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 1. When an interesting thought is had, write a [fleeting note](./fleeting-notes.md).
-2. If the thought is related to something, record it in a [reference note](./reference-notes.md).
-3. Use fleeting notes and reference notes to write [permanent notes](./permanent-notes.md).
-4. Each permanent note should be [identified](./identifying-notes.md) and [catalogued](./cataloguing-notes.md) in the note box.
+2. If the thought is related to something else, write a [reference note](./reference-notes.md).
+3. Use fleeting notes and reference notes to write [permanent notes](./permanent-notes.md).

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 Fleeting notes record thoughts as they happen.
 
-Later they are compiled into [permanent notes](./permanent-notes.md) and discarded.
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 The etymology of _fleeting_:
 
 > early 13c., "fickle, shifting, unstable," from Old English _fleotende_ "floating, drifting," later "flying, moving swiftly," from present participle of _fleotan_ "to float, drift, flow" (see **fleet** (v.)). Meaning "existing only briefly" is from 1560s. [1]
 
 _Shifting, unstable._ A thought from the past does not carry the same meaning in the present. Memory is imperfect and imaginative. Supporting context may be lost.
 
-_Floating, drifting._ We do not choose which thoughts enter our consciousness and have little influence on when they make their exit.
+_Floating, drifting._ We do not choose our thoughts. We have them with us for as long as attention and memory allow.
 
-_Flying, moving swiftly._ Perception of thoughts relies on attention and memory. Attend to useful thoughts before they are lost.
+_Flying, moving swiftly._ Our attention wanders frantically. New thoughts arrive and old thoughts depart.
 
 [1]: https://www.etymonline.com/word/fleeting "fleeting (adj.)"