This article is so interesting when I re-read it. Some of its conceptual bits still seem so foreign to note-taking, like the fact that there's a heading/step ca

This article is so interesting when I re-read it. Some of its conceptual bits still seem so foreign to note-taking, like the fact that there's a heading/step called "Irritation". Also: > Do not sort your stuff. Don’t waste time making up categories; this hampers organic growth. I have a hybrid sorted/unsorted approach, and TBH I really like the sorting and categorizing. The trick is to keep it as simple as possible, and to change it as soon as it's needed. Then it saves a ton of time and I don't ever have to look at a depressingly-long flat list of something, especially when my file manager has a lot of built-ins for dealing with folders and levels of folders. I find the same is helpful within each individual note: I have a hybrid sorted/unsorted approach. I use a template with a TOC and some favorite headings that are convenient--To-Do, Log of Lessons Learned, Log (Meta), and Resources. Sure, I can type to search, and I use tags where it makes sense. But just knowing the layout of each note in the broader sense makes everything easier. Anyway what I REALLY like about the Zettelkasten prompts appearing here on HN is that it gets me thinking about how to improve my system. Thank you.