Bbc Article On Benefits Of Note Taking On Paper

[ParramattaPaul]

 

And something I read recently - "Computers and digital media last forever, or five years, whichever comes first."

That is true. Several years ago, I was one of two moderators for an online special interest group. The material we covered in the five years we moderated the discussions was a goldmine of technical and historical information. Some of the material was used by my co-moderator for a privately published book. That is, until the owner of the site decided to 'pull the plug'. Everything that either of us, or others hadn't downloaded as anything other than URL copy disappeared into the nether regions of the ethernet.

[brokenclay]

If you know the URL, you can look for archived content at the Wayback Machine: web.archive.org.

[sansenri]

I've always taken notes by hand. I take notes of repair methods and information for future reference, with sketches, dimensions, detailed instructions in some cases. For years as a radio engineer I kept a notebook, and instructions, notes on conversations with everyone that I talked with - and still have them, and sometimes go back to them.

 

I always have a pad with me, and two or three pens to play with during any meeting however we meet - live, conference call or Zoom. I would go nuts without a doodle pad, and the notes remind me of things I have to do, and what was discussed.

 

Typing would be totally unproductive.

Not to mention the fact that hand written notes seem to be more multitasking than using the PC, I can follow a telecon in Teams, look at reference material on the PC screen, such as spreadsheets, presentations, etc. and take hand written notes at the same time! on the pc at the same time it would be impossible...

[Ron Z]

I took a pad to with me to the bank when I was looking for a loan to replace the roof on our house. I took notes. The loan was approved, but it came back with a much higher interest rate. I went in with my notes and pointed out that according to my notes..... The loan officer said, "I remember you taking notes," agreed with me, and lowered the interest rate on the loan. It saved me quite a chunk of change. Taking notes is good. Date, time, people involved, conversation details.