The part about "just write it down" is the most important. Connecting information as you go can add value to the knowledge base, but writing down everything tha

The part about "just write it down" is the most important. Connecting information as you go can add value to the knowledge base, but writing down everything that's important is the first step and the tool you use should support that. I think the book keeping part is more of a personal thing and some people feel that they need to do it and others do not. I for myself "separate" notes into problem domains (when I think about them I have a broader topic in mind) and connect all the notes that belong to the same topic when I see fit. That greatly reduces the book keeping part and I can add connections as I go. We build Emvi [1] to support that idea if you're interested. [1] https://emvi.com/ https://emvi.com/