I will list all the problems I have with adopting such a system in the hope that others may have some of the same problems and can also benefit from proposed solutions. I realize that many of these problems do not conflict with more limited forms of note-taking and would suggest that others remind themselves not to use problems such as these as an excuse to avoid those limited forms.
I have a strong inhibition against articulating truly personal thoughts in any way. I would have to be certain that nobody could gain access to my repository and even then would have to spend some time deconditioning myself.
A non-electronic medium would be too insecure, virtually impossible to back up, and impossible to automatically algorithmically analyze.
Data entry for an electronic medium would be a problem. I can't easily alternate between common activities and typing on my laptop. Typing with thumb keyboards is too slow to be practical.
I am afraid writing my thoughts and reading them will cause them to lose their affective components. This fear may or may not be irrational: I have no idea.
Ideas:
All suggestions welcome. : )
I am afraid writing my thoughts and reading them will cause them to lose their affective components.
If I have a really good idea, I might write myself a note, but I won't try to describe the whole idea -- if I do, it's like my mental model loses any complexity that couldn't be expressed in my description. Perhaps a paper mindmap might prevent this from happening.
Related to: Living Luminously
Well? Should you?
Linked is a treatise on exactly this concept. If the effects of recording and classifying every thought pan out like the author says they'll pan out... well, read a (limited) excerpt (from the Introduction), and I'll let you decide whether it's worth your time.
The full text is written in a stream-of-consciousness style, which is why I hesitated to post this topic in the first place. But there are probably note-taking junkies, or luminosity junkies, or otherwise interested folk amongst LW. So why not?
(Incidentally I'm reminded of Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Chronofile. I wonder how he managed it, or what benefits/costs it wrought?)