My first Note

So, I've been thinking about how to get into the slip-box more deeply, when I realized that it's Luhmann's background that was the catalyst for this system. It makes sense that a lawyer only counts knowledge as something you can prove. I also think it's brilliant (not sure where the idea came from) to create a system that is resilient enough to allow jumping around as interest wained. So instead of fighting through on something not holding your interest, move to a different area. This allows for better flow and would be a much better use of time.

Recently I was struggling with exactly how to structure a note. In reading about Luhmann's notes, I didn't fully understand, but then I realized in building generalizable ideas, he probably would take the mindset of a lawyer and build classical arguments. I have taken a few courses that gave me at best an overview on the subject, so I will probably dig into some philosophy works in the near future. I'm no where near needing this level of structure, but having this idea in mind gives me a direction to go as I add complexity. There's no way to know if I made a good decision, but in considering possible outcomes I've at least made a decent attempt.

I'm still feeling very overwhelmed by this project. I feel like it's the best way to move forward, but getting my head around it while also trying to shoehorn existing reading, anticipate backfilling prior reading, how to handle my existing backlog of new reading and uncoving a trove of future reading to support the system is a lot. Just figuring out how to create/change my workflow to align with this new resilient system is a lot.

It's been nice to have some time to think about and work on this. It was good to have a distraction this year to give me something to think about.