PKM

Slip-box History

The slip-box was physical cards and links - history separates myth from method.

Slow productivity pushes back on busy-as-virtue - fewer projects, more finished work.

Spaced repetition schedules reviews before you forget - for facts you need cold, not wiki pages.

SRS apps implement spaced repetition - keep Anki beside the wiki, not inside it.

Sunk cost is letting time already spent justify more time - the right question is forward-only: would I start this today?

Synthesis merges sources into what you believe - collecting quotes isn't PKM.

Twelve-week years compress goals into quarters you actually feel - map projects to 12-week arcs.

Archive isn't delete - move finished work out of active PARA so today's projects breathe.

Collecting articles feels like progress - tie saves to express deadlines or cut them.

Explain notes like you're teaching someone - gaps in explanation show gaps in understanding.