Never Record a Meeting

And how many of us know how use a stenographer’s machine?

Writing is ideal in principle. Even when learning, writing out lecture notes “in your own words” after the fact does a lot for comprehension.

But in practice fails “in the moment” unless everyone speaks 4-6× slower. And reality doesn’t have a pause or “slow forward” button, much less a rewind button so that you can go back and confirm who said exactly what, when, and in what order.