# §Knowledge work as serious discipline

*   [[zMX9Lfuz8sGfDUivWZcyWT:::Athletes and musicians pursue virtuosity in fundamental skills much more rigorously than knowledge workers do]]
*   [[zPFYKBrsvL88opKh28UYxWv:::Core practices in knowledge work are often ad-hoc]]
    *   [[z42RbvjQwHecBesDThrPobe:::Management science focuses on knowledge work at the level of the firm and the manager, not at the level of the individual]]
    *   [[zUJzDyeg71G9XRAXjgHQS6y:::We don’t know how to measure knowledge worker productivity]]
    *   [[z2Nv3jADtpYcgbCXww7nSEG:::Most people read ineffectively]]
    *   [[zDfV5GX8kKScLkE8Dq1rFUk:::Note-writing practices are generally ineffective]]
    *   [[zUhd6Hb5dk35PPpnCHvd6bV:::Note-writing practices provide weak feedback]]
*   [[zR6RRbCfY5rFkiimFnaJZKB:::Evergreen note-writing as fundamental unit of knowledge work]]
    *   [[zAf4oNSV9qB38ncSvYEZGAb:::“Better note-taking” misses the point; what matters is “better thinking”]]
    *   [[zTn3g4wTm1hbkNFUvLLjpev:::Knowledge work should accrete]]
    *   [[z4EXkuLjdBrBZe7PVAGXc5a:::Evergreen note-writing helps insight accumulate]]
    *   [[zSK4LyrCbG9zDrdCWmcovUW:::Spaced repetition may be a helpful tool to incrementally develop inklings]]
    *   [[zGbMMKcybSmwFR4jLS12iY2:::Brainstorming may often substitute for missing insight accretion systems]]
    *   [[zKiPFE1KYieeAJs3cEaCtdf:::Evergreen note-writing helps reading efforts accumulate]]
*   [[zVyJffuisLSjaDVtBtxsmSS:::Executable strategy]]
    *   [[zCknixwETdFm1MWdWPwMcXs:::Executable strategy for writing]]
    *   [[zNqLdKMiTo9EHA9EWYGXs7b:::Evergreen notes permit smooth incremental progress in writing (“incremental writing”)]]
    *   [[zSKD44o2VTbQuQYqmjupo4B:::Evergreen notes lower the emotional stakes in editing manuscripts]]
    *   [[zSTqsQ4ATXB61k3Z43TforN:::Spaced repetition memory systems make memory a choice]]






