Question about the requirement of "one idea only"

Znab

Greetings everyone

I've trouble understanding the concept of only one idea per note. Let us say that I'm reading a chapter on baking, with the subchapters: Baking techniques, Common mistakes, Bread and Cake. Should I create a separate note for each subchapter, or have one for the whole chapter?

Thanks!

nistude

The idea of "one idea per note" applies primarily to the ideas you get while reading.
I see people only partially apply this concept to literary notes, i.e. notes on what you read.

When I read a book or a paper, I create one literary note with the what of the text and any number of atomic Zettels with the ideas I had when reading.

Will

Yes to what @nistude said. Zettels contain your ideas not a collection of facts. The idea is to synthesize your reading and thinking.

I also create what I call structure notes (sounds much like @nistude's literary note) when reading books or papers combining context with atomic Zettels. I recommend trying to create something that is like a conversation with the author. Argue, question, agree and disagree.

Here is a rough sample.