Evergreen note writing guide

Category: playbook

A guide for writing notes that remain useful over time.

Principles

• Write one meaningful idea per note: atomic-notes.
• Use your own words: permanent-notes.
• Give the note a clear title.
• Link to related notes with wikilinks.
• Preserve sources through citation-practices.
• Revisit and improve notes through note-refactoring.

A useful evergreen note usually contains

• A clear claim or concept
• Explanation in plain language
• Examples
• Source links or evidence
• Related notes
• Open questions

Related pages

• evergreen-notes
• andy-matuschak
• linked-notes

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