I don’t have a problem with PKM as a referencing tool.
But step 2 “Organize → Place in buckets or categories” creates all sorts of problem:
When you delegate your info into existing categories, at least 2 problems arise:
1. Framing bias: the way presented → way you think → limits the possibilities.
2. Low cognitive load: the struggle is essential for encoding → more forgetting.
I don’t have a problem with PKM as a referencing tool. But step 2 “Organize → Place in buckets or categories” creates all sorts of problem: When you delegate your info into existing categories, at least 2 problems arise: 1. Framing bias: the way presented → way you think → limits the possibilities. 2. Low cognitive load: the struggle is essential for encoding → more forgetting. 
thinking in categories would interfere with my ability to freely pattern-match
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