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 of fuller, separate documents I occasionally write up tend to be more useful,
 and certainly easier to find what I need in.
 
+* Chapter 2: Everything You Need To Do
+#+begin_quote
+Don’t cling to an idea if another, more promising one gains momentum. The more
+you become interested in something, the more you will read and think about it,
+the more notes you will collect and the more likely it is that you will generate
+questions from it.
+#+end_quote
+
+The slip-box is intended to give you the freedom of hopping from one train of
+thought to another, following distractions and disjointed ideas, and having them
+all saved for later expansion and development. The insights gained from
+following a variety of things that catch your interest and the connections that
+form will be worthwhile, and the whole point is to enjoy the process rather than
+force it down your own throat.
+
+Take fleeting notes and literature notes while reading through something, and
+take some time (ideally, that same day while they're still fresh) to form them
+into broader permanent notes based on your own thoughts, questions, and goals.
+Write them out fully, as though explaining them to someone else, because these
+notes will be what explains them to you again later on. Link them together in
+broader topics that serve as an index to a variety of thoughts and ideas. These
+notes can later be referenced when building up a full piece. In all likelyhood,
+they won't be copied straight in, but instead built upon further.