Evergreen notes
Evergreen notes are notes that you come back to again and again, updating them by adding new thoughts, forming new connections with other notes.
They inspire you to get new ideas just by looking at them.
- Clear opinions
- Thoughts
- Beliefs
Why is this important
- Better thinking against better note-taking
- Transient notes
Principles
- Evergreen notes should be atomic
Implementing an evergreen note practice
- Write about what you read to internalize texts deeply
- Taxonomy of note types
- A reading inbox to capture possibly-useful references
- A writing inbox for transient and incomplete notes
- Executable strategy for writing
References
- Andy Matuschak - Evergreen Notes