We write things down, and most things are relevant only in the moment or for a short period of time. As time goes by, the usefulness of our notes usually decays rather quickly.
This is the key bit for me. Once I started prominently dating my notes it became much easier to see at a glance how things naturally become less relevant as time passes. Sorting by recency makes it much easier to find the relevant things than inevitably stale categorizations.
This is the key bit for me. Once I started prominently dating my notes it became much easier to see at a glance how things naturally become less relevant as time passes. Sorting by recency makes it much easier to find the relevant things than inevitably stale categorizations.