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> Notes aren’t a record of my thinking process. They are my thinking process. – Richard Feynman

I haven’t ever found a quote that described how i approach software as succinctly as this. I use a bullet journal religiously and it’s specifically because of this.

Great article.

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For a man who placed a lot of stock in people’s ability to explain things clearly, it’s self-consistent that he would characterize writing and thinking as inseparable.

Love the quote and the idea too. Check out Roam^1 which completely changed my relationship to note-taking.

1 https://roamresearch.com

The article linked to at the very top of this comment page talks about implementing Roam in org-mode.

I actually use Roam quite regularly! However, I have found Roam is better for solidifying and consolidating my handwritten notes at a later point.

For me it goes: 1 - handwritten brain dump 2 - Re-read my notes, analyze them and prep them for consolidation. This means writing down questions I have, updating notes I took that I might have better understanding of now, etc... 3 - Consolidate and import them into Roam with links and supplementary materials (images, code snippets, etc...)

I can't seem to find a reliable source for this quote though. Anyone know of one?

Closest I know is this [0] interview

> Weiner:

> Well, the work was done in your head but the record of it is still here.

> Feynman:

> No, it’s not a record, not really, it’s working. You have to work on paper and this is the paper. OK?

[0] https://via.hypothes.is/https://www.aip.org/history-programs...

Thanks so much for digging this up! So the version in the article is a pseudo-quote?

Out of curiosity, is your bullet journal digital?

No, it's physical. That's on purpose, because it requires me to sit down at the beginning of my day and pull it out. The writing and routine of it is very therapeutic. I normally do it over my morning coffee and reddit/hn browsing.

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