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this-notebook.md

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 # This Notebook
 
-This obsidian vault collects [[me|my]] thoughts
-on my most developed [[supertopics|supertopic]],
-which I would call "[[construction-estimating]]",
-but that includes fields far more disparate
-than my peers would traditionally consider relevant.
+This notebook is [[me|my]] primary store for long-term notes.
 
-This journal is for my rough ideas
+It includes 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.
-
 ## Contents
 
-Despite how alien my approach may seem to most estimators,
-I believe its all merely extrapolation on the conventional practice.
+The larger part of this notebook is falls under a few [[supertopics]],
+mostly industry knowledge and notes relevant to [[my-occupation]].
 
-* Industry Knowledge
-* Statistics
-* [[strategy]]
-* notes relevant to [[my-occupation]]
+The rest is whatever else I feel is worth writing down.
 
 ## Purpose
 
@@ -52,28 +39,37 @@ 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.
 
-> [!note]
-> It's recently been pointed out to me
-> that it can't possibly be my intent for others to read my notes,
-> since I tend use diction and syntax that is needlessly opaque.
-> I'm compelled to agree,
-> but I don't know how to reconcile that fact with my intent.
+%%
 
-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.
+It's recently been pointed out to me
+that it can't possibly be my intent for others to read my notes,
+since I tend use diction and syntax that is needlessly opaque.
+I'm compelled to agree,
+but I don't know how to reconcile that fact with my intent.
+
+My response is simply that it's fun to write like that.
+
+%%
 
 ## Conventions
 
 ### Semantic Line Breaks
 
 I didn't like them at first,
-but this notebook uses [semantic line breaks](https://sembr.org/)
+but this notebook uses [[semantic-line-breaks]]
 for text wrapping.
 
 I shoot for less than 90 columns.
 
+## Licensing
+
+It is 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.
+
+For the content I have the right to,
+I dedicate to the public domain,
+with no need nor request of attribution.
+
 ## TODO
 
 This notebook is in constant need of maintenance.