3 of Seneca's Metaphors for Taking Notes

"We should see to it that whatever we have absorbed should not be allowed to remain unchanged"

We all have our own particular relationship to notes. Historically, conversations about notes have produced many metaphors to describe the unique alchemy that occurs when we inscribe ideas onto the pages of our notebooks. Indeed, something magical seems to happen when we write out quotes and ideas from various sources in such a way that we are able to b…