Ask HN: Why the obsession with note taking?

Re:Ask HN: Why the obsession with note taking? by coldtea on Thursday January 27, 2022 @06:52AM (#30099370)

>But wanting to "organize life", "track thoughts and ideas", "never forget what you learned", etc, are symptoms, not cures.

It's the inverse.

Note-taking might be a symptom of OCD or autism disorders (that can make people compulsively take notes or enjoying collecting information in itself), but they are cures (or, rather, coping strategies) for ADHD.

ADHD is not manifested as "tendency to take notes" for note-taking to be a symptom.

It's manifested as tendency to be disorganized, to have trouble tracking thoughts, forgetting, etc - which makes note-taking a way to manage symptoms.

It's looks like you fell for the "correlation equals causation" fallacy, not in a study, but in a simple real life observation that should have been trivial to see the right casual direction!

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Re:Ask HN: Why the obsession with note taking? by unfocussed_mike on Thursday January 27, 2022 @06:54AM (#30099387)

Note-taking is a really reliable route out of OCD rumination, actually.

My day can be ruined by positive and negative ruminations. Writing stuff down really helps me let go of them.

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