Turn Scattered Notes into an Outline
Added 2026-10-31
Group, order, and mark missing material before writing.
Below are my scattered notes. Do: 1) cluster them into three to five themes; 2) give an order a reader can follow, with reasoning; 3) list which notes support each theme; 4) flag three places missing material and what is needed; 5) point out what can be cut. Do not write the article — just the structure.
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How to use
笔记先变成结构，写作才不返工。
Try tweaking it
- Ask for three openings in different tones, then pick one.
- Replace "make it better" with concrete limits: length, reader, facts to keep.
What you should get
- A publishable draft, not an outline
- A short changelog: what changed and why
Common mistakes
- Letting it guess the facts, so plausible-looking sources get invented.
- Dumping the whole text with just "polish it" — the result still has no point.
How to check the output
- The conclusion comes first; deleting the opening paragraph does not break it.
- Every fact, number and quote traces back to the source text.
Where it works
- Good for: turning a rambling draft into a conclusion-first, shorter version.
- Watch out: keep sources and figures verbatim — do not let it invent citations.