actualNoteContentPart: ## Dismiss aggressively
  If the Evergreen Note is a task list, you are likely to encounter all the same problems that [generations of note takers have suffered through when trying to maintain a long-term todo list](https://www.amplenote.com/blog/harvest_best_ideas_with_a_long_term_to_do_list) . We have two specific recommendations for keeping a healthy Evergreen Task note. 
  
  [First, pick a maximum limit for tasks you want to see in the note](https://www.amplenote.com/help/limit_tasks_per_note) . That way, you will always have instant visibility into whether you should be actively concerned with paring back the non-essential tasks that your list has absorbed. You can also hide tasks to get back under your "Task limit," but that is a treadmill that becomes increasingly hard to stay on top of. 
  
  Consider Amplenote CEO Bill Harding's take on the "Dismiss" vs "Hide" question: 
  > "If it's truly an amazing, great idea, you'll return to it. Most of my best ideas occur to me at least 3x. That means you'll re-add it, and it won't be lost, even if you dismiss it now." "When I hit my note's 60-Task Limit, I endeavor to dismiss 2/3rds of the least important tasks, and snooze the other 1/3rd. Usually the ones that would delight me if only I can find time to work on them"-- Bill Harding, Amplenote Founder & CEO
  If you don't set a task limit and pare aggressively, your Evergreen Todo list is almost certainly destined to become a graveyard of the hopes & dreams of your past selves. 
  
  That's not a terrible thing -- every long-term note taker has some Todo List graveyards in their past. But they probably had some valuable tasks on that list. Still, people will eventually abandon a list if it makes them feel too guilty about all the obviously important tasks that they just can't bring themselves to work on. 
  
  If you repeatedly can't bring yourself to work on a task, try to break it into smaller parts. If you can't do that, ask yourself it there is too much risk/uncertainty that can't be reduced (that might be why your brain's intuition is telling you to "steer clear"). Spend 30 seconds contemplating whether you can imagine waking up on a future morning and choosing to start working on the task. If not, **Dismiss**. 🔪 Your future selves will be grateful you did.
processedNoteContent: ---
  title: Evergreen Notes: Definition and Recommendations
  headers: ## Dismiss aggressively
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  Dismiss aggressively
  If the Evergreen Note is a task list, you are likely to encounter all the same problems that [generations of note takers have suffered through when trying to maintain a long-term todo list](https://www.amplenote.com)`
   . We have two specific recommendations for keeping a healthy Evergreen Task note. [First, pick a maximum limit for tasks you want to see in the note](https://www.amplenote.com)`
   . That way, you will always have instant visibility into whether you should be actively concerned with paring back the non-essential tasks that your list has absorbed. You can also hide tasks to get back under your "Task limit," but that is a treadmill that becomes increasingly hard to stay on top of. Consider Amplenote CEO Bill Harding's take on the "Dismiss" vs "Hide" question: "If it's truly an amazing, great idea, you'll return to it. Most of my best ideas occur to me at least 3x. That means you'll re-add it, and it won't be lost, even if you dismiss it now." "When I hit my note's 60-Task Limit, I endeavor to dismiss 2/3rds of the least important tasks, and snooze the other 1/3rd. Usually the ones that would delight me if only I can find time to work on them"-- Bill Harding, Amplenote Founder & CEO
  If you don't set a task limit and pare aggressively, your Evergreen Todo list is almost certainly destined to become a graveyard of the hopes & dreams of your past selves.
  That's not a terrible thing -- every long-term note taker has some Todo List graveyards in their past. But they probably had some valuable tasks on that list. Still, people will eventually abandon a list if it makes them feel too guilty about all the obviously important tasks that they just can't bring themselves to work on. If you repeatedly can't bring yourself to work on a task, try to break it into smaller parts. If you can't do that, ask yourself it there is too much risk/uncertainty that can't be reduced (that might be why your brain's intuition is telling you to "steer clear"). Spend 30 seconds contemplating whether you can imagine waking up on a future morning and choosing to start working on the task. If not, Dismiss
  . 🔪 Your future selves will be grateful you did.
noteTitle: Evergreen Notes: Definition and Recommendations