diff --git a/notebook/2022-04-19-20-37-20.org b/notebook/2022-04-19-20-37-20.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c0e704c --- /dev/null +++ b/notebook/2022-04-19-20-37-20.org @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +:PROPERTIES: +:ID: b9fc16e8-fb2b-4a22-889c-623cde30c9b1 +:END: +#+title: How I approach note-taking +#+date: 2022-04-19 20:37:20 +08:00 +#+date_modified: 2022-04-19 20:48:01 +08:00 +#+language: en + + +As much as I like [[id:815b2beb-40a0-4e79-9097-5b688189ad5b][Writing]], I find myself not doing [[id:0d2264a6-e487-4761-818a-d17d2833120f][Note-taking]] as much as I thought. +Here's how I maintain this wiki (which is not much but it is something): + +- I only take notes when I found myself remembering the same thing twice. + I very much [[id:9a11ef31-b2a7-43a9-a7a9-48f191838c6e][Prefer referencing over remembering]] (i.e., searching online instead of hardtaking notes). + +- Writing my wiki only serves as an occasional thought exercise and an occassional need for a notebook for various things (i.e., Linux, [[id:cd7e8120-6953-44a6-9004-111f86ac52dc][Illustration]]). + Though, this changes things when I learn unfamiliar topics (see [[id:af0ccefe-c671-47bf-94f7-62243c805745][Skill-building]]). + I take a lot of notes... then remove irrelevant and specific bits of information some time later. + +- My daily notes are being reviewed weekly which are then put into my notebook. + Even then, this is not consistent as it is always depends on their relevance to me at that time. + +I find that my note-taking is not so much built for future me. +Instead, it is a mish-mash of information that is always going to be scattered everywhere only to be picked up occasionally. +I think this is a good thing as [[id:0e2c9eaf-f12a-47b2-9c9c-d1a590db131b][Involuntary attention switch is good for preventing tunnel vision]] sometimes. + +Ultimately, note-taking is mostly about quickly finding relevant information, not for archiving knowledge. +How we frame things can always change, our notes will not unless we have updated it. +Sounds like a pain. diff --git a/notebook/index.org b/notebook/index.org index 04ed42a..6d56715 100755 --- a/notebook/index.org +++ b/notebook/index.org @@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ If you want to view my notes in its raw form, you can look at the [[http://githu There's no good index note yet so eeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... As of 2021-06-18, my interest documents [[id:88f2256a-3359-4d10-92a3-9273cabce414][Personal information management]], [[id:cd7e8120-6953-44a6-9004-111f86ac52dc][Illustration]], [[id:815b2beb-40a0-4e79-9097-5b688189ad5b][Writing]], [[id:af0ccefe-c671-47bf-94f7-62243c805745][Skill-building]], and roam:Programming. + +This wiki is not always maintained "correctly" as much as I want to. +Just see [[id:b9fc16e8-fb2b-4a22-889c-623cde30c9b1][How I approach note-taking]].