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Excellent read.

Looking at these notebooks, I'm amazed and appreciate the self-discipline that the author has exercised.

But a question one should always ask: what could I have done with all that time if I hadn't put it in taking notes? (Write a whole novel?) That's the dreaded question of _opportunity cost_. You can spend your time only once!

EDIT: I also strongly agree with the utility of paper note-taking as frictionless system and with the author's choice of pen & ISO based date/time formats.



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