Most people use notes as a bucket for storage or scratch thoughts
People don’t want to forget an idea or a conversation or a task or quote from a book, so they write it down in Evernote or something. What’s the purpose? Probably: “To make sure I don’t forget.” Maybe: “Just writing it down helps me remember.” In this conception, notes are a way to close open loops but not to accumulate insight. The “real” work happens outside the notes; the notes are just a reference system which stores information which might help, or a write-once pile of “messy” thoughts
References
- Matushak, Andy. Andy’s Notes.