Having a good process is how you go about doing anything that takes a long time and is hard. A good process can be a faithful tool to help you learn dozens of things, now, and five years from now. It's flexible and it's powerful.
One of the biggest pieces of "having a good process" is "taking plentiful notes, easily and quickly"
I won't try to convince you. Here's Arique, currently in Mod 1, on how she's made use of this general process: