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I keep a running Google doc consisting of Things I've Learned, and append to it whenever something interesting or insight-generating happens in life or work (ev

I keep a running Google doc consisting of Things I've Learned, and append to it whenever something interesting or insight-generating happens in life or work (even if trivial, eg "it's really important that we review Product PRDs the same way we'd code review a pull request, I should write that down"). I review my now-very-long doc every few quarters and it's an easy way to reinforce core concepts that I'll want to share later via writing, mentoring, advising, etc. This question seems more technically focused, but this has been a great way to learn and internalize experiences. Granted, it's probably a better system for gaining "wisdom" as opposed to hard technical knowledge.

geoffbp 6y ago
That's a good idea, better than just throwing random knowledge into Evernote.
- staysaasy 6y ago
  Yeah it's worked really well I recommend it! One other note: the company I work at won the startup lottery and has grown very fast for the last 5 years, which allowed me to see multiple company stages and roles. I break down my notes by what I've learned by company stage and role as well (eg right now when I learn something about Marketing, it goes into the Marketing section of my Growth Stage "chapter"). My doc is ~50 pages so far and I honestly view it as a secret part of my resume at this point. I also keep a list of blog/Quora/HN/Reddit posts that I've found helpful and timeless in a separate doc. This second doc is also useful, but a mess :-)