On: The Overflowing Brain: Information overload and th...

[balder1991]

I’ve been recently using a notes app for gathering information that is somewhat structured, but I realized sometimes I need something for temporary messy stuff, and it does help a lot.

Now I’m thinking maybe the ideal is to have at least two types of notes:

* The messy more ephemeral stuff you’ll probably delete later.

* The more structured and summarized stuff you’ll review from time to time and adapt to your latest understanding of it.

[kian → balder1991]

If only there was something that you could speak or write notes into that structured them for you.

[lacrimacida → kian]

You help your memory when you structure it yourself

[kian → lacrimacida]

This is very true. And it seems to work even better when done by hand instead of typed or cut and pasted.

[mejutoco → kian]

Not everyone can afford personal assistants.

[kian → mejutoco]

I agree. I was (poorly) hinting at the desire for a product that would act as such.