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{"pageProps":{"metadata":{"date":"\"2021-04-22 14:00:50 +08:00\"","date_modified":"\"2021-05-19 21:56:15 +08:00\"","language":"en","source":""},"title":"Zettelkasten","hast":{"type":"root","children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"nav","properties":{"className":"toc"},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"ol","properties":{"className":"toc-level toc-level-1"},"children":[]}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Zettelkasten is a note-taking method popularized by Niklas Luhmann known for his prolific writings from 400 academic articles to 70 books in a lifetime.\nThis system, manifested as a shelf of 60,000 notes, was credited as his writing partner.\n"}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"The main idea of this system is creating a global cloud of "},{"type":"element","tagName":"a","properties":{"href":"/2021-05-07-09-22-06#non-linear-notes"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Non-linear notes"}]},{"type":"text","value":", individually called as zettels, without any hierarchy or separation.\nThis non-linear system encourages freely linking between each ideas making it easier for gaining new ideas similar to neurons in your brain.\n"}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"While the absence of hierarchy is good for free-linking and filling gaps between wildly different topics, those ideas have to start from somewhere.\nThe traditional "},{"type":"element","tagName":"a","properties":{"href":"/2021-05-07-09-22-06#linear-notes"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Linear notes"}]},{"type":"text","value":" still have a place that it enforces structure.\nEventually, if the structured note is getting too big, you can separate the points into multiple zettels.\n"}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"To make it more efficient, the workflow further describes the idea of creating good future-proof notes (see "},{"type":"element","tagName":"a","properties":{"href":"/2021-04-07-18-53-58"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Future-proofing your notes is only worth if the future is relevant"}]},{"type":"text","value":").\nMost writings about this seem to agree to the following ideas.\n"}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"ul","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"li","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"A method to capture notes on-the-fly.\n  This encourages to capture as many ideas as possible.\n"}]}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"li","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"The lack of hierarchy to describe the notes.\n  This enforces easier organization and classifying your notes.\n"}]}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"li","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"The gradual improvement of the captured notes into "},{"type":"element","tagName":"a","properties":{"href":"/2020-05-07-21-53-21"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Evergreen notes"}]},{"type":"text","value":".\n"}]}]}]}]},"backlinks":[{"path":"/2020-04-15-14-35-55","title":"Note-taking"},{"path":"/2020-05-09-12-48-23","title":"Roam Research"},{"path":"/2020-06-04-21-32-23","title":"Digital gardens"},{"path":"/2021-05-02-16-52-22","title":"Every copy of the techniques is personalized"},{"path":"/2021-05-07-09-22-06","title":"Types of notes"},{"path":"/2021-07-04-15-49-22","title":"Randomness in systems introduces interest"},{"path":"/2021-08-07-10-53-10","title":"Store a sketchbook for your narratives"},{"path":"/2021-09-16-11-18-31","title":"Simple tools make better workflows"}]},"__N_SSG":true}