#output/page # Notes as Nouns With language, we use nouns to represent *things*, *objects* or *entities* in our notes, such as: - *concept*: core idea or topic - *person*: profile of an individual - *event*: describes a specific occurrence like a meeting - *place*: information about a location These are all notes, but their structure and attributes are different because they represent various types of objects in our life. ## Note types In a linked-note system like Obsidian, we generally classify major categories of notes with different terminology to distinguish their role within the PKM system. Within my Obsidian vault, I have various kinds of notes. When I think about [[ACE Organization]] based on knowledge, time, and action, what kinds of note belong in each space? They are all __notes__, but what makes them different? ### + (Add inbox) - *draft*: New draft notes - *voice*: Captured voice dictation ("freetalking") - *source*: Information from other sources like articles, books, papers, websites, videos, podcasts, courses, links, or AI prompts - *focus*: Note clusters being actively developed for publishing ### Atlas (Knowledge) - *idea*: An interesting spark to explore with my thoughts, knowledge, and insights (these are all connected "dots" in my *Ideaverse*) - *map*: notes with a *Map of Content* that organize a set of related notes with structure, context, and navigation - *view*: Dataview queries that produce lists or tables with selection, filtering, and sorting for specific folders and metadata properties, fields, or tags. - *collection*: Special views of similar notes *in* a specific group: movies, series, books, meetings, people, organizations, quotes, questions, prompts, statements, things ### Calendar (Time) - *periodic notes*: Chronological notes for different time horizons: day, week, month, quarter, or year - *journal*: Recorded thoughts and reflections with freewriting in paragraphs and/or lists - *log*: Timestamped list items with information about events or experiences, like meals, exercise, habit tracking or health metrics - *plan*: notes about current and future intentions, actions, and events - *review*: notes that review past events and experiences with reflections, learning, and gratitude ## Efforts (Action) - *app*: Information about an application like Obsidian, Actions for Obsidian, Shortcuts, or Hookmark - *effort*: An ongoing area of life or topics of specific interest - *project*: A specific effort with a defined outcome and completion date - *output*: Creative works for sharing ### x (Extra) - *template*: Reusable note content or snippets - *image*: Embedded note attachments for icons, banners, screenshots, graphs, or other images - *visual*: Visual notes like Obsidian canvases, Excalidraw drawings, mind maps, etc. - *document*: Embedded or linked PDF documents included as note attachments --- ## Questions - #my/question Do *output* notes belong in Atlas or Efforts? When describing folders, I included Works (Outputs) under Atlas. Outputs are produced by the actions of efforts, but they represent knowledge.