From 51e5ca9d7e4b9b086886a5bc95cd2c257789e786 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Shaw Care Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:18:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Refine content in collecting and fleeting notes for clarity and coherence --- content/note-box/collecting-notes.md | 5 ++--- content/note-box/fleeting-notes.md | 6 ++---- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/note-box/collecting-notes.md b/content/note-box/collecting-notes.md index 7a63a84..dad939e 100644 --- a/content/note-box/collecting-notes.md +++ b/content/note-box/collecting-notes.md @@ -4,6 +4,5 @@ layout: note --- 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. \ No newline at end of file +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). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/note-box/fleeting-notes.md b/content/note-box/fleeting-notes.md index 96df4ac..3dc0728 100644 --- a/content/note-box/fleeting-notes.md +++ b/content/note-box/fleeting-notes.md @@ -5,16 +5,14 @@ layout: note Fleeting notes record thoughts as they happen. -Later they are compiled into [permanent notes](./permanent-notes.md) and discarded. - 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.)" \ No newline at end of file