The notes are a reminder that stories are scaffolding, not substitutes for evidence. Behind each vignette sits research: studies, historical records, and technical reports that anchor the narrative claims.
They also reveal how multi-disciplinary the subject is. Questions of success pull in sociology, psychology, education, linguistics, history, and organizational behavior. No single lens explains everything, so the notes show where different kinds of evidence meet—and where uncertainty still exists.
For readers, notes offer verification and expansion: you can trace a claim back to its source, then follow threads into deeper work and decide where you agree or doubt. They show the machinery behind the conclusions—and invite you to test it for yourself, rather than accept it as legend.