Its not a bad process, but its a tad lengthy.
Thankfully, I accidentally found this amazing trick to launch the Notes app and start writing.
It was so simple that I am still kicking myself for not knowing it all these years.

Are you ready for it?
It’s free, every week, in your inbox.
Okay, so bring your cursor to the bottom right corner of the screen.

Mac uses something called a Hot Corner to activate the Notes app.
So when you hover over a corner on your system, the OS triggers a predefined action.
Heres how to do it:
Youre all set to make better use of your screen real estate.

Were in your corner.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.

That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.”