Evergreen Note

Andy Matuschak frame for a polished entry in his NoteTaking.

Evergreen notes

It’s hard to write notes that are worth developing over time. These principles help:

• Evergreen notes should be atomic... It’s best to create notes which are only about one thing
• Evergreen notes should be concept-oriented
• Evergreen notes should be densely linked
• Prefer associative ontologies to hierarchical taxonomies
• Write notes for yourself by default, disregarding audience