Thread by @LaptopLifeLisa

1/ I've said it so many times - the correct question to ask when synthesizing notes in Roam is not...

"Where does this go?" but

"When do I want to see this again?"

A thread...

2/ This question is easy when you are focused on an exclusive project or piece of output, because the answer is always, "When I am working on the aspect of the project or section of the output to which this information is relevant"

3/ Your action: Tag the info to your content outline, your subject area, your thesis questions, or however you have it organized.

4/ Quick aside...

*For more tips on organizing output for thesis/dissertation creation see this course*. roam-for-results.teachable.com/p/magical-acad…

5/ But what if you are just generally collecting and synthesizing knowledge? Well, you have a reason for note taking (hopefully). So you must develop answers to the question "When do you want to see this again?" based on answers to the first question "Why did I collect this?"

6/ For me it could be for a few reasons... This information is important to a project I am working on. Action - Link to the Project page.

7/ This information is important to a process I am developing. Action - Link to the Process page.

8/ This information might be valuable for a project I am thinking of in the future. Action - Add as a seed into my Roam Garden.

9/ This information is something that makes me a more interesting person. Action - Send to Readwise for SRS.*

*Follow me if you want my synthesized "Send to Readwise" process, I'll be posting it soon.

10/ A lot of people talk about personal knowledge management (#PKM) but many don't have a *reason* for managing personal knowledge. You might think my last one - making myself a more interesting person is a stupid reason. That's okay... but what's yours?