Sometimes I’ll write something that implies a list is ahead, rather than it just being a simple topic that is broken down below, so I’ll append a colon at the end. But for some reason it feels strange and unnecessary, as just about everything in Dynalist is a list and bullets that are collapsed are enveloped with a circle.
Do you avoid using colons or do you have a way to replace them?
The rare times I’m writing in prose and need a list I’ll use a colon. However in the majority of my lists, everything is just a bullet list anyways so generally I have no need for a colon as they are never full and complete sentences.
I often have a very specific, complex idea of which bullets should and shouldn’t be expanded when I’m viewing my notes, so I do find use for colon-like characters.
Protip: On Macs, » is just as easy to type as : but sticks out more.