That's not necessarily the case. Any personal notes are, by their very nature, shorn of the full context you have. They are always data, sometimes information,

That's not necessarily the case. Any personal notes are, by their very nature, shorn of the full context you have. They are always data, sometimes information, but never knowledge. I once left a job where I had taken pains to document everything, to regularly teach what I'd worked on, and to help everyone, even beyond strict software functions, familiarize themselves with the systems in play as needed. Were they glad I was relieving them of the cost of my salary? No, they were mournful. I would not be there to continue to draw connections between disparate items and serve as a voice of organizational experience. No amount of notes would replace my ability to, mid-meeting, say "That won't work" and explain why. Someone who had invested real time in internalizing those notes might -- might -- get there, but it would be difficult.