diff --git a/20200710193741-building_a_second_brain.org b/20200710193741-building_a_second_brain.org index c0d5de0..033536b 100644 --- a/20200710193741-building_a_second_brain.org +++ b/20200710193741-building_a_second_brain.org @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Organizing notes with organic connections to retain and be able to recall knowledge using a separate repository from our brains. -This is acheived by [[id:29ff390c-d44c-4860-be52-c8ebe17fde57][Taking atomic notes]] and [[id:6d08493c-5337-448f-83eb-53d3891da383][Making connections between notes]] in +This is achieved by [[id:29ff390c-d44c-4860-be52-c8ebe17fde57][Taking atomic notes]] and [[id:6d08493c-5337-448f-83eb-53d3891da383][Making connections between notes]] in something like a [[id:d3c18b58-db42-4c5f-a1e4-12382a900f4b][Zettelkasten]]. This lets us offload information into an external database, and then make and utilize the same sort of associative connections between bits of information that our brains naturally use to recall them. diff --git a/20230904094159-overinvesting_in_note_taking_can_be_a_form_of_procrastination.org b/20230904094159-overinvesting_in_note_taking_can_be_a_form_of_procrastination.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..210a3a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/20230904094159-overinvesting_in_note_taking_can_be_a_form_of_procrastination.org @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +:PROPERTIES: +:ID: 6356594b-670b-4ebf-8558-863c6f1fadee +:END: +#+title: Over-investing in note-taking can be a form of procrastination + +Putting excessive effort into [[id:3dc8df7d-0050-4afb-9c93-5d0c50d324d0][perfecting notes]] and [[id:9da11b5b-b30c-4d0f-8e54-1389fb3276e0][Building a Second Brain]] can +be a form of procrastinating rather than putting knowledge into practice to +reinforce it. + +#+begin_quote +There's a tendency in all of us to gather useful stuff and feel good about it. +To collect is a reward in itself. As knowledge workers, we're inclined to look +for the next groundbreaking thought, for intellectual stimulation: we pile up +promising books and articles, and we store half the internet as bookmarks, just +so we get the feeling of being on the cutting edge." + +-- Sascha (Zettelkasten.de) +#+end_quote