https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-03996/55
As a research scientist, one thing that has definitely changed since the passage of FTF [0] in 2013 is the loss of a singular notebook of ideas and thoughts.
Most everything is digital now, and ideas are exchanged through dozens of media which don’t facilitate easy recording to a single physical source.
[0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_to_file_and_first_to_i...
Cambridge University Library is no exception
https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/digital-co...
Maybe it's the way the computer effects one's brain (I'm relatively convinced I have ADHD to at least some degree too). At very least procrastination-orbiting around that task has meant that I have a fairly functional set of scripts for blogging in LaTeX i.e. integrating the mathematics and diagrams properly is hard.
I'd never admit it in person but I'd actually love to have an ASMR channel to non-verbally ramble about the sheer volume of pointless information I have in my head.
I recently tried https://obsidian.md and found it really helped me overcome my laziness and take notes down. Another thing I have found that helps is to just make the note and deal with organization later. I started by making several unconnected notes, but they quickly grow into small graphs.
IMPORTANT WARNING: This is not FOSS and has a weird licensing model. You don't have to worry about this too much since it just makes markdown files which are easy to move between different note programs. If they do not open-source it, I am feeling fairly optimistic on making my own (if no one beats me to it, in which case I would just want to contribute to theirs).