> "Shannon Information" is the measure of how surprising a message is, hence how improbable/novel/interesting/surprising it was at that point in time and space. This relates to creating [[Atomic notes]] using [[Great Questions]]. ## Related - [[Great Input Sources]] ## References - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_content - https://writingcooperative.com/zettelkasten-how-one-german-scholar-was-so-freakishly-productive-997e4e0ca125 #informationtheory #surprisal #probability