Notes apps are where ideas go to die. And that’s good. · Reproof

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Notes apps are where ideas go to die. And that’s good. · Reproof Notes apps are where ideas go to die. And that’s good. Insurance for your mind. by Matthew Guay · February 15, 2022 We don’t write things down to remember them. We write them down to forget. Like a hunter/gatherer stashing their prey, the ideas and the links we stumble upon feel valuable, rare, something worth saving. We ascribe value to the time we spend discovering things online. Surely that time wasn’t in vain. Then we’re burdened with our findings. It’s tough to focus on something new when you’re still holding the old in your

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