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45-Min Zettelkasten Workout

EdmundEdmund
edited May 13 in Workflows

A Zettelkasten [1] Workout Plan is beneficial because it creates structure, promotes consistency, and helps you track progress towards your knowledge goals. It also provides motivation, educates you about different exercises and techniques, and can enhance your mental well-being. [2]

Here is my 45 minutes workout example that you can use to get started:

I'm interested to know how your Zettelkasten routines and habits look like.

References
[1] Fast, Sascha. Die Zettelkastenmethode: kontrolliere dein Wissen. Bielefeld: Sascha Fast, 2015.
[2] Whitman, Walt. Walt Whitman’s Guide to Manly Health and Training. Pan Macmillan, 2017.

Post edited by Edmund on

Edmund Gröpl
100% organic thinking. Less than 5% AI-generated ideas.

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  • EdmundEdmund
    edited May 13

    Sometimes we need to read two books in parallel to get fresh ideas for our Zettelkasten.

    Two notes from #theme/zettelkasten and #theme/sports are now connected with a bridge note #type/bridge. I‘m sure it will be my motto for the next weeks:

    Zettelkasten is the Gym for Your Brain.

    Edmund Gröpl
    100% organic thinking. Less than 5% AI-generated ideas.

  • JeremyJeremy

    I love that, in principle, but also need to face up to my inability to stick to routines for long. Still, if I made something like this routine in the sense of this is how I will approach a session, rather than this is something I will do every day, it might be beneficial.

  • EdmundEdmund
    edited May 14

    @Jeremy said:
    I love that, in principle, but also need to face up to my inability to stick to routines for long.

    Yes, for sure. My idea is to use a workout plan for specific training purposes only. Not for the main work with my Zettelkasten itself. An example for "Attention Training" to improve "Focused Note Processing":

    Exercise:

    • Set a timer (e.g., 25 min Pomodoro).
    • Pick one source.
    • Extract and process only a handful of ideas.
    • No switching between tabs or sources.

    Goal:

    • Build endurance for deep reading and note-making.
    Post edited by Edmund on

    Edmund Gröpl
    100% organic thinking. Less than 5% AI-generated ideas.

  • EdmundEdmund
    edited May 14

    I learnt that five minutes is too short for each set. I'm a slow thinker. My next goal is to increase the time to 25 minutes. This reminds me of the well-known Pomodoro Technique [1] for time management. I swapped the sports watch I usually wear at the gym for a kitchen timer. It's a much more relaxed setting now.

    Reference
    [1] Cirillo, Francesco. The Pomodoro Technique: The Acclaimed Time-Management System That Has Transformed How We Work. Crown, 2018.

    Edmund Gröpl
    100% organic thinking. Less than 5% AI-generated ideas.

  • JeremyJeremy

    I have long used the pomodoro technique for other kinds of work, and I like the idea of doing something everyday. Playing around, I could dedicate one pomodoro to my ZK every day, focussing on a different kind of work each day. I would focus on your Input Flow, Clarify and Sharpen, Link Sprint, Concept Mapping, and Clean-up and Maintenance. Your Application Push is a different activity for me: writing.

  • EdmundEdmund

    It's okay for me to read books that are printed on paper. It's also okay for me to work with an analogue Zettelkasten. But then using a digital timer for my Zettelkasten workouts is probably not the best solution. I'm still looking for a better solution.

    Edmund Gröpl
    100% organic thinking. Less than 5% AI-generated ideas.

  • ctietzectietze

    @Edmund using an analog kitchen timer, or wind-up timer, comes to mind to take the Pomodoro inspiration literally.

    You can get fancy expensive hand-crafted ones at Etsy if a  5 EUR timer isn't sexy enough :)
    https://www.etsy.com/market/wind_up_timer
    https://www.etsy.com/market/kitchen_timer

    When buying a magnetic timer for our baking needs a while ago, I noticed that there's a market for analog timers that don't make ticking sounds, because ADHS people apparently hate that. So you should be able to find something like that on marketplaces when you check the comments for "this doesn't tick, amazing" :)

    Author at Zettelkasten.de • https://christiantietze.de/

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