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Why recorded insights lose their power

I started voice-recording my thoughts while driving because I have my best insights in the car but listening back to them later they sound obvious and dumb and I question my own intelligence.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The act of capturing thoughts removes them from their living context, making them appear diminished when encountered as static recordings.

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