Agreed. Same sentiment for losing paper: when you re-write your list, you invariably a) think of something important you didn't have before and b) forget someth

Agreed. Same sentiment for losing paper: when you re-write your list, you invariably a) think of something important you didn't have before and b) forget something that wasn't important anyway. For me, at least, the act of list-making is more beneficial than the list itself.