Software, Geekery and other miscellany
While reading about note taking philosophies, I came across a sentence which can be paraphrased as follows:
Writing is a form of thinking. When you write, you clarify your thoughts and make it concrete
I can relate to this. I have often said that the best way to learn a …
Divide notes into 4 categories
Projects contain actionable things that you are working on, which have a clear end point. Example: "Hire a Python Developer"
Areas contain broad areas of responsibility and long term goals, but don't involve actionable tasks. Eg: Technical Hiring
Resources are content …
There are two ways of capturing information. I call them Essays and Notes.
Essays are long form articles, that cover a topic in enough detail that a person new to the topic can read from top to bottom to get an understanding of a topic.
Notes are short. A notes …