Note Taking

Signature Move

Signature Move

The one practiced answer you reach for when the moment speeds up - on court and in a note.

Commonplace Book

Commonplace Book

Before linked notes, quotes and ideas lived in one book worth reopening.

Literature Notes

Literature Notes

After reading a source, write what stuck in your own words - not a pile of copied highlights.

Note Relationships

Note Relationships

My graph shows extends, contradicts, implements, alternative - not just two notes mentioning the same word.

Getting Started

Getting Started

I keep one clear claim per note page and let wikilinks plus /notes/ do the browsing.

Graph

Graph

Open the link map and filter by link rank.

Process Over Outcomes

Process Over Outcomes

One heroic sprint does not beat a routine you can rerun when motivation dips.

There Is No Perfect Solution

There Is No Perfect Solution

There's no perfect solution - pick what works tired and ship instead of waiting for the ideal.

Active Knowledge Curation

Active Knowledge Curation

A folder of unread saves is not a garden - prune monthly and wire notes worth recommending.

Analog Capture Tools

Analog Capture Tools

Analog capture wins when the phone dies or the meeting blocks screens - same inbox rule.

Anti-Fragile Systems

Anti-Fragile Systems

Note systems survive app shutdowns when built on plain files, open formats, and tested backups.

Atomic Notes

Atomic Notes

One clear claim per note - split before the ands pile up.

Building a Second Brain

Building a Second Brain

The head is for thinking, not storing - notes hold what would otherwise get lost.

Capture

Capture

Saves what resonates into one trusted inbox, then empties weekly.

Context-Aware Capture

Context-Aware Capture

A saved link is a mystery six weeks later unless the why is jotted while memory is fresh.

Daily Notes

Daily Notes

Today's scratch pad for fragments - promote what repeats, let the rest fade.

Digital Minimalism

Digital Minimalism

Notes sharpen when extra apps, sync layers, and unused notifications drop away.

Digital Serendipity

Digital Serendipity

Old notes surprise on schedule because links were made on purpose, not by luck.

Evergreen Notes

Evergreen Notes

Phrase ideas worth standing behind in two years and revise when reality shifts, not when a trend spikes.

Evergreen vs Fleeting Notes

Evergreen vs Fleeting Notes

Sparks belong in fleeting notes; trusted claims belong in evergreen, with a clear path between them.

First Principles Thinking

First Principles Thinking

Rebuild from what you actually believe, not a quote filed as someone else line.

Future-Proofing Knowledge

Future-Proofing Knowledge

Future-proof notes with plain text, open tools, and exports tested before a vendor locks you in.

Graph View Analytics

Graph View Analytics

Graph view analytics reads the link map for orphans, over-connected hubs, and forgotten gaps.

GTD vs PARA

GTD vs PARA

GTD vs PARA runs tasks in one system and notes in another - cousins, not rivals.

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