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Evergreen Notes
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Phrase ideas worth standing behind in two years and revise when reality shifts, not when a trend spikes.
Key Concept
- Phrase ideas worth standing behind in two years, then revise when reality shifts.
- Level 1: Write something you would still say two years from now, then change it when life proves you wrong.
- Level 2: Evergreen notes are like tools you maintain - phrase claims worth standing behind in two years, revise when reality shifts.
- Level 3: Because ideas decay when context changes, revision is part of evergreen work - not a failure of the first draft.
- Level 4: Before you publish, ask whether you would defend this claim in two years; if not, keep it fleeting until it earns permanence.
- Level 5: Phrase ideas worth standing behind in two years, then revise when reality shifts - promote from fleeting during Periodic Knowledge Review when a spark keeps returning.
- Complete sentences you would still sign - not trend-chasing rewrites every quarter.
- Promote from fleeting during Periodic Knowledge Review when a spark keeps returning.
Examples
- A family recipe card keeps the ratios, not last year's trendy garnish - rewrite when life changes how you cook, not when a feed gets excited about a new trick.
- My free-throw note keeps the release point and shooting form - not last week's trending drill tip I would regret next season.
Note Relationships
| Relationship | Wikilink | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| contradicts | Daily Notes | when two-year phrasing beats today's scratch pad |
| extends | Atomic Notes | Atomic notes become evergreens when one claim is phrased to last for years |
| extends | Periodic Knowledge Review | Evergreen notes stay sharp through scheduled revisit |
| extends | Permanent Notes | Ahrens-style durable phrasing this note targets |
| extends | The Beatitudes | Timeless claims like the Beatitudes - notes that age well |
