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.
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!