My take: human brains are great at having ideas, but poor at holding onto information. If I didn't put things into tangible form ala notes or a task list, I'd b

My take: human brains are great at having ideas, but poor at holding onto information. If I didn't put things into tangible form ala notes or a task list, I'd be both overwhelmed yet also forget the majority of it. Writing things down really helps commit them to memory, perhaps to the point that I don't always need to reference notes or a list. This is largely why school still has students copy down information.