"The truth will set you free--but first it will make you miserable." Less cynically and more constructively: If you have projects or components that you weren'

"The truth will set you free--but first it will make you miserable." Less cynically and more constructively: If you have projects or components that you weren't able to touch for a long while, then orienting notes seem even more valuable. They can help reset your context and get you back up to speed, working in a productive direction more quickly than if you come back to a project and have to relearn what you were doing and where you were heading.