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> What parts of note-taking should we digitize? What aspects should remain firmly in human hands? And most importantly, how do I create a tool that enhances rat

> What parts of note-taking should we digitize? What aspects should remain firmly in human hands? And most importantly, how do I create a tool that enhances rather than replaces human thought? My personal philosophy is to use the most primitive methods possible and only use technology when there really is a strong need to go to the next level. It exposes what I really need, what are the weaknesses, etc. For example, I take all my notes with pen and paper. But if I find that I'm really referring back to something, I might write it up in a document. I don't see the point in digitizing everything right away if I'm never going to use what I write. Moreover, writing things first by hand helps me remember them better and "feel" the knowledge through my hands. Same thing with photography. I don't tend to use the burst mode on my camera unless I REALLY need it. When it comes to accomplishing things, I found (personally) that asceticism with tools is best.

RaftPeople 2y ago
> Moreover, writing things first by hand helps me remember them better and "feel" the knowledge through my hands. There was a science article recently that studied taking notes and it's results were that handwritten notes improved recall compared to typed notes.
- mh- 2y ago
  It cramps my hand pretty badly to handwrite the amount of notes I prefer to take in live meetings, so I really dislike that this is true. (And anecdotally, it is true for me.)
  - vouaobrasil 2y ago
    I used to write a lot and one thing that helped was switch to a mechanical pencil and use 2B lead. It's very soft and requires very little pressure, even compared to pens.
    - wizzard0 2y ago
      I had tried a ton of options, and settled on ceramic ball pens. They're both the softest and most robust on different kinds of paper in case you don't have your preferred notebook/whatever handy
hunter-gatherer 2y ago
> My personal philosophy is to use the most primitive methods possible and only use technology when there really is a strong need to go to the next level. This is a good take on life in general. My parents were atmy house recently and my mother commented on how we never have dirty dishes. I told them the solution to me was always obviouse; don't own a dish washer. My wife and I have never owned a dishwasher since we were married, which has forced us to be more discriminatory about our dishware & forces us to wash dishes immediately after use so they're available again. People with dishwashers tend to have double what they need because they wait to start a load until the washer is full. Lots of the available technology we have has progressed past the level of optimization IMO.

RaftPeople 2y ago

> Moreover, writing things first by hand helps me remember them better and "feel" the knowledge through my hands. There was a science article recently that studied taking notes and it's results were that handwritten notes improved recall compared to typed notes.

mh- 2y ago
It cramps my hand pretty badly to handwrite the amount of notes I prefer to take in live meetings, so I really dislike that this is true. (And anecdotally, it is true for me.)
- vouaobrasil 2y ago
  I used to write a lot and one thing that helped was switch to a mechanical pencil and use 2B lead. It's very soft and requires very little pressure, even compared to pens.
  - wizzard0 2y ago
    I had tried a ton of options, and settled on ceramic ball pens. They're both the softest and most robust on different kinds of paper in case you don't have your preferred notebook/whatever handy

hunter-gatherer 2y ago

> My personal philosophy is to use the most primitive methods possible and only use technology when there really is a strong need to go to the next level. This is a good take on life in general. My parents were atmy house recently and my mother commented on how we never have dirty dishes. I told them the solution to me was always obviouse; don't own a dish washer. My wife and I have never owned a dishwasher since we were married, which has forced us to be more discriminatory about our dishware & forces us to wash dishes immediately after use so they're available again. People with dishwashers tend to have double what they need because they wait to start a load until the washer is full. Lots of the available technology we have has progressed past the level of optimization IMO.