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Taxonomy
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Tags, folders, and types help find notes later - classification in service of retrieval.
Key Concept
- Five tags you actually filter by beat thirty you never click.
- Metadata Strategy plans tags; taxonomy is the short list you would actually use.
- Classification serves retrieval - not tidy folders for their own sake.
Level 1 - Recognize
Taxonomy is the short list of tags, folders, and types you actually use to find notes - classification in service of retrieval.
Level 2 - Explain
Five tags you actually filter by beat thirty you never click - the list matches how you search under pressure, not how you imagine organizing someday.
Level 3 - Use
Cut tags until five remain that you would actually click this month - retire the rest.
Level 4 - Connect
Metadata Strategy plans tags; taxonomy is the short list you would actually use - tidy folders for their own sake do not help retrieval.
Level 5 - Create
Link by meaning when tags fail - keep the filter list short enough to click under pressure.
Examples
- Glad five tags I actually filter by beat thirty I never click.
- I filed immunization records under ‘health' and could not find them at enrollment - three drawers with obvious owners beat alphabet soup.
Note Relationships
| Relationship | Wikilink | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| contradicts | Linking by Meaning | when the opposite frame fits better |
| extends | Metadata Strategy | Strategy plans tags; taxonomy is the short list you would click |
| extends | PARA Method | PARA folders are taxonomy you actually navigate |
