Add new top-level "Notes" section

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@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ module Witch
-- ** Casting
, Witch.Casting.Casting(Casting)
-- * Motivation
-- * Notes
-- ** Motivation
-- | Haskell provides many ways to convert between common types, and core
-- libraries add even more. It can be challenging to know which function to
-- use when converting from some source type @a@ to some target type @b@. It
@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ module Witch
-- by the [@From@](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/convert/trait.From.html)
-- trait in Rust.
-- * Alternatives
-- ** Alternatives
-- | Many Haskell libraries already provide similar functionality. How is
-- this library different?
--
@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ module Witch
-- if the conversion is possible, is it safe? For example converting a
-- negative 'Int' into a 'Word' will overflow, which may be surprising.
-- * Instances
-- ** Instances
-- | When should you add a 'Witch.Cast.Cast' (or 'Witch.TryCast.TryCast')
-- instance for some pair of types? This is a surprisingly tricky question
-- to answer precisely. Instances are driven more by guidelines than rules.
@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ module Witch
-- possible to convert from @s@ to @t@ but there are a lot of caveats, you
-- probably should not write any instances at all.
-- * Type applications
-- ** Type applications
-- | This library is designed to be used with the [@TypeApplications@](https://downloads.haskell.org/~ghc/9.0.1/docs/html/users_guide/exts/type_applications.html)
-- language extension. Although it is not required for basic functionality,
-- it is strongly encouraged. You can use 'Witch.Cast.cast',
@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ module Witch
-- 'Witch.Lift.liftedCast' without type applications. Everything else
-- requires a type application.
-- * Ambiguous types
-- ** Ambiguous types
-- | You may see @Identity@ show up in some type signatures. Anywhere you see
-- @Identity a@, you can mentally replace it with @a@. It is a type family
-- used to trick GHC into requiring type applications for certain functions.