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What the research says about note-taking and memory, and essays on how recording changes the way people talk.
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Handwriting vs typing notes: what the research actually says
A 2014 study made 'the pen is mightier than the keyboard' famous. Later replications tell a quieter story.
6 min read →Research and essays · EssayWhy people speak differently when something is listening
On candour, recorders in the room, and the conversation that starts after someone says "can we turn that off?"
7 min read →Research and essays · ResearchThe hidden tax of forgetting: an open study of what meetings lose
Everyone agrees meetings lose information. Almost nobody has measured what, how much, or what it costs. We are running an open study and publishing the method before the results.
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