OS: macOS 10.14.6 “Mojave”
Clicking somewhere else deselects the note instantaneously, which is the workaround. But, sometimes, after you copy and paste a group of notes, you want just one note of that group selected. What do you do then? You click somewhere else first, followed by selecting that single note (dooh!). However, if you use only one hand and a trackpad (mac trackpad), it can become a bit tiresome.
It’s just a thought…