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Why note-taking apps don't make us smarter
In short: it is probably a mistake, in the end, to ask software to improve our thinking. Even if you can rescue your attention from the acid bath of the internet; even if you can gather the most interesting data and observations into the app of your choosing; even if you revisit that data from time to time — this will not be enough. It might not ev... See more
Casey Newton • Why note-taking apps don’t make us smarter
Most "note-taking" or "knowledge management" software acts as a passive storage container. You create notes, shuffle them around into folders, add a few tags, and then they sit there. Waiting. Until you consciously remember to go looking for them.
Maggie Appleton • Programmable Notes
Our interfaces should facilitate prose-sculpting, meaning-architecting, memory-augmenting, and inspiration-harvesting—all grounded in sources we love and trust. Just as calculators shifted math from rote computation to conceptual exploration, AI can nudge creative work toward the things humans are uniquely good at: thinking and feeling deeply.
Sari Azout • The End of Productivity
https://fulcra.design/Posts/Obsidian-Roam-and-the-rise-of-Integrated-Thinking-Environments/
Ryan J A Murphyaxle.design“The goal is not to take notes — the goal is to think effectively,” Matuschak writes. “Better questions are “what practices can help me reliably develop insights over time?” [and] “how can I shepherd my attention effectively?”