Paper notes are my central knowledge base, and I consider my notes one of my most valuable resources. Going back to notes I've made in the past is one of the be

Paper notes are my central knowledge base, and I consider my notes one of my most valuable resources. Going back to notes I've made in the past is one of the best memory jogs I've found. The act of writing things down makes me much more likely to remember them, and it gives me a way to knowledge dump that is completely freeform and follows my train of thought. Typing them up later into refined notes solidifies everything and becomes part of my organization, but the notes themselves serve as the best way to remember details and major concepts that I've found.