When organizing tags, you only need to consider one core question: What clear meaning does this tag have for me?

You don't need to view setting tags as a burden. You don't need a large and comprehensive tag system like a library. You only need to consider how you will use them in the future.

After trying tag-style note-taking for 3 years, I have some immature experiences to share with you in the following sections.

Example: Interesting Concepts

You can try using nouns you're preparing to research further as tag names, for example:

• #capitalism
• #individual-psychology
• #game-theory

Using nouns directly as tags has many benefits:

• Easy to record: When taking notes, you can record immediately when you think of this concept
• Easy for AI to understand: Because the tag itself has semantics, AI can directly understand the semantics through the tag name, thus better helping you organize and summarize note content
• Easy to retrieve: When you need to review a certain concept, you only need to search for the tag name

Wittgenstein said: "The limits of language are the limits of the world." We understand the world through language, and using nouns as tags is the most natural way.

Example: To-Do Projects

You can also use project names as tags and add them under the project hierarchy, for example:

• #project/Miremo
• #project/personal-website

Projects are generally tasks with clear start and end times. When defining a project, it's best to determine under what circumstances the project is considered completed at a stage.

The benefits of using projects as tags are:

• Integration: Project-related tags can be integrated together, making it easier for you to manage the project
• Easy for AI to understand: AI will also understand that these tags are related to "projects", thus better helping you organize and summarize project content

Then, after a project is completed, you can put it under a "completed projects" tag, for example:

• #completed-projects/Miremo

Within each project, you can also continue to add sub-tags to distinguish different notes in the project:

• #project/Miremo/development-log
• #project/Miremo/design-ideas

In addition, if it's a project with special meaning to you and you plan to maintain it long-term, you can also use it as a first-level tag, for example:

• #Miremo
• #personal-website

Example: People of Interest

Perhaps you want to use Miremo to manage people you follow. You can use people's names as tags, for example:

• #person/Einstein
• #person/Steve-Jobs

At the same time, you can also use it to manage personal connections:

• #network/Zhang-San
• #network/Li-Si

Example: Things with Special Meaning

In the above cases, tag names all have clear semantics.

Of course, you can also create your own tag names, for example:

• #daily-reflection
• #product-inspiration
• #self-examination

After creating tags, I suggest you write the meaning of the tag for you on the tag detail page, which is convenient for you to review and use in the future. At the same time, AI will also understand the meaning of the tag.

Some Suggestions

When organizing tags, I suggest you pay attention to the following two principles:

First, Center on Yourself

Always start from what is meaningful to yourself.

What does this tag mean to me? If you cannot answer this question, then this tag may not need to exist.

Second, Always Keep It Simple

Recording should always remain simple. Less is more. The suggestions are:

• The total number of tags should be as few as possible. Generally speaking, you may not need more than 300 tags.
• Names should be as short as possible
• Hierarchies should be as few as possible, preferably no more than three levels