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Stop Caring About Your Inbox • Zettelkasten Method
Stop Caring About Your Inbox • Zettelkasten MethodThe inbox problem for a Zettelkasten user is fundamentally different from that in task management: Task management demands completeness and trust through empty inboxes, but your Zettelkasten thrives on abundance and rational exclusion. Read the full story here -
Developer & PKM nerd from Sweden
Hi everyone. I'm Jakob, a developer from Sweden. I've been deep into PKM for a few years, started with Obsidian, went down the Zettelkasten rabbit hole, and ended up building my own read-it-later tool because nothing handled the pipeline from "save article" to "usable permanent note" the way I wanted. My main interest is… -
What and Where is a “Link Context”? Explained Using Citation Conventions • Zettelkasten Method
What and Where is a “Link Context”? Explained Using Citation Conventions • Zettelkasten MethodWe talk about link contexts a lot. The idea comes from where you place footnotes in scientific writing. Here is a simple explanation with examples so you can get the hang of it, too. Read the full story here -
On Zettelkasten Productivity
Let's start with some data from reconstructions of Luhmann's second, sociological Zettelkasten: * Permanent Notes: about 67,000 cards. * Literature Notes: about 15,000 entries (mostly books and articles). * Books he authored: a bit over 70. This means as an estimation, not a directly documented figure: * For each book or… -
A few questions about the folgezettel and zettelkasten
Hello, I'm a new user here. I have a few questions I'm unsure about, and I hope you can help. I've decided to use the folgezettel, which is more suitable for me. * If I have, for example, 6 notes on a given day that I want to enter into the zettelkasten as part of the folgezettel, do I insert them in random order, from… -
The Hidden Problem with Note Titles as Links (And How to Fix It) • Zettelkasten Method
The Hidden Problem with Note Titles as Links (And How to Fix It) • Zettelkasten MethodUsing note titles for links can be made to work, but it’s a kind of friction you could avoid. Read the full story here -
Visualizing Luhmann's Folgezettel in Logseq
This is a contribution to The Great Folgezettel Debate. What exactly are those "Folgezettels", that Daniel and Sascha debate? And why do they matter? I think that we need better visualizations of Luhmann's actual zettels to answer those questions. I suggest an experiment. Explore the online edition of Niklas Luhmann's… -
Starting out with The Archive and Obsidian
Hi, all I’m just trying to integrate my methods of working using the above tools. I’ve been using The Archive since its inception and am delighted with it. However, I really would like a way of ‘visualizing’ clusters of notes as part of project planning, and Obsidian promises the possibility of this. But (and its’s a big… -
Zettelkasten Context View
Have you ever considered using key terms related to Zettelkasten to take a broader approach to your literature notes? You could create an exploration map using your favourite Zettelkasten tools. Focus only on your high-level connections. Isn't that a surprising approach? What did you discover? Did you find any unexpected… -
Hard to think while looking at the screen
In my experience, looking at a monitor made it difficult for me to connect ideas. Instead, walking helped me integrate ideas and spark new ones. After using the (Digital) Zettelkasten for about three years, I realized that when I looked at the monitor and tried to structure my existing ideas, my mind would become dizzy and…