When writing we are limited both in physical space (pages of a notebook) and physical ability (we can't write without getting tired).

Thus with these limitations, we are forced to decide what's more important. We pay more attention to what we write a little more carefully, snip out the le...

Writing something down manually (by hand) improves our ability to recall information through the process of encoding.

Our brain uses more processing systems when we write by hand than when we type because we're physically coordinating our brain and hands. Ultimately, we're forced to organi...

When we write things down we are given more creative freedom to do what we want to do and write what we want to write.

You have the chance to organize things that goes beyond the line-by-line offered by most note-taking and to-do list apps.