> [!tldr] 6 word headings. 60 word bodies. - or one work session ## Messaging & Notes - 6 words for headings - 60 words for body - First sentence should stand alone and function as the card as a whole. - Images are proportional to word budget - an image that's 50% of the card should be accompanied by ~30 words or fewer. - Bold one thing, excluding the first sentence (which may also be bold) - Bullets: 3 is ideal, 5 can work - Quotes & callouts - max of one per card, usually 0 --- ## Productivity - One index card = one continuous work block - [[Time Blocking|Time block]], [[Deep Work]] session, [[Pomodoro Technique 🍅|Pomodoros]], etc - doesn't matter what you call it - Clearly state what is to be done - You should aim in a given work block to accomplish a card - If you cannot accomplish it in one work session, it's not one card - If it takes less than a work session - it's a task *within* a card - The card doesn't need to be more semantically coherent than "[[What's Important Now]]", but they can also be tied to a specific project - For [[Standard Processes]] you can utilize [[Index Card Sized Module Templates]] --- ## The original formulation of this note When it comes to index card-sized-content, it appears as thought here are some common emerging functional constraints. **number of words** is the key. *This* was my 25th word. An index card & our browsing mind's attention span can both fit about 60 words before "move on" pressure starts to win in our modern, info-overloaded brain. Headings fit six. ![[IMG_8773 Medium.jpeg]] **** # More ## Source - self, but influnced by: - [[Smart Brevity (Book)]] - https://nextbigwhat.com - which uses this style