PKM is not archeology

This is something I have to remind myself of annoyingly often.

Many of my notes are thinking out loud about a project. Having a record of the thought process that led to a decision is useful, but sometimes I overdo it in a way that feels like I am documenting the entire process for someone else.

Notes are not an immutable snapshot to be dug up and researched in 100 years; they are a tool to help you think now.

Don't write to make a hypothetical archeologist's job easier: write to make your job easier.

You are the primary audience of your notes. You should write them such that you understand them later. If verbosity helps you, then be verbose, but it's not a goal on its own.