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> Notes aren’t a record of my thinking process. They are my thinking process. – Richard Feynman I haven’t ever found a quote that described how i approach soft
by shakezula 7y ago
> Notes aren’t a record of my thinking process. They are my thinking process. – Richard Feynman
I haven’t ever found a quote that described how i approach software as succinctly as this. I use a bullet journal religiously and it’s specifically because of this.
Great article.
- juandazapata 7y agoOut of curiosity, is your bullet journal digital?
- shakezula 7y agoNo, it's physical. That's on purpose, because it requires me to sit down at the beginning of my day and pull it out. The writing and routine of it is very therapeutic. I normally do it over my morning coffee and reddit/hn browsing.
- jph00 7y agoI can't seem to find a reliable source for this quote though. Anyone know of one?
- karlicoss 7y agoClosest I know is this [0] interview > Weiner: > Well, the work was done in your head but the record of it is still here. > Feynman: > No, it’s not a record, not really, it’s working. You have to work on paper and this is the paper. OK? [0] https://via.hypothes.is/https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/5020-5#annotations:VJkQwDSeEeqSYq_Uw7vQRA https://via.hypothes.is/https://www.aip.org/history-programs...
- loevborg 7y agoThanks so much for digging this up! So the version in the article is a pseudo-quote?
- chrisweekly 7y agoLove the quote and the idea too. Check out Roam^1 which completely changed my relationship to note-taking. 1 https://roamresearch.com https://roamresearch.com
- shakezula 7y agoI actually use Roam quite regularly! However, I have found Roam is better for solidifying and consolidating my handwritten notes at a later point. For me it goes: 1 - handwritten brain dump 2 - Re-read my notes, analyze them and prep them for consolidation. This means writing down questions I have, updating notes I took that I might have better understanding of now, etc... 3 - Consolidate and import them into Roam with links and supplementary materials (images, code snippets, etc...)
- unhammer 7y agoThe article linked to at the very top of this comment page talks about implementing Roam in org-mode.
- hinkley 7y agoFor a man who placed a lot of stock in people’s ability to explain things clearly, it’s self-consistent that he would characterize writing and thinking as inseparable.