Do you keep one ? How does it look like ? What do you write in it ?

I found tghe idea floating around but I'd love some ideas about how to do it !

I don use anything yet, I only starting out. My DH installed Latex for me yesterday... what is a distro ?

And does anyone knoe about using asiatic characters on Latex ? (I want Devanagari for Sanskrit)

I see that everyone here recommends Endnote. However, I use Linux, and so can use Endnote. Can anyone recommend anything for Linux ? Thanks in advance !

Can you recommend any books that teach you how to write literature reviews ?

Thanks in advance !

Hello everyone !
I am in the process of joining a PhD, and I have a "pedantic little Virgo" question. Do you make notes and write stuff the traditional way on paper, or always in a word processor ? Or a mixed method ? What are the pros and cons according to you ?

I used to write my stuff on paper,it seems to be easier to take notes from a book on a sheet than on a computer. And it's somehow easier to read papers that I have in my hand... I tend to miss mistakes on the screen for some strange reason. But in the end I have rewrite it or to type it out (and my handwriting is terribly unlegible to others anyway), so it takes more time in the end...

Maybe this is a terribly stupid question, but I'd love your input anyway !