A brief note can make complete sense today and look mysterious a month later. Add the context your future self will need: the subject, the decision, or the question that led to it.
Use titles and a small amount of structure consistently. Search is powerful, but useful words need to be present for it to find anything.
Review and connect notes when they become relevant. You do not need to organize every fragment perfectly; a practical collection should support the work you actually return to.
- Give the note a descriptive title.
- Include a line of context.
- Use words you would search for later.
A small working example.
Consider linking a research note to the draft that uses it. The connection gives a future reader a second route back to its purpose.
A note to keep beside it.
Keep the work readable to someone arriving later. Names, examples, and short explanations often preserve more value than an elaborate personal arrangement.
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