> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 4 evergreens</em></s> #### [[An experienced note taker knows how to work efficiently]] %% This means knowing when to delete a note. This means knowing when to rely on the systems you have setup in your vault. #TO/TEND/WATER %% This means knowing when you can offload work to your [[second brain]] and free yourself to do the more important work. For me one of the major [[friction]]s of [[note writing|note taking]] is deciding when to do work. [[Productivity tools are often most useful in how much work they inspire you to do]] and my [[second brain]] inspires me to do so much work, but sometimes I will put time into a task I know I want to get done, but after putting five or ten minutes into it, I am less happy than I was before. I can alleviate this by ignoring that task until I feel inspired to do it. You can do this through [[my TO(DO) and EVER(GREEN) structure]], by cataloguing work that would like to do and tackling it when you are in the right headspace. You can ignore breaking your concentration to fill out a new note, knowing that the title and backlinks will remind you when you look at it again. You can safely move a note out of your inbox knowing that [[spaced repetition]] will bring it up again. - explained by:: [[Better tools allow us to be less disciplined and more productive]] because knowing how your brain works makes it a better tool - similarly:: [[The more mistakes you've fixed the more bad decisions you can afford]] - important for:: [[Make your inbox into an entry point by integrating it with your second brain]] - need to acknowledge [[There is a limit to how much information you can process at once]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SAPLING *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[second brain]], [[knowledge work]], [[note writing]]