u/di0rdarlig

I’ve been trying to find a better balance between capturing notes and actually using them. I’ve noticed that as my collection of notes grows, it becomes harder and harder to keep things organised to the point where I spend more time managing my notes than actually gaining value from what's inside.

For those of you who have been building your personal knowledge bases for a long time, do you have any specific habits or mental models to keep the system usable? At what point do you decide a note is "good enough" versus needing to spend time filing or structuring it?

Curious to hear how others keep their notes useful without it turning into a full-time administrative job.