Alan Jacobs on note taking and reviewing:

No, the tools don’t really matter to me, and I have learned not to fuss about them. What’s essential is scheduling time — I set aside an hour each Monday morning and a whole morning on or near the first of every month — to go over all of those notes and do a kind of self-assessment. I sit down with my notebook and my computer and ask: Where am I in my current projects? What did I accomplish last week? What do I need to think about further? Is there any research or reading I need to be doing? What should be my priorities this week (or this month)? That kind of thing.

I could have the best note-taking system in the world and I’d still be lost if I didn’t have regular periods for review and reflection.

I prefer simple advice such as this, actually actionable advice, to any of the hustle porn you find on LinkedIn these days.