A how-to (that I’m currently executing)
The recommended workflow, plus my specific implementation
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Make fleeting notes - capture ideas quickly Add notes to Notion/Reminders inbox
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Make literature notes - capture what you find, citing the source Add notes to Notion Source page, what I’m doing right now
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Make permanent notes - think about how this relates to existing notes, write the note more concisely, with the intent to have it build on or provide context to existing notes Edit & transfer note to Notes database
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Add it to the slip-box - file it behind an existing note, link it to others, add links to it from existing notes Update existing notes with reference to the new one, where relevant. I don’t use the concept of “next” notes, but instead try to hyperlink to other notes in My Notes as much as possible.
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Look at what you have for topics you could write about, find chains of related notes From this point on, I’ve not really exercised this process
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Collect relevant notes/note chains on your writing topic, on a desktop (similar to the Archipelago of Ideas from BaSB)
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Turn those note chains into a rough draft - translate them into something readable & fill in the gaps (both in terms of transitions between notes and gaps in your ideas/argument)
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Edit, proofread, and publish. Turn into a Column or a Gillespedia article