Evergreen notes

• Antonym: Transient Notes
• A knowledge that doesn't change.
• For example, a theory, concept, idea, or experience.

Andy Matuschak

• It's hard to write notes that are worth developing over time. These principles help:

1. Evergreen notes should be atomic
2. Evergreen notes should be concept-oriented
3. Evergreen notes should be densely linked
4. Prefer associative ontologies to hierarchical taxonomies
5. Write notes for yourself by default, disregarding the audience

Evergreen notes turn ideas into objects that you can manipulate — Stephan Ango

• My evergreen notes have titles that distill each idea concisely and memorably that I can use in a sentence. For example, a company is a superorganism.
• You don't need to agree with the idea for it to become an evergreen note. Evergreen notes can be concise