> [!infobox]
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#### <s class="topic-title">[[knowledge work]]</s>
> [!wikipedia] [knowledge work](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge%20worker)
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> Knowledge workers are workers whose main [[capital]] is [[knowledge]]. Examples include programmers, physicians, pharmacists, architects, engineers, scientists, design thinkers, public accountants, lawyers, editors, and academics, whose job is to "think for a living".
**See**:: [[knowledge management]], [[learning]], [[research]], [[library science]]
#### Outline
- What are the goals of knowledge work?
- [[We will evolve when we make learning as easy as thinking]]
- [[We learn by transforming information into understanding]]
- How do we get better at knowledge work?
- Increase our understanding
- [[Evergreen notes help us bridge the gap between knowledge and understanding]]
- [[Most problems cannot be significantly understood through a single framework]]
- [[Evergreen notes should be updated over time]]
- [[The way systems work can create cognitive bias]]
- Become more efficient
- balance good and bad [[friction]]
- [[Good friction causes the brain to engage]]
- [[Friction is a hindrance to learning]]
- [[Productivity tools are often most useful in how much work they inspire you to do]]
- [[Better tools allow us to be less disciplined and more productive]]
- [[How to understand what you read]]
- [[Use colors to create visual outlines]]
- [[Often the best editing tool is time]]
- Output our understanding for other's use
- [[Short form media is excellent at scaffolding information]]
- [[I don't write my notes for myself]]
##### ^dataviews
> [!dataview]+ Related unlinked notes
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> - [[A healthy second brain requires a surplus of entry points]]
> - [[An experienced note taker knows how to work efficiently]]
> - [[Concepts are the fundamental unit of knowledge]]
> - [[Defined relationships are superior to contextual backlinks]]
> - [[Hard boundaries reduce opportunities for creativity]]
> - [[How do we work with a second brain]]
> - [[Note taking is a spectrum from purely reproductive to purely productive]]
> - [[There is a difference between thinking and creating]]
> - [[What are the differences between evergreen notes and conceptual notes]]
> - [[Why is evergreen note-taking SO GOOD]]
> [!dataview]- Other unlinked mentions
>
> - [[10_Sources/Readwise/Books/books - The Dawn of Everything|books - The Dawn of Everything]]
> - [[10_Sources/books - The Dawn of Everything|books - The Dawn of Everything]]
> - [[topics]]
> - [[Blooms taxonomy]]
> - [[Semantic line breaks]]
> - [[The Collector's Fallacy]]
> - [[information]]
> - [[knowledge graph]]
> - [[memory]]
> - [[mnemonic]]
> - [[networked thinking]]
> - [[referential notes]]
> - [[42 Knowledge Management]]
> - [[Evergreen notes don't allow for new ideas]]
> - [[Note structures should help curate knowledge]]