> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 1 topic, 5 evergreens</em></s> #### [[Conceptual notes vary in size and scope]] > "Divide when Big." > Sometimes a subject gets BIG. REALLY BIG. > And as it grows, you start to see dissimilarities where before you didn't. > It's a little like Mozart or symphony music. One symphony sounds pretty much like another symphony, if you don't listen to them a whole lot. "Oh, there's some classical music playing." > But then, as you start to listen, and think about what you are listening to, you'll start to notice distinctions and connections, where you didn't notice them before. And as you do so, you'll see this new structure. > That same exact thing happens with the musical stream of thoughts going through your head. > ^[[[10_Sources/articles - General Principles#270304512]]] > > <cite>[[users.speakeasy.net|Lion Kimbro]]</cite> The size of a concept grows and shrinks with our [[understanding]] of it, available [[information]], and the detail of note covering it. You will have [[conceptual notes]] that partially or completely encompass other notes, but serve as overview or outlines of that note and related others. Those larger scope notes are most valuable as entry points for yourself and for notes that are distantly related. The smaller scoped notes are excellent for expanding your understanding, and gradually linking in closely related notes. > [!example] > > [[Humans are primarily irrational, illogical, emotional beings]] is much broader in scope than [[Human's have an inability to admit that they are wrong]] and [[Human's will find explanations for inexplainable things]] and completely overlaps them in content. Yet all three exist. The two smaller notes offer more granular understandings of the larger concept. > and the larger note allows itself to be a launch point for understanding and relating these concepts. > While the larger note might be a better introduction than the smaller notes, they can be used more precisely. > While the smaller traits often appear together, they do not always do. > > Additionally, the larger note was created months after the other two, as it was the furthering of my [[understanding]] of these concepts: > [[Evergreen notes organize knowledge so that it can grow]] This is core to how [[evergreen notes]] [[Evergreen notes should be updated over time|integrate knowledge]] and [[Evergreen notes organize knowledge so that it can grow|grow over time]]. You may start with a note that is broad, but as you understand more about the subject, you realize that something you covered with just a few sentences before is actually much more complex. With [[conceptual notes]], you can easily take those sentences, refactor them into their own note, and have the revised reference in the original note. You could have just expanded that information into the current note, but now that information can be accessed elsewhere, and the parent note doesn't cover information outside its area. This is explained by:: [[Concepts are the fundamental unit of knowledge]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/GREEN *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[conceptual notes]], [[note writing]], [[evergreen notes]]