Tag: spaced repetition

  • DevDose: Notes About Note-Taking

    Day Three of Devdose

    Today’s DevDose is a bit meta. It’s about note-taking itself.

    I realised something while digging through a few YouTube videos and blog posts: I take loads of notes… and barely ever read them again.

    I used to believe that the act of writing things down helped me retain what I learned. And maybe it does, for a little while. But if I never revisit those notes, the info just fades. Fast.

    Apparently, there’s a technique for this called spaced repetition, where you review notes over time to really lock them in. Made me think most of my current notes are just clutter.

    On a brighter note (ha), I discovered Obsidian today. It looks like a solid tool for organising and surfacing notes that matter. So I’m planning to audit my notes, keep what’s useful, and start building a second brain I might actually use.