Keep note history to prevent hindsight bias
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When refining notes, it is useful to keep some sort of history. Either through version control, which can get tricky when splitting notes, or through appending updated insights with datetime stamps.
This can help you track how your thinking and mental models changed over time.
More importantly, since human memory is not trustworthy, it will prevent hindsight bias.
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Linked notes[^similar] are a way to use Writing-as-a-user-interface-that-facilitates-thinking. The point is not writing notes per se, but accumulating knowledge, developing insight, and enhancing creativity. They are continuously-refined, living documents. [^similar]:...
#TODO: beef up. How can we maximize signal-noise ratio? Keeping history helps track understanding progress prevents hindsight bias However, keeping too much history can be noisy. It doesn’t provide insight,...