Note

Permanent notes must stand alone

Ada Ng

A permanent note should still make sense in five years, without the book, the course, or the mood that produced it.

One idea. One title that is a claim, not a topic. At least one link to another claim.

KindPublic?Unit
FleetingNeverA capture
LiteratureRarelyOne paper, in your words
PermanentYes, once it standsOne claim
Map of contentYesA trailhead, not an argument

If you cannot link it, it is still a fleeting note. Examples that pass the test in this vault: Attention is a routing function, The residual stream is the state.

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