[nikkwong]

Yeah, I've never really understood the note taking thing. I'll be working on simple algorithm problems that require me to hold 3-4 elements in my mind and constantly have to mentally reference them over and over. "what was the value of x again?" — which distracts from solving the actual problem! Maybe the experience that others have is different.

[bordercases]

One can use notetaking as extended working memory by visually cross-referencing facts back and forth from the same page. More like a logbook.