>Other example of this phenomenon btw is note-taking apps. There appears to be a non-trivial amount of people who are so obsessed with the process of note-takin

>Other example of this phenomenon btw is note-taking apps. There appears to be a non-trivial amount of people who are so obsessed with the process of note-taking they spend more time optimizing note-taking than they take actual notes, or do something to write about. This obsession predates apps. Even decades ago when I was in school, you'd find a subset of students who were obsessed by the note taking process itself -- they would have incredibly organized notebooks with ink in different colors, beautiful renditions of diagrams from the chalkboard or textbook, etc. Often they were far from the most successful students on exams though.