For a note to be a useful building block in a zettelkasten-like collection it should be small in context, it should be about one thing only, but it should also be complete, be its own context

This could be called atomic

This entire note is a clipping from Read Original by Andy Matuschak

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If your notes are too fragmented, you’ll also fragment your link network, which may make it harder to see certain connections.🔗

reference: Evergreen notes should be atomicAndy Matuschak