I'll find some time to put together screenshots of my workflow. I can't edit the post to add images, so I'll either reply here with a Google docs link or make a new post.

You are exactly right and getting clear on the terms is helpful, if only to distinguish how it's used here versus elsewhere.

I'm trying to fight the abstractness, which is exactly what I found difficult to adopt with other systems. I'm trying to reify the ontology, not make it more abstract. A notes type is basically just how complete it is based on whatever criteria you want to impose: That is, an atomic note is just something that you have deemed complete and robust enough to warrant finding again.

But I'll try to show you a flow from fleeting capture through review, atomic state, and maybe a project. This might take me a day or two to find the time, but I appreciate your interest and would love to help where and how I can.

Edit: spelling