Zettelkasten General Tactics

Make sure permanent notes are complete. Thought fragments belong in the inbox. Atomicity will help with completeness.

Keep them short, too.

When creating a new note, link to it from an existing note Link to New Notes from Existing Notes.

When creating connections between existing notes follow these steps Zettel Connection Workflow.

Don’t edit old permanent notes, make a new one and also a structure note to link them. In this meta-note, you can comment on how your thinking has evolved.