> [!tldr] Hard, important, and under-appreciated. [[Naming things is hard]] - but it's important and under appreciated. I can't remember which book it is, perhaps [[The Organized Mind]], or one of the books on psychology, but I recall a book that talked about how humans can struggle to solve problems if they don't have good words to use. Any specific field will develop its own domain-specific language and [[Avoid Jargon|jargon]]. This allows its practitioners to [[Concise Statements are Powerful|say more with less]]. [[Other Bloggers|Steph Ango]], CEO of Obsidian, mentioned how he creates names for things by creating [[wiki links]] in his notes for concepts that keep coming up. He treats them like "***idea memes***". **** # More ## Source - a presentation I saw many years ago - also at least one book, can't remember for sure - https://cgpgrey.substack.com/p/state-of-the-workflow-the-philosophy