Taking Notes to Forget — The Idea of Cognitive Offloading (Bite-size Article)

Introduction Today I want to write about note-taking. I've always had this sense that I take notes in order to forget things. Rather than trying to retain information, I prefer to just move it into a note-taking app and get it out of my head. It makes me feel lighter — and that's been my style for a long time. It was something I did purely on instinct, but recently I came across a concept called "cognitive offloading," and it made me think — maybe my instinct wasn't so off after all. Writing thi