> [!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***".
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## 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