My study partner and I have been using linked note-taking for our graduate work, and she's become obsessed with creating the 'perfect' system while I just want to get things done. She spends hours on metadata and I throw everything in daily notes, and now our shared projects feel like a constant negotiation between her need for structure and my need for speed.
More people experience this than they realize.
Academic collaboration exposes the tension between perfectionism and pragmatism in intellectual work.
“Where Are You with The Zettelkasten and second brain approaches?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.