**Last Update**: 23.07.2024 *** - The most important factor in whether your notes can survive that journey into the future is their **discoverability—how easy it is to discover what they contain and access the specific points that are most immediately useful**. Discoverability is an idea from information science that refers to the degree to which a piece of content or information can be found in a search of a file, database, or other information system. - To enhance the discoverability of your notes, we can turn to a simple habit you probably remember from school: **highlighting the most important points**. - The technique [[Progressive summarization]] is simple: You highlight the main points of a note, and then highlight the main points of those highlights, and so on, **distilling the essence of a note in several ‘layers.’** Each of these layers uses a different kind of formatting, so you can tell them apart. *** **References**: - Forte, Tiago. _Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential_. Atria Books, 2022. - [Digital Notetaking: “Building a Second Brain” by Tiago Forte (Book Summary)](https://www.sloww.co/building-a-second-brain-book/#code-method)