of the aforementioned criteria. In the last year of my PhD program, Craft Docs helped me keep up with my dissertation research, manuscript submissions, and postdoctoral job interviews. Having a central space to easily process my most important notes kept me organized and (generally) level-headed during one of the most stressful periods of my life. There are three defining features of Craft Docs that made my last year of graduate school a manageable one: 1) cross-platform capability, 2) beauty and usability, and 3) ease of connection via backlinks. Throughout my dissertation year, each of these features allowed for an efficient and pleasant note-taking experience.