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Zettelkasten

Zettelkasten is a method of personal knowledge management used by Niklas Luhmann, a German sociologist. It recommends creating independent AtomicityAtomicity
Atomicity refers to the smallest, irreducible building block material. The core concept is that as you build things after defining the smallest, individual elements, then the possibility of mixing ... notes so that we can connect them with other ideas and build new ideas.

  • Types of Notes in ZettelkastenTypes of Notes in Zettelkasten
    Zettelkasten suggest making three kinds of note. The first one is a fleeting note, which is a rough note, made for remembering ideas, terms, jarons or even examples. These are what you make while c...
  • Idea of having an Index NoteIdea of having an Index Note
    Index notes, or Map of Concepts, is a meta-note created to create a block of related messages. Consider it similar to Book Index, a starting point. It works as a bridge between similar, but unconne...
  • Normal note-taking fails to connect ideasNormal note-taking fails to connect ideas
    In standard note-taking methods, we sort by topics and sub-topics, building a hierarchical tree structure of knowledge. The information is sorted and has a "flow," but chances of connecting two dif...
  • Difference between Evergreen and ZettelDifference between Evergreen and Zettel
    Evergreen Notes is very similar to Zettelkasten, and the core principles are almost the same. The difference is that Zettelkasten consider literature notes and permanent notes as a tool for...
  • Non-linear Note makingNon-linear Note making
    Normal notes are linear, mainly focused on subjects, topics, and subtopics. It's a good way if the intention is to collect data. But Normal note-taking fails to connect ideas

    Non-linear system...
  • Writing the way you thinkWriting the way you think
    The format of writing can change based on the intention of writing. It can be rapid logging bullet points, like what Bullet Journaling recommends, or Outline Notes so that their structure i...
  • UID are not needed in Digital ZettelkastenUID are not needed in Digital Zettelkasten
    Analog Zettelkasten recommends using a Unique ID on every literature note (as or along with the title) for search and discoverability. I find it an unwanted practice in digital zettels, as it's...

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