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- Simplify flatten_vault API to return usize instead of MigrationResult struct - Add KEEP_FOLDERS: attachments/ and _themes/ alongside type/, config/, theme/ - Use HashSet for collision tracking in unique_filename - Update wikilinks from path-based [[folder/slug]] to title-based [[slug]] - Clean up empty directories after flattening - Flatten demo-vault-v2: move all notes from type-based subfolders to root - Update smoke tests for flat vault structure - Remove migrate_to_flat_vault from repair_vault (one-time migration only) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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aliases, Is A, Belongs to, Cadence, Owner
| aliases | Is A | Belongs to | Cadence | Owner | |
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Procedure | responsibility-learning | Weekly | person-luca-rossi |
Evergreen Note Writing
Evergreen notes are the building blocks of original thinking. Writing 1-2 per week forces you to process what you are reading, hearing, and observing into durable ideas that compound over time. This procedure supports responsibility-learning by turning passive consumption into active knowledge creation, and feeds directly into the content pipeline when notes mature into publishable essays. See on-consistency-in-creative-work for why this rhythm matters.
Steps
- Review highlights and annotations from the past week's reading sessions (see procedure-weekly-reading-session)
- Identify 1-2 ideas that feel genuinely interesting, surprising, or in tension with something you previously believed
- For each idea, write a clear, standalone note: one core claim supported by reasoning, evidence, or examples
- Connect the note to existing evergreen notes using wiki-links — look for patterns, contradictions, and extensions
- Add relevant tags and metadata so the note is discoverable in future searches
- Pressure-test the note: would this idea make sense to someone encountering it without context? If not, add the missing framing
- Track output against measure-evergreen-notes-created to maintain accountability
Notes
- Quality over quantity. One well-developed note with clear thinking is worth more than three shallow observations. If you only write one note in a week, that is fine — as long as it is good.
- The best evergreen notes often come from the collision of two unrelated ideas. Pay attention to moments where a podcast conversation echoes something from a book, or where a business observation maps onto a fitness principle.
- Do not wait for ideas to feel "big enough." Many of the best notes start as a single sentence and grow through revisiting. Write the seed now; refine later.
- Revisit notes from 2-4 weeks ago during this session. Fresh distance often reveals whether an idea has legs or was just a passing enthusiasm.
- This practice directly feeds responsibility-content-production — the best newsletter essays start as evergreen notes that have been refined through connection and reflection. See newsletter-subject-lines and the-real-job-of-a-newsletter for how these notes eventually shape published work.