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0 pointshiq2y ago0 comments

What's the point of Obsidian in this case, since all the useful information is already in Anki by definition of "useful" (see previous comment), thus eventually (after a few reviews) in my brain?

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machomaster2y ago· 2 in thread

Not all information needa to be remembered. Most of useful information should just be easily available. It's good to have a single place for all of that with the ability to easily move stuff from one place to another. It saves a lot of time and effort as well as makes everything work in the first place (you are making notes, actively thinking what to write, what is generally important and what is super important to be memorized; that process alone makes your thinking and memory clearer and better).

hiqOP2y ago

> Not all information needs to be remembered.

So that's where I'm experimenting with this stance: it's either useful and I'm better off remembering it, or it's useless and I don't even need to write that down (see my first comment in this thread).

> It's good to have a single place for all of that with the ability to easily move stuff from one place to another.

Why aren't our brains better places for this, provided we can retain the information? With SRS such as Anki, the cost of remembering the information on top of writing it down is negligible, and once I remember it, why would I write it down in some other system?

machomaster2y ago

>it's either useful and I'm better off remembering it, or it's useless and I don't even need to write that down

No, that's obviously not how the universe and information work. Pareto principle here at play as well.

> Why aren't our brains better places for this

Because they aren't. That's a strange question. Reality is reality., Our brains are not made for remembering (rote memorization; a mere 3-7 items can be short-term remembered and juggled with at one time), but for thinking and making connections.

Computers are amazing at storing information, but can't think.

If one is smart, he utilizes the strengths of tools/opportunities that are available to him instead of using them inefficiently.

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