An atomic update is a unit of progress.
The most useful update is Atomic in the same way that Evergreen Notes are the most useful kind of note; they both allow us to build on previous knowledge in bite-sized chunks.
Existing ways to communicate updates are not designed to increase understanding.
The heart of this problem is that software does not show you the right information unless you know what you are looking for
The solution is to create a bite-sized, standard update format because
standardization enables automatic organization and effective knowledge tools organize attention and working memory in the context of willpower
Qualities of an atomic update:
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