Note Taking
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It is important to write about what you read. This is mainly because understanding requires effortful engagement and writing forces sharper understanding.
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Most note-writing practices are ephemeral and ineffective. People don’t want to forget an idea or thought, so they write it down on a note. Most notes systems offer poor feedback and most “storage-oriented” notes will never be useful again.
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We should strive to design practices systems which yield compounding returns on our efforts as they accumulate over time. Evergreen note-writing helps in accumulating insights and thoughts.