Simply put, evergreen notes are like zettels from a zettelkasten. Evergreen notes should be:
- Atomic (short but complete)
- Concept-oriented (rather than by project, book, topic, etc)
- Densely linked (use those wikilinks)
- Prefer associative ontologies to hierarchical taxonomies
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This TLDR is you focus on writing atomic, declarative notes in your own words. The titles of these “Evergreen” or “Zettel” notes are statements; things you believe based on what you’ve read and experienced in the world. Things like “Naming is the hardest part of programming”, or “Fitness culture has replaced religion in modern society”. You follow this up with a paragraph or two explaining the statement and any literary references that led you to that belief. they’re a way to build up a personal library of clear opinions, beliefs and original thoughts Tending Evergreen Notes in Roam Research Maggie Appleton
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As we’ve seen, most people only take transient notes. These are convenient, easy to write notes that accumulate without association over time. With tools like Roam research and the introduction of backlinks, it’s much easier to focus on building a network of notes that grows knowledge exponentially over time, constantly building on past work instead of becoming siloed away on pages.