Jotting is all about questioning — all about making sure the idea on the paper is worthy of being written down.
If anything, questioning is building of creativity, like going to the gym to build muscle. The more questions you ask, the more relations you build between data points (’How is A related to B?’ makes you understand a relation between A and B). Hence questions and answers which are unique are great points which can be noted down. Similarly ideas which are unique.
“Unique” can be subjective. And that makes jotting personal. And the more one does it, the better one gets at it. Always zoom out, then zoom in. Is this relevant to what I’m trying to do? Is it worth pursuing this? Am I doing the right thing and Am I doing it right?
Asking better questions is a good way to communicate, even with your notes! And it also helps you plot the position of the data in the web of ideas you already have.
Once you know enough information (what is enough anyway, do it always!), start free-writing. And the way to ask better questions there is to try to wring yourself of the information you know, order it from the basic concepts to the advanced ones, rearrange it, and fill in the gaps.
And then, Point out the Problem. The method is for leading to the unknown which will lead you to the next thing you have to learn (or maybe create?)!