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"I was shocked to realize how dependent I’ve grown on three simple features that just aren’t available in the analog world: search, sort and filter" https://ww

• falcolas 10y ago
  They are - you simply have to do the extra bit of indexing work yourself. Create a high level topic for each note, and put that in the front of the notebook, with a page number. Once you're beyond one book, keep a separate index book and update it periodically with a book/page number from the indexes in the individual books. If you find yourself referring to a particular topic frequently, take some time and re-write the entry. That way you can correlate several writings on the topic, and add both a better framing and lessons learned. It's a bit of extra work, but it's worth it.
  • bluGill 10y ago
    I would argue that anything you refer back to even once should be translated into digital. Note I said translated, not transcribed. When converting to digital you should fix things: check the facts, make the diagrams pretty, fix the grammar. Paper is great for a rough draft. Rewriting your rough draft to the final is always good practice.
    • jdc0589 10y ago
      agreed. the main thing i use pencil & paper for is sketching out designs for some physical stuff I make. I always start on paper, but if it's a design I'm actually going to use more than once, it gets drawn up on the computer.