Notes should be for things you can’t remember. How long did I bake that loaf of bread that turned out great? I’m not carrying that detail around in my mind with me unless I’m a baker and baking thirty loaves a day. Only then does become a permanent resident in my brain through pure repetition.

Thinking and processing and making connections is a dynamic and amorphous experience that can’t be put into static notes. It’s always changing, based on your mood, recent experiences, and new knowledge acquired.

Write down things you can’t remember, but keep the thinking in your head.