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> a balance between "Just do it" and "Write about it" This is the key point - capturing, organizing and retrieving notes has a cost. And I find myself always p
by perrygeo 2y ago
> a balance between "Just do it" and "Write about it"
This is the key point - capturing, organizing and retrieving notes has a cost. And I find myself always paying for notes out of my "just do it" budget. Especially when virtually all of the things I'm working on (notebooks, libraries, applications, planning documents) are themselves a form of writing, having yet another place to scatter my thoughts is not helpful at all. It's much more productive to take that thought and put it directly into the project documentation where everyone can benefit. More README, less journal.
- galaxyLogic 2y ago> This is the key point - capturing, organizing and retrieving notes has a cost. Exactly my thoughts too. There is a cost. The thing is to keep that cost down to the level where it is in fact a good investment. I don't think there is an ideal solution. It is just hard work to create information-artifacts, just like there is no silver-bullet for writing perfect code.