title: "Outline — Book ch. 3: Designing for discoverability" project: "book-knowledge-architecture" tags:

• outline
• chapter
• nonfiction date: 2026-04-07

Chapter 3 outline — Designing for discoverability

Working chapter title — Titles, tags, and the kindness of future-you

Sections

1. The 11 p.m. test (≈ 600 words)
   You will not remember why you saved this. Write the title accordingly.

2. Tags as adjectives, not junk drawers (≈ 900 words)
   Small controlled vocabulary; examples of good vs. noisy tag sets.

3. Links vs. folders (≈ 800 words)
   When hierarchy helps; when it becomes a graveyard.

4. Exercise: upgrade five inbox notes (≈ 400 words)
   Step-by-step for readers; printable checklist.

Key points

• Discoverability is metadata + language, not more apps.
• One minute at capture time beats ten minutes of search later.

Word targets

Dependencies — Pull two interview quotes from the interview vault (TBD).