I really like Bear. For a long time, this was my note app of choice. You can chuck lots of different things at it, including web clips. Bear also stores your notes as Markdown, so there’s no fear of losing them. The notes don’t really play that well with other apps, and you can’t use it alongside Obsidian because there’s no way I’ve been able to find to access Bear’s notes from Obsidian.
Note every note you take should end up in your Zettelkastenor your Note-Making System. Lists of errands to run, jobs to do are best organised elsewhere.
I separate the storage of documents (PDFs, web articles and so on) from where I store my notes. This is because I want to avoid the Collectors Fallacy, something I’ve been prone to in the past.
I have developed my own terminology. Instead of Evergreen Notes, I use the term Cornerstone Note because I like the idea that they are building blocks of information.
to deliver a means of sparking abundant creativity for my work as a poet and writer
to ensure that there is a system in place for recording insights, ideas, thoughts or feelings associated with an Item of Knowledge which has potential Lasting Value
by linking insights, ideas, thoughts or feelings together, I will provide fertile soil for Creativity Activation.
The term ‘Evergreen Notes’ is used by Andy Matushak to describe notes which are more than fleeting.
Evergreen notes adhere to the Zettelkasten Principles which makes it easier to do consistently.
I have developed my own terminology. Instead of Evergreen Notes, I use the term Cornerstone Note because I like the idea that they are building blocks of information.
I use the word Building Block Note to describe a unique note that I have placed into my Note-Making System.
To get into the Note-Making System, a note must be of potential Lasting Value. Ascribing Lasting Value to a note is my way of cordoning off my attention from items which are merely ‘interesting’ but are likely of no Lasting Value.
The nature of a Note-Taking System is that it is an interconnected network of your ideas, concepts, thoughts or feelings.
Feelings are not normally mentioned, but because I want to test how a Note-Making System can help with Creativity Activation, I am also including feelings in the sorts of items that I collect.
I think it is quite likely that a piece of poetry or prose will engender a similar feeling when I see a great piece of art or when I hear or see something that evokes the same feeling.