The illusion of accumulating content
Most of the things we do in our lives are based on unconscious metal shortcuts and cognitive biases. Daniel Kahneman has written some incredible things on this topic and on how the mind works, revealing how much what we do is driven by our unconscious thinking.
When it comes to knowledge work, that’s often not enough. Complex thinking is impossible without an external support, such as writing.
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Evergreen notes
I take notes so that I am forced to really understand things. I find that, at least for me, taking...