There is no correlation between how elaborate somebody’s note-taking system is and how interesting their writing is.
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(I do think knowledge work should accrete, though if we’re aggregating across the whole population, I might suggest there’s actually a *negative* correlation between note-taking system complexity and writing interestingness… notes.andymatuschak.org/zUMFE66dxewepp)
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That’s not what I guess. I think the trick is in “the whole population” part. I guess 99% of the population does not take the slightest note, and their systems’ complexity is zero. So I believe the correlation is positive.
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Also, when you analize correlations, you have to correct for confounding factors, like intelligence or knowledge. Steven Pinker is one of my favourite authors, and he HAS a primitive system of notes (papers in folders by subject). But basically, he is Steven Pinker...
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