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Capture and organization are separate cognitive operations. Merging them creates friction that kills both: you lose the thought while searching for where to put it.
A rough note you actually make is infinitely more valuable than a polished note you do not.
A note that captures exactly one idea can be understood without its original context, linked to any argument, and recombined indefinitely — a note that captures two ideas can do none of these things reliably.