Andy Matuschak pioneered evergreen note practices

Software engineer, designer, researcher. Former Apple and Khan Academy.

His working notes demonstrate evergreen-notes in practice—a dense network of atomic, linked ideas about learning, tools for thought, and creative work.

Key contributions:

• Evergreen notes concept
• "knowledge-work-should-accrete"
• Emphasis on writing for yourself
• Atomic note structure

His system draws from Zettelkasten but emphasizes concept-orientation over source-indexing. Notes factor by idea, not by what you read.

The notes themselves embody their philosophy: useful, linked, evolving.

See also: maggie-appleton, digital-gardens