A taxonomy of note types classifies notes by their function and complexity, from ephemeral scratchings to evergreen notes of increasing abstraction.

Taxonomy of note types

  • Ephemeral scratchings in a Daily working log
  • Prompts and incomplete notes in writing inbox, which are meant to possibly become Evergreen notes.
  • Evergreen notes, in increasingly complex states of development
    • stubs (implicity defined through backlinks)
    • simple definitions
    • precise, narrow declarative notes
    • notes that abstract other notes
  • Outline notes

Inspired by: https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z6f6xgGG4NKjkA5NA1kDd46whJh2Gt5rAmfX