297: How to Write and Organize Notes That Last a Lifetime

Prioritizing evergreen articles is an excellent way to ensure that your writing remains beneficial for readers over time

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Writing evergreen articles is one of the most effective ways to establish a successful blog. The reason is that evergreen articles remain relevant and generate traffic for a long time. They are helpful over long periods, making them a valuable investment for any writer. Prioritizing evergreen articles is an excellent way to ensure that your writing remains beneficial for readers over time. By writing evergreen pieces, you'll attract loyal and intelligent readers who can trust that your writing won't lose value as they scroll down the page.

Evergreen notes should be atomic in size and have densely linked link structures. This makes it easy to stop and resume work, helping us close open loops. These small, self-contained notes represent regular checkpoints. Each note takes only a few minutes to write, but because they're evergreen notes, each note is solid ground to stand on and is reasonably complete relative to its concept. By contrast, when working on a sizeable work-in-progress manuscript, we're juggling many ideas in various states of completion. Different parts of the document are at varying levels of fidelity.

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