Evergreen notes | Write notes for yourself by default, disregarding audience

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Evergreen notes are written and organized to evolve, contribute, and accumulate over time, across projects. This is an unusual way to think about writing notes: Most people take only transient notes. That’s because these practices aren’t about writing notes; they’re about effectively developing insight: “Better note-taking” misses the point; what matters is “better thinking”. When done well, these notes can be quite valuable: Evergreen note-writing as fundamental unit of knowledge work.

Evergreen notes Evergreen notes Evergreen notes are written and organized to evolve, contribute, and accumulate over time, across projects. This is an unusual way to think about writing notes: Most people take only transient notes . That’s because these practices aren’t about writing notes; they’re about effectively developing insight: “Better note-taking” misses the point; what matters is “better thinking” . When done well, these notes can be quite valuable: Evergreen note-writing as fundamental unit of knowledge work . It’s hard to write notes that are worth developing over time. These princ

Evergreen notes | Write notes for yourself by default, disregarding audience

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