notes

20200716231656-how_to_take_smart_notes.org

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ Zettelkasten Method - LessWrong 2.0]], in which the author finds the linear
 approach of filling a whole page restricting, and instead prefers taking many
 /small/ notes and building connections.
 
-[[file:20200716214603-taking_better_notes.org][Taking better notes]] builds a knowledgebase which, as it builds in content and in
+[[file:20200716214603-taking_better_notes.org][Taking better notes]] builds a knowledge-base which, as it builds in content and
-trust, allows you to hold less in your head, freeing you up and improving focus.
+in trust, allows you to hold less in your head, freeing you up and improving
-While my [[file:20200717223216-work_log.org][Work log]] does a good job of archiving what I've been up to, the handful
+focus. While my [[file:20200717223216-work_log.org][Work log]] does a good job of archiving what I've been up to, the
-of fuller, separate documents I occasionally write up tend to be more useful,
+handful of fuller, separate documents I occasionally write up tend to be more
-and certainly easier to find what I need in.
+useful, and certainly easier to find what I need in.
 
 * Chapter 2: Everything You Need To Do
 #+begin_quote
@@ -42,13 +42,22 @@ 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
+[[file:20200820215905-write_in_full_sentences.org][Write them out fully]], as though [[file:20200820215950-write_conversationally.org][explaining them to someone else]], because these
-notes will be what explains them to you again later on. Link them together in
+notes will be what explains them to you again later on.
-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,
+Link permanent notes together in broader topics that serve as an index to a
-they won't be copied straight in, but instead built upon further.
+variety of thoughts and ideas. These notes can later be referenced when building
+up a full piece. In all likelihood, they won't be copied straight in, but
+instead built upon further.
+
+Link notes together based not on a hierarchy of topics, but by /what will help
+you to remember them later/. Doing so will keep your notes [[file:20200820220506-information_should_be_easy_to_find.org][easy to find]] when you
+need them.
 
 * Chapter 6: Simplicity Is Paramount
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       3b99ba87-1f97-4bc3-9d6d-a7e0078b2c53
+:END:
 #+begin_quote
 A typical mistake is made by many diligent students who are adhering to the
 advice to keep a scientific journal. A friend of mine does not let any idea,
@@ -79,13 +88,14 @@ value are generated from them.
 
 Project notes exist for the specific purpose of supporting a particular effort,
 and should be clearly delineated from the rest of the notes, while still being a
-part of the overall collection. This is done to allow them to be discoverable
+part of the overall collection. This is done to allow them to be [[file:20200820220506-information_should_be_easy_to_find.org][discoverable]]
 while working on the project, but easily filtered when not, and to eventually be
 archived off when the project is complete.
 
 Permanent notes are the ones that remain valuable independent of any particular
 project. It is these that you'll retain and revisit, and should be clearly
-written with enough context to be understandable on their own.
+written using organized, [[file:20200820215905-write_in_full_sentences.org][full sentences]] with enough context to be understandable
+on their own.
 
 Fleeting entries lack substance or context and clutter the collection.
 Project-specific notes hold little relevance beyond the project itself, in

20200819222313-adrs.org

@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ results and implications of that decision are.
 
 * Resources
 - [[https://adr.github.io/][ADR GitHub organization]]
-- [[file:PhilippeKruchten1998.org][The decision view's role in software architecture practice]]
+- [[file:PhilippeKruchten1998.org][The decision view's role in software architecture pracice]]

20200820215905-write_in_full_sentences.org

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#+title: Write in full sentences
+
+Use full sentences rather than only capturing fragments. This will be easier to
+read in the future, and helps you to capture full thoughts in writing. While a
+fragment may represent a nugget of information, the important context around it
+may be lost.

20200820215950-write_conversationally.org

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#+title: Write conversationally
+
+Write conversationally, explaining things throroughly for the reader. In all
+likelihood, that reader will be you, and you'll appreciate not having to
+struggle to remember long-forgotten details about the subject at hand.

20200820220506-information_should_be_easy_to_find.org

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#+title: Information should be easy to find
+#+roam_alias: "Information should be discoverable"
+
+Information captured in notes and documentation should be easy to find when you
+need it. Related items should be organized and linked together such that it's
+easy to follow a thought to the exact information you need.

blog_documenting_architecture_decisions_relevance.org

@@ -28,11 +28,9 @@ decisions" in lightweight [[file:20200819222313-adrs.org][ADRs]] using a concise
   ones. A particular decision may have positive, negative, and neutral
   consequences, but all of them affect the team and project in the future.
 
-The whole document should be one or two pages long. We will write each ADR as if
+The whole document should be one or two pages long. We will write each ADR [[file:20200820215950-write_conversationally.org][as if
-it is a conversation with a future developer. This requires good writing style,
+it is a conversation]] with a future developer. This requires good writing style,
-with full sentences organized into paragraphs. Bullets are acceptable only for
+with [[file:20200820215905-write_in_full_sentences.org][full sentences]] organized into paragraphs. Bullets are acceptable only for
 visual style, not as an excuse for writing sentence fragments. (Bullets kill
 people, even PowerPoint bullets.)
 #+end_quote
-
-The suggested writing style is reminiscent of [[file:similarities_and_differences_between_evergreen_note_writing_and_zettelkasten.org][Evergreen note-writing]].