obsession with the nominative form
Concepts called "links" or "tags" or "labels" in Scrapbox, Wiki or Evernote
Often, this leads to the implicit assumption that only the noun form should be used
Technically, that's not true at all.
As for my personal skin feeling.
First, realize that you have a bias to think of the noun form as good.
Actively tag where you think it is important, not just the noun form.
It is beneficial to discover unexpected connections (connections to distant fields that one might not think of in one's head).
Examples of "dodging the contraption"
If I were to describe it in noun form, would it be something like "aversive behavior"?
Subjective image of "a harmful sharp object is advancing toward me, and I can shift the line of motion by applying a lateral force to the cutting edge or by moving myself laterally, and then I can release the force by rotating myself."
https://gyazo.com/048b1c3494cfa3f1d02f05c77787a56d
The diagram shows a bird's eye view, but as for myself, I can also imagine a first-person perspective.
My drawing skills are not good enough to draw a first-person view of the figure.
The term "aversive behavior" seems to me to be overly abstract and far removed from a concrete behavioral image.
https://gyazo.com/704094d2138847ac1b407f634814faa8
Including verbs, etc. rather than restricting to noun forms increases the likelihood that you can choose words that are closer to the concept you want to express.
It is important to remove the limitations that the mind sets for itself.
Related: Wiki is not a dictionary Thinking of it as a dictionary also reinforces nominalization bias
Associated 2025-09-18: scheme of things.
Related: Soft Essence Making.
When creating the essence of meaning, there is one very important thing to remember. It is very important when creating the essence of meaning not to be overly abstract. Rather, it is better to use the softest possible language to capture the essence of the speaker's main point. For example, let's say there is a favorable comment about drinking alcohol. To compress it into a one-line headline, it would be better to write, "You should drink alcohol," rather than to write, "A statement endorsing the effects of drinking.
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