What Is an Evergreen Note?

Writing a good prompt is similar to finding a precise atomic representation of an insight. Distilling insights into questions about one's own insight and reinforcing them through spaced repetition is effective. Evergreen notes are durable insights that have their own identity, connect to other ideas, and are often original. The number of evergreen notes written per day is a productive metric for a knowledge worker. Typing into ephemeral scratch files without distilling a single sentence is less successful creatively. Extracting many insights leads to successful days.