_Evergreen notes_ are written and organized to evolve, contribute, and accumulate over time, across projects. [^am1] [^am1]: [[@Andy Matuschak]]'s [Public Notes](https://notes.andymatuschak.org) Core principles: - [[Evergreen notes should be atomic]] - Evergreen notes should be ==concept-oriented== - Evergreen notes should be ==densely linked== - Prefer associative ontologies to hierarchical taxonomies At a high-level, there are 2 keys to taking evergreen notes: reading and writing. Reading is the input for ideas to write about and writing is the output. For both reading and writing to be successful and efficient, we need: - a [[Reading inbox to capture possibly useful references]] - a [[Writing inbox for transient and incomplete notes]]