> Or maybe this is the point of an analog system which I up until now failed to understand, to help retain/refresh notes far too often and retain information be

> Or maybe this is the point of an analog system which I up until now failed to understand, to help retain/refresh notes far too often and retain information better, is that it? Yes that's one of the benefits. Analog forces maintenance rehearsal in human memory. It also does this when you're in a state of associating an idea you have in your head with the most similar and related idea. This excercises the neuro-associative recall muscle in the mind and creates what Luhmann calls surprises and accidents which are very useful during the process of creating. You end up reviewing notes using analog systems that you may not have otherwise reviewed. These events reignite reverberation of ideas that you can then carry with you for days (or at least during the process of writing and creating).