Why I Threw Away My Moleskine Notebook

I love notebooks. The smell of the paper. The feeling of a good pen. It makes me feel like Hemingway.

But let's be real: My notebooks are a graveyard of ideas.

I write things down, close the book, and never look at them again. It's "Write-Only Memory." And searching for that one meeting note from 3 months ago? Impossible.

I realized that in the digital age, manual note-taking is a bottleneck. That's why I switched to Eyesme Extension.

The Problem with Analog

• Speed: I can't write as fast as people talk. I miss half the meeting.
• Searchability: Ctrl+F doesn't work on paper.
• Actionability: A to-do list on paper doesn't ping me when it's due.

How Eyesme Changed My Brain

Eyesme isn't just a notepad. It's an active listener.

1. The Meeting Scribe

Old Me: Scribbling furiously. "Wait, what was that number?" New Me: Record the meeting (or just listen). Ask Eyesme: "Summarize the key decisions and action items." Result: I can actually pay attention to the conversation instead of being a stenographer.

2. The "Clip and Save"

Old Me: Copy-pasting URLs into a Notion doc that I never open. New Me: Eyesme screenshot. "Save this chart and explain why it's important." Result: My notes are visual, contextual, and searchable.

3. The Synthesis

Old Me: Reading 5 different notes trying to connect the dots. New Me: "Based on these 5 articles I saved, write a summary of the current market trend." Result: AI does the synthesis for me. It finds connections I missed.

The Verdict

I still keep a notebook for doodling. It's therapeutic.

But for work? For learning? For anything that actually matters? I trust the machine.

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