Comment on making notes - an instrumental rationality process.

Sun, 06 Sep 2015 22:40:10 GMT

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.

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