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+# This Notebook
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+#meta
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+This journal is for [[me|my]] rough ideas that I'm likely to change my opinion on
+as my understanding of them develops.
+
+It's my intent that any outside sources used here will be properly cited,
+and that work can be assumed to be my own unless otherwise stated.
+
+This is not an appropriate place for definition lists, tables,
+or other resources provided without context or analysis.
+
+## Purpose
+
+* Compensate for my poor memory
+* Make my achievements in understanding more "real"
+
+## Tone
+
+I write as if someone else will read these notes.
+I find this beneficial for my current and future selves.
+Explaining concepts completely
+forces me to understand them completely
+and to provide context I may be tempted to omit
+because it is obvious at the time of writing.
+When revisiting notes its then much easier to pick up where I left off.
+
+I often use an arrogant tone
+which helps me stop fiddling over specific wording and just write;
+somewhat similar to the technique of pretending you hate your audience
+to sound more confident.
+
+## Conventions
+
+### Semantic Line Breaks
+
+I didn't like them at first,
+but this notebook uses [semantic line breaks](https://sembr.org/)
+for text wrapping.
+
+I shoot for less than 90 columns.