[DarkSucker]

> Notebooks are still a great way to preserve the little details of "what the hell was I thinking?"

Here here. WWIT (what was I thinking) is so valuable. I'm spending much more time now writing notes that provide context in addition to a bare description of what I did. I hate it when I look at old notes, have a million questions, and curse myself for not writing more.

Also, thank you for making the point about the US patent system. I recall somewhere around 1990, where people silently didn't bother to issue notebooks for me to record ideas (i.e. inventions) in favor of electronic disclosure forms.

[ac50hz]

Record keeping, for better or worse, is essential.

Memories fade. Ink fades but rarely corrupts.

[Aerbil313]

I grew up with the stories of real people (students and scholars of the past times) being able to memorize things by just hearing or reading them once.

Seems a forgotten thing in the modern world.