: Re: Steven Johnson's DevonThink writing workflow: is creating & accumulating 50-500 word snippets worth the effort? Steven Berlin Johnson talks in this much cited article about his research workflow

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I've never heard of wasting so much time doing it that way.
But it is not uncommon to write a single paragraph, and then create a series of short one or two line MRUs (Motivation Reaction Unit) lines from it.

This method is used a lot in mysteries so you do not overlook clues, or use them, or a description of something more than once. Or to prevent redundant descriptions of a scene.

When I am compiling my research notes, I often write a list of keywords or short sentences to glance over quickly for what I'm looking for. The programs I use now let me link the notes to the articles, so if I forget what my note meant, I can click on it and it takes me to the article. I often have several links to the same article to cover all facets of what it contained.

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