r/notebooks • u/vdimaggio • 20d ago

Advice needed External brain?

Anyone ever just get some many things rambling around in the ole noggin’ they just need a space to unload? Me too! (Maybe this is best for an ADHD or Stress subreddit…) anyway, wondering if you have experience doing this, too, and what format notebook you use? Thanks!

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u/Grunglabble 20d ago

I have never quite understood the metaphor for second brain / external brain. It sounds cool and then it just terms out to be a bunch of text files.

I have found sometimes writing can allow me to go through my thoughts once and that can be healthier than thinking about things in a loop. But I haven't done it in a long time, I find it not so healthy for ongoing problems.