The most interesting things that come to mind A Fragment by Nabeel Qureshi nabeelqu.co A meta note, inspired both by Proust and by this book about Proust: after reading a book, when you're making notes, don't refer to the book; just write down the most interesting things that come to mind. This is a better way of digging out what actually struck you about the book; as soon as you have the book to reference, you will start looking up the bits you "should" write about, and end up aiming at comprehensiveness rather than interestingness. Your actual criterion should be whatever interested you. Later, you can fill in quotations & references. The Zettelkasten Method notetakingreading
21. Four-Story Limit Problem There is abundant evidence to show that high buildings make people crazy. Solution In any urban area, no matter how dense, keep the majority of buildings four stories high or less. It is possible that certain buildings should exceed this limit, but they should never be buildings for human habitation. Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein & Sara Ishikawa, A Pattern Language In every skyscraperIt begins with a trip down the stairsLow wooden silhouettesSkyscrapers are frowned upon citiesurbanismhome