Take Notes Like Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison, yeah, the light bulb guy, was a prolific note-taker. His diary contains approximately five million pages! Edison developed his note-taking system to support his work.

The keys to his system are ...

• Any useful or important development was recorded so that no effort was wasted in repeating experiments or efforts unnecessarily.
  
• Any useful or important development was recorded so that no effort was wasted in repeating experiments or efforts unnecessarily.
  
• Rearward-looking.
  
• The record system was searchable.
  
• Who, what, where, when and how much.
  
• How and why.
  
• Extremely powerful memory aid.
  

Today's powerful technologies can enhance Edison's system in ways he could never have imagined.