# Why take notes Why take notes? Just for the sake of capturing? No. It's not about collecting. On the contrary, you need to avoid the [[Collector's fallacy]]. [[Taking notes frees up your mind in the moment, and enables you to organize thoughts you can leverage in the future]] With time, note-taking becomes an habit. With even more time, it becomes a game. It's actually a part of the work you do. Either you consider it as a chore, or as a fun activity. Exercise yourself. Do it often. Turn it into a habit, something you do effortlessly, without having to use your willpower. Identify key concepts and ideas. Explain those as clearly and as concisely as you can, each within a specific note. Instead of focusing on producing long documents, you need to create [[Atomic notes]], each focusing on a single idea or concept. Capture those like Pokemons. Those notes will be like LEGO blocks, reusable, and composable. Capturing knowledge can be fun and gratifying. Note-taking needs to become an integral part of your life and work. Over time, the value of your notes will compound, and it will create tons of leverage. Your ideas will be clearer, you and will have solid mental models to build upon. [[Writing is understanding]] [[People think that you have to be inspired to write. Actually, you have to write to be inspired]] Take notes to: - Gain in [[Clarity (MoC)]] - Understand concepts - Remember what you read - Leverage your knowledge - Generate new ideas #todo add ideas to [[Why take and make notes]]