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Re: What do you do with notes that are just difficult to make complete / autonomous?
I use a Work In Progress saved search (notes with #inbox tags) to organize those notes where I still have questions where ideas are not yet flushed out. About half of the 15 zettel in this group are structure notes that I'm filling in as my class progresses or are short-term project notes. The other half are books or… -
Re: What do you do with notes that are just difficult to make complete / autonomous?
I have a number of notes whose titles are questions. Having that outlet is very useful -- I'm developing an instinct for separating what I know and can articulate, what I need to research now, what I need to research tomorrow, and what I should "put a pin in", so to speak, and leave as an open line of inquiry for later… -
Re: Categories of notes
(These are tagged with #stub and I have a weekly routine to review notes with the #stub tag.) Nice! I capture notes in a similar way. I'll have to try this. -
Re: Categories of notes
@Eurobubba do you journal? These would be notes to a future self. Thanks for the knock to think about the "types" or modes in which I make notes. I too an using the 'just in time' approach to tagging and linking notes. Focusing on the content of the note and letting the use case for the context of the note evolve during… -
Re: What content-coding convention do you use in the naming?
Just a quick note on the topic of placeholders for future research: I have a #stub tag that I use for those, and a saved search on that tag. When I have a few minutes, and/or when I am trying to wake up and need to warm up my mental muscles, I will hit that search and try to expand on one of them. Sometimes, though, they…