Jotting down exhaustive notes hinders effective communication and participation in the meeting or class. Summarizing important points often leads to an incomplete record. While audio captures a transcript of the meeting, searching the audio to pick out important points is an arduous task. Memory Memory is often the only method of saving and recalling information. Memory is used when there are no other external memory aids present.
Memory is always available and is the only truly ubiquitous device for capturing information.
Unfortunately, human memories often fail in the absence of external cues, and while they are good for storing summary information, detailed recovery of presented data is difficult. Pen and Paper Pen and Paper are the traditional tools for helping us recall the details of everyday events. The problem with pen and paper is that taking notes of a meeting often interferes with participation in the meeting. Another problem is that important points are often not recorded because they are missed our are incorrectly assumed not to be important. Finally, ink on paper bears little resemblance to the rich multimedia content of most meetings and classroom.