- Notes generated from spontaneous thought throughout the day - Meant to be discarded at EOD - Reminder of thought, not thought itself - Ensure processing every day - busy doing something else - conversation - lecture - spontaneous idea - when current task cannot be interrupted - margin notes, underlining are [[Fleeting Notes|fleeting notes]] - meant to be reviewed by end of day - don't take otherwise, become useless and clutter - may forget what inspired note, the context in which it belongs - can take fleeting literature notes to further develop understanding of idea - won't directly be used in the writing process - can write bibliographic information - author, etc. - point out important sectionsPermanent Notes