I had the same curiosity. Every time I've tried meticulous note taking it turned in to this thing where now I've given myself permission to do something mechan

I had the same curiosity. Every time I've tried meticulous note taking it turned in to this thing where now I've given myself permission to do something mechanical now and put off the hard thinking until later. And then when I tried to do it later, the moment for asking for clarification had passed.