Conclusions from Thinking with Zettelkasten and Workshop vs Library:
there's some kind of difference in using language for thinking and for communicating thoughts, be it written or spoken
thinking by writing is an example of Extended Mind notion, where thinking happens partially outside of the brain
Andy Matuschak argues that most people don't take evergreen notes - ones that will be relevant in weeks, months, years, and for most people taking notes is just a way to close "open loops", instead of "accumulating insight"
Evergreen notes are written and organized to evolve, contribute, and accumulate over time, across projects
— Andy Matuschak - https://notes.andymatuschak.org/Evergreen_notes ↗
I think there should be some friction to adding new notes, which forces me to re-read and re-think through the material - there's a difference between quick inbox capture, and long-term storage, the friction of migrating from inbox to long-term storage might be a good thing; Tom MacWright has similar intuitions:
I think there's some notetaking/databasing ideology in which any "friction" between your brain and the notebook is viewed as bad. Which imho is a faulty idea: choosing words and structure in order to represent your thoughts is not a chore, it's part of forming the thoughts
— Tom MacWright - https://twitter.com/tmcw/status/1233893351981633536 ↗
thinking about this makes sense, if it improves some other thing - Notes Should Serve a Purpose after all
234 words last tended to on 2021-02-10 — let me know what you think