References
Matuschak, A. (n.d.). Prefer positive note titles to promote systematic theory. Andyʼs Working Notes. Retrieved June 17, 2022, from https://notes.andymatuschak.org/Prefer_positive_note_titles_to_promote_systematic_theory
it’s tempting to write notes like “X is bad” or “Y doesn’t work.” Prefer instead to write note titles which express the property or requirement in a positive sense.
If you’ve thought them through, positively-oriented notes usually contain a descriptive theory of why the missing/flawed property is important. By bringing that theory to the foreground, you make it easier to see the claims in a systematic context, which, in turn, makes it easier to build on.