evergreen-notes-should-challenge-you

On page 79 Charles Darwin looked for contradictory evidence that was published and very quickly took notes about it ensuring that he didn't forget, because he was concerned that his confirmation bias would allow for those facts to quickly disappear from his memory ^confirmation-bias

At 7:40 taking a lot of notes helps you challenge yourself. There is not always someone else around to challenge you, so getting things out of your head helps you really understand what you think, and forces you to be explicit. X writing forces clarity ^notes-help-you-challenge-yourself

At 32:45 Drawing a contrast to simply adding something to a collection... "When you ask yourself to which kind of discussion, under what note sequence, can this idea contribute, you much more dive into the actual content. You think about what difference this new information makes for your previous held beliefs for example. Information can only make a difference in regards to something... (later) Thinking more about the difference the new information makes for what you have written before... is this just an addition? Or is it a contradiction? Is it messing with my previously held belief? Do I need to change what I wrote before?" X actively seeking out disconfirming information knowledge schema^what-difference-can-this-note-bring-to-beliefs