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fleeting note

fleeting note noun: a quick, temporary jotting of an idea, thought, or insight; designed for rapid capture and meant to be processed or discarded soon after, not stored permanently; commonly associated with the Zettelkasten system.

Noun

fleeting note (plural fleeting notes)

  1. A quick, temporary jotting of an idea, thought, or insight; designed for rapid capture and meant to be processed or discarded soon after, not stored permanently; commonly associated with the Zettelkasten system.
    • [...] fleeting notes [are] to be written judiciously on the spot [...] and discarded within a day or two [...] the Zettelkasten Method is a systematic approach to academic research and non-fiction writing in which the first step is to jot down fleeting notes while reading or attending lectures and...2022 February 10, Lengyel, F., “From Fleeting Notes to Project Notes – Concepts of "How to Take Smart Notes" by Sönke Ahrens”, in zettelkasten.de
    • I also put fleeting notes in a digital note-taking application. As I always have my mobile phone at hand. I have captured ideas and thoughts this way while walking my dog. [...] The fleeting note is the first step on the journey to knowledge...2024 April 3, Barnes, Sean, “The essential guide to managing fleeting notes for productivity and knowledge management”, in The Computer & Technology Network (CTNET)

Forms of fleeting note

pluralfleeting notes

Questions about fleeting note

What does fleeting note mean?
Fleeting note means a quick, temporary jotting of an idea, thought, or insight; designed for rapid capture and meant to be processed or discarded soon after, not stored permanently; commonly associated with the Zettelkasten system.
What part of speech is fleeting note?
Fleeting note is a noun.
What is the plural of fleeting note?
The plural of fleeting note is fleeting notes.

Words near fleeting note in the dictionary

  1. fleetest
  2. fleetfooted
  3. fleetful
  4. fleeth
  5. fleeting
  6. fleeting note
  7. fleeting notes
  8. fleeting up
  9. fleetingly
  10. fleetingness
  11. fleetingnesses

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