# Future-proofing your notes is only worth if the future is relevant

Date: 2021-04-07 18:53:58 +08:00Date modified: 2021-07-22 14:14:08 +08:00

At some point, your notes will be a gigantic mess. Even if you Add a desktop search engine for your digital library and know the structure, it's not always worth with the overwhelming pile that will accumulate further since you always navigate certain notes through a fixed path. Similar to certain software projects like Xorg, Rust language, magit, and org-roam, there will be a point where you have to redesign them. You have to assign a garbage day at some point.

Future-proofing your notes creates pressure on managing your note-taking seriously and efficiently. You don't want to take notes haphazardly and the overall notes structure will stay the same throughout a year. They should eventually evolve into Evergreen notes, branching out of the original notes structure and making a better graph for navigation.

An alternative to trashing your notes is to Create an inbox to store your thoughts.

However, focusing too much on future-proofing your notes will limit them because you're limited with the basics of a tool. It is a matter of Tradeoffs lock yourself in a position. You're not using the tool to its full potential and Note-taking should make better thinking. Also, it's not like those notes will last for centuries. A lot of the technology can be obselete in decades, constantly challenged with modern tools and findings. Plus, you always have time to migrate your notes.

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- Zettelkasten
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