“It’s a powerful way of getting stuff out of your head before it vanishes — an essential capability in our distracting, information-drenched world.”
“But the chronological structure isn’t optimal: recalling what you wrote months or years ago will require some effort if you write lots of notes.”
“But taking time out to impose a top-down structure on your notes breaks flow. Also, the optimal order often isn’t apparent until you’ve already captured lots of notes, at which point reorganizing them becomes a pain.”
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