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If you want to clarify your thinking, remember something important, or communicate something clearly, write it down
~ Jeff Bezos

Faithful note taking by a connected observer helps prevent special moments from getting lost in the churn of excitement
~ Rick Rubin

You’re listening to a podcast, reading a book, listening to your friend talk, and then BAM… holy shit… you just made the discovery of the ages.

2-3 months later, that feeling of wonder and discovery disappears and you don’t remember a single thing that you felt excited about earlier.

People forget, so if you want to remember something, don’t trust your memory, take notes if it’s really that important.

Here are a couple of notes on how you should take notes:

• Translate the info, don't just rewrite
• Take tweet length notes (280 char max)
• When you hear something you NEED to remember, write it down
• Write on paper, (I prefer google docs)
• Reread your notes and try to rewrite them
  (the best writers rewrite their lines 80 times)