Motivation Have you heard of the term Zettelkasten method? I was scared the first time I heard it. But you shouldn't be. That's why I'm writing this today. First things first, Zettelkasten is a German word. "Zettel" means note and "kasten" means box. So, to interpret, you take notes and put them in a box. Niklas Luhmann, the godfather of this method, wrote more than 70 books and 400 scholarly articles with this simple(?) method in his lifetime, and he achieved all of it without a digital garden. Unlike him, I was lucky(?) so I have an access to vast amount of information and knowledge, and I have Obsidian/Emacs for organizing them better. Therefore, I was determined to learn more about Zettelkasten and found a few nice articles, but it still seemed difficult to learn from a beginner's perspective. Since I now know a bit more about it, I will share how I understand this method and potentially incorporate it into your workflow.
Demystify Zettelkasten
Demystify Zettelkasten
Demystify Zettelkasten
Motivation Have you heard of the term Zettelkasten method? I was scared the first time I heard it. But you shouldn't be. That's why I'm writing this today. First things first, Zettelkasten is a German word. "Zettel" means note and "kasten" means box. So, to interpret, you take notes and put them in a box. Niklas Luhmann, the godfather of this method, wrote more than 70 books and 400 scholarly articles with this simple(?) method in his lifetime, and he achieved all of it without a digital garden. Unlike him, I was lucky(?) so I have an access to vast amount of information and knowledge, and I have Obsidian/Emacs for organizing them better. Therefore, I was determined to learn more about Zettelkasten and found a few nice articles, but it still seemed difficult to learn from a beginner's perspective. Since I now know a bit more about it, I will share how I understand this method and potentially incorporate it into your workflow.