alt Hacker NewsI use a physical notebook but not really an engeneering notebook as described here.
I make notes while working and notes during meetings. Honestly most of it never gets read after a eay but I still do it.
Very few of my colleagues carry a notebook around. Those who do are not seen taking notes too often.
Almost all my paper notes these days are write-only media.
The benefit is not the artifact itself, but the immediate act of formalizing the idea, emphasizing its importance, and being mindful/attentive to what's going on.