primitive action

Use the form of zettel to be primitive action for any reading or writing.

vicinity of primitives refers to parts of the that can be easily reached with a few combination of primitive actions.

primitive actions relevent to software engineer mainly comprise:

• how a thing (like sorting) is done generally (in algorithm level)
• how a thing (like string slicing) is implemented in a specific [programming language] [framework]
• definition of patterns and concepts (like steps of handelling HTTP request) and syntax (like function wrapper in python)
• utility scripts and snippets for specific problem

in general context, use talk to people about {your idea, their idea} as a primitive action.

A change/action performed by man would work (consistently) only if it is small and simple enough for one to qualify as a primitive action (a simple one).

Examples:

• all zettelkasten primitives are small and simple, one increment at a time capture 1 idea; write 1 zettel; add 1 link…
• Ferriss, Timothy ::: The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman expilicitly attributes its robustness over other fat loss methods over (p24) “the changes are either small or simple and often both”

Objective of this preview is to build an organization of primitive actions and atomic ideas.(bayesian formula, covariance, gausian distribution, localization…)

A consistent, pre-built privimitive organization make it easier to organize in lecture and recall later.

primitive action in emacs refers to:

• keybindings, which could include prefix(C,M).

so f1, j, C-c C-f, M-x org- screen TAB, f4…

dumping everything worth keeping track of in last 30 minutes(or after last dumping) into capture, todos, or zettelkasten

Done at least once every 30 minutes.

Do it as a primitive action in general context

• on Herman’s systems:
  • I simplified most existing things:
    • capture - I now use one capture inbox for everything: task, ideas, bookmark, so GTD capture and research capture are combined. This is a practice, not to say it is good or bad, it is simple enough to work decently
    • review - I now review my zettelkasten daily, but sometimes there’s more than what I can do on the instant.(like the whole of my research system is like a big pile of nonsense right now, and so is my GTD integration; I’ll reduce, or delete them entirely very shortly after)
    • tags - I don’t use it as of now. I may start it somewhere in the future, but now I don’t use it
    • process - One process diagram should be enough, instead of this giant load of text
    • engage - checking agenda, and that’s it. I use phone timer more often now.
  • in general, this whole page is very not useful. I use current life script more now, although it does not contain information on research and stuff. I could extend it to include these though.
  • I use some new concepts, like primitive action, and new set of very limited primitives in top of my mind.
  • I practice slow-carb diet and use a fitness program now, they should be included.
  • It is decided: I’m stuffing everything in the lifestyle script. research is a lifestyle, fitness is a lifestlye, shake the staticity off is a lifestyle, I live and I live with a style. Yet I may want to have it split into smaller pieces
• on the zettelkasten
  • lots of places for reduction and improvement it is not very useful in general. old, rambling note that should be discarded in second batch processing are scattering at places where I quote them, thinking they are good concise notes. A lot of places could use visuals and concise words, examples or links to concrete examples
• on the tasks
  • the reduction is working, there’s a lot to think for the tasks. this means a change to the my GTD zettel is in request
• on tracking and experiments
  • tracking is hard to remember. but it is damn useful.
  • highlight + comment method and capture is a form of tracking thoughts
  • so I think I should track some specific, explicitly measureable things, and have them noted somewhere so I don’t forget