---
title: Note-Taking
tags:
  - topic/ergonomics/organizational
  - type/philosophy
---
# Note-Taking

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## TALK

This note is intended for

* why one should want to take notes,
* what good notes should do

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Note-taking is the practice of physically recording information
for later recall.

## Purpose

Some say they take notes to remember now,
that by writing the thing down they commit it to memory,
and the note itself is ancillary.

That's not me at all.
I don't remember writing half of what's in [[this-notebook]].
This is intentional, allowing me to forget things I _know_
to make room for ideas I'm not decided on.
See [[personal-knowledge-management]].

## Content

It's my own opinion that good notes are _text-first_.
It can be difficult to explain certain concepts without visuals,
but that's all the more reason to try.
Besides, if your ability to explain a concept
is contingent on having access to prepared pictures or diagrams,
then you're severely limiting when and where you can explain it.

## Handwritten Notes

I take handwritten notes only where it would be inappropriate to use a keyboard.

I'm interested in learning [[shorthand]]
so that I can write faster while including more details.
