[Originally written August 2015, but not previously published]
If I’m taking notes in a presentation that you’re giving there are essentially four possible reasons:
- You’ve said something interesting that I didn’t know and I’m going to check it and think about the consequences
- You’ve said something that I knew but you’ve said it in a way that made me think of some possible consequences that I need to check
- You’ve said something that I think is wrong or out of date and I need to check it
- You’ve said something that has given me a brilliant idea for solving a problem I’ve had to work around in the past and I need to work out the details
Any which way, if I’m taking notes it means I’ve probably just added a few more hours of work to my todo list.
Footnote
“Checking” can include:
- having a chat
- reading the manuals
- finding a recent Oracle white-paper
- searching MoS
- building some models
Comments and related questions are welcome.