A gateway of all the slips I gathered while reading How to take smart notes by Sönke Ahrens. I won’t cover details about Zettelkasten in general. You’re probably better of reading an introduction about zettelkasten somewhere else.
Distilled
- Note taking is writing
- Writing output starts with note taking
- Writing down thoughts is hard
- A note taking system has a long feedback loop
- Permanent notes should be taken quickly
- Writing in your own words forces understanding
- don’t outsource your thinking, especially when reading and trying to understand text
- Remove as much context from notes
- Linking notes is a conversation between them
- Contradicting notes are wanted
Thoughts that sprung from this
Connections
- How note taking can help with learning in the open or public creation.