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> Notebooks are still a great way to preserve the little details of "what the hell was I thinking?" Here here. WWIT (what was I thinking) is so valuable. I'm s
by DarkSucker 3y ago
> Notebooks are still a great way to preserve the little details of "what the hell was I thinking?"
Here here. WWIT (what was I thinking) is so valuable. I'm spending much more time now writing notes that provide context in addition to a bare description of what I did. I hate it when I look at old notes, have a million questions, and curse myself for not writing more.
Also, thank you for making the point about the US patent system. I recall somewhere around 1990, where people silently didn't bother to issue notebooks for me to record ideas (i.e. inventions) in favor of electronic disclosure forms.
- ac50hz 3y agoRecord keeping, for better or worse, is essential. Memories fade. Ink fades but rarely corrupts.
- Aerbil313 3y agoI grew up with the stories of real people (students and scholars of the past times) being able to memorize things by just hearing or reading them once. Seems a forgotten thing in the modern world.
- melagonster 3y agothere are a lot of book teach you writing note later and give client deep impression.
- malfist 3y agoBecause it's a myth. Photographic memory isn't real. Check out the wikipage on eidetic memory. People that claimed it in the past were not telling the full truth. There are only a few examples of savants being able to recall specific things after one showing, but it's terribly narrow. Like being able to draw a horse you saw, but not human faces. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eidetic_memory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eidetic_memory