[hodgesrm]

This is a render-unto-Caesar problem. It all depends on the audience. Here's what works for me.

1. Email is good for sharable things like interview or meeting notes. It's searchable and you can dump it to Google Docs/Notion from the draft if that's appropriate. Using Gmail keeps you from trying to format it too much while writing.

2. My lab book is for me. Writing with pen/paper forces one to sort out ideas up front--not a lot but just enough for them to make sense and be readable later.

It seems as if everyone will have a different take on this.