Freedman and Abrahamson
:: A Perfect Mess - the Hidden Benefits of Disorder
The U.S. Marines have a saying, too: Plan early, plan twice. By which they mean, put off planning for an event as long as possible, because if you do it well ahead of time circumstances will probably change and require replanning.
"Every doodle, smudge, or squiggle is a hook on which I can hang memories of what happened in a meeting," he says. "The crossed-out word reminds me of the big debate we had; the arrow reminds me of the steps that led to this important decision. When you end up with only a typed transcript of the notes, you lose all the context and subtleties, and that's the good stuff."