Taking Good Notes
I took this picture about a year ago at the Umass Library. It was some ungodly hour of the morning and Vib and I had gone crazy from discussing UI ideas and features for a webapp. I remember we were so excited about the possibilities for the future that a library monitor had to come by and ask us to quiet down.
But I don’t post this image to reminisce of a memory. But rather to point out two observations.
- Get in the habit of making good notes and mockups, because otherwise you will lose great ideas from “aha!” moments like this one.
- Remember to use a black marker when writing on a white board…
Reminds me of Flaubert’s drafting:
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A relentless editor. I love stuff like this, and even though it’s very superficial I never feel like I’ve created even a passable work of fiction if the drafts aren’t covered with crossouts and notes. Editing on computers without the marks of your labor doesn’t do it for me.
As always I’m sorry I missed this Omid/Vibhu moment and wish I’d been there. One day we’ll all get to dream again together…