I write really messy and big and irrelevant stuff. But I choose to write extra stuff just in case I grab something that turns out to be useful.
Do you feel like you are noting things that are important? Have you ever had a thought of, “I should write this down” and then decided it was too hard because your notebook is away in your bag?
what do you think is stopping you from writing more?
As you see—my notebook is small and 200 pages, if you had a bigger notebook it would take longer to go through...
This seems to be at least two separate polls: one about whether people have / will have a notepad and one about whether the post was helpful. (Also: some people may carry a notepad around but not use it to take notes with anything like the intensity you’re recommending here. Me, for instance. I should strictly check “I already have a notepad” but that doesn’t mean “I’m already doing roughly what you recommend”.)
Already having a notepad and using it well; disqualifies you from needing the help that this post suggests. It is entirely possible to have a notepad but not use it;
there is no place in this world for people not either getting notepads or having notepads.
have a notebook at work specifically for work purposes
use it roughly as you describe (specifically at work)
and I really don’t know whether the intention of your poll is that I should check “I already have a notepad” or some other option. (My guess: “have a notepad” really means “have a notepad and use it extensively as described in this post”, “get a notepad” has the obviously consequent meaning, etc., so I should probably not claim to “already have a notepad”.)
Of course it doesn’t matter much whether I have difficulty answering your poll question. But others may too, and (1) this may bias your results (away from “difficult” cases) and (2) it may make the answers harder to interpret.
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As usual; please add any comments you have
What if I do have a notepad but don’t come anywhere near going through one every two months?
I write really messy and big and irrelevant stuff. But I choose to write extra stuff just in case I grab something that turns out to be useful.
Do you feel like you are noting things that are important? Have you ever had a thought of, “I should write this down” and then decided it was too hard because your notebook is away in your bag?
what do you think is stopping you from writing more?
As you see—my notebook is small and 200 pages, if you had a bigger notebook it would take longer to go through...
I use Evernote to take notes and at the moment via phone or computer. I usually also carry paper to write things down.
This seems to be at least two separate polls: one about whether people have / will have a notepad and one about whether the post was helpful. (Also: some people may carry a notepad around but not use it to take notes with anything like the intensity you’re recommending here. Me, for instance. I should strictly check “I already have a notepad” but that doesn’t mean “I’m already doing roughly what you recommend”.)
Already having a notepad and using it well; disqualifies you from needing the help that this post suggests. It is entirely possible to have a notepad but not use it;
there is no place in this world for people not either getting notepads or having notepads.
My actual situation, as it happens, is that I
have a notepad
carry it around with me all the time
use it much less than you describe
have a notebook at work specifically for work purposes
use it roughly as you describe (specifically at work)
and I really don’t know whether the intention of your poll is that I should check “I already have a notepad” or some other option. (My guess: “have a notepad” really means “have a notepad and use it extensively as described in this post”, “get a notepad” has the obviously consequent meaning, etc., so I should probably not claim to “already have a notepad”.)
Of course it doesn’t matter much whether I have difficulty answering your poll question. But others may too, and (1) this may bias your results (away from “difficult” cases) and (2) it may make the answers harder to interpret.
Yes this is probably confusing things; its also probably too late to make it better, as adjusting polls makes them lose previous votes...
The fact that you have done the thinking around this means that you probably don’t need to be a normal user of the poll. So—happy days!