Literature notes are not the paper

A literature note is a translation, not a filing cabinet.

Write it in your own words, as if you were explaining the paper to a colleague who will never read it. Quote sparingly, and when you do, put the quote in a callout so it cannot be mistaken for your claim.

Always hang the note off the paper record so the citation is one click away. The working example in this vault is Attention Is All You Need — working notes.

Related: Permanent notes must stand alone, See also is a cheap form of insight, The Memex trail.