ROAD_NOTE_006
Observe before acting
Action improves when reality is inspected first.
Road Notes
One idea. One page. No long essays.
10 published Target: 100 notes Index generated from Markdown
PLATE_006 Road notes. Ideas captured anywhere.
Observation
ROAD_NOTE_007
Evidence before opinion
Opinion can start a question. Evidence should carry the decision.
ROAD_NOTE_010
Don't optimise what you don't measure
Evidence keeps improvement honest.
Simplicity
ROAD_NOTE_001
Review beats memory
Memory is not a control system.
ROAD_NOTE_002
Reduce friction
A useful system makes the next action lighter.
ROAD_NOTE_009
Why simplicity scales
A simple system survives contact with busy weeks.
Systems
ROAD_NOTE_003
Naming is infrastructure
Good names make retrieval cheaper.
ROAD_NOTE_004
Information needs one home
Duplication creates doubt.
ROAD_NOTE_005
Active is not this week
Use o for this week and ø for active work.
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Systems beat intentions
A system carries decisions after attention moves elsewhere.