Writing in Your Books Is Good for Your Brain

Unreliable source but interesting concept. I don't get the same net effect from taking notes on a computer, either. I wish I understood how to take/capture notes digitally in a way that is as useful as paper notes.

A lost note written on paper is much easier to recall than a "lost" or difficult to locate digital note typed up with some reminder.

I think it has to do with the uniqueness of each handwritten note - whether in the margins of a book or on sheets of paper, each note is unique and has visual, sound, and even textural differences.

Picking up an old notebook with a coffee ring on one of the pages brings back "the day" and the moment of taking those notes much differently than opening a file last modified last week. As much as I love digitizing as much as possible, my brain seems better suited to paper.

Might be good for my brain, but won’t be for my body, as my wife would kill me.

Ruining your books is good for your brain.