What's up in your Zettelkasten, week 2025-06-16
👋 It's a new week, hello!
I'm not @Will so I won't attempt to open with inviting words like he does. 
Share with the community what's going on in your life as a Zettler:
- Life: What happened last week, what is up this one?
- Zettelkasten: Share your Zettel! Which did you produce? What are your highlights?
- Reading: What are you reading at the moment? Is it any good?
Author at Zettelkasten.de • https://christiantietze.de/
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I don't usually chime in, but I decided I would!
6671/1 How to give a talk at a professional meeting
6671/2 How to make great slides
1838/2 Communion (Eucharist)
2774/1 Certainty (and uncertainty) in medicine (with reference to AI)
1644/8 Courage
2892/2 The fall of empires and being between stories
1211/1a Enter (definition)
1995/2 Merisms
6751 Justice as fairness (economies of reciprocity)
2751/1e Goals vs limits (ambition is not the point)
6751/1a Retribution is our default, restoration is a choice
Same of the last weeks.
Reflections, thoughts and knowledge development about software development, health, nutrition, ethical aspects of veganism and running.
@andang76 I'd be interested in the ethical aspects of running!
Author at Zettelkasten.de • https://christiantietze.de/
My key terms of this week:
Project:
Edmund Gröpl
100% organic thinking. Less than 5% AI-generated ideas.
I'm focusing more on indexing. I used to be much better at it — some thirty years ago, I did it almost instinctively. These days, I notice how easily I fall back on search functions instead. Convenient, yes — but I'm trying to reclaim the benefits of deliberate structure.
Christian, think about this: Ethical running isn’t just about how you train and run along—it is about how your actions, consumption, and participation affect others, from fellow runners to the global community. Many runners adopt a code of personal ethics that reflects values like fairness, sustainability, inclusion, and integrity. So could we all.
Some of us run for glory, others for clarity. Some stroll with steady breath, or hustle along our paths — not just on asphalt or trail, but through the choices we make. How we move matters. Ethics in running isn’t just about rules or finish lines; it’s about how we show up, who we include, and what footprints we leave behind. Thinking about it more intensely, we could write a book.
Books I'm reading or will be reading this week:
Zettelkasting Soundtrack:
Please let me know if you would like to review, discuss, or provide feedback on these notes.
My 14 day zettel production
I hope my contribution is helpful, and you have even better ideas.
Will Simpson
My peak cognition is behind me. One day soon, I will read my last book, write my last note, eat my last meal, and kiss my sweetie for the last time.
My Internet Home — My Now Page
This week I'm re-organizing and tidying my Zettelkasten in general.
I realized that my structure notes were too complicated, with too many tags and other meta information that I never use for anything.
So I simplified things quite a bit.
That gave me some 'reorganization momentum' which led to cleaning up lots of old notes which I've been meaning to revisit for some time.
In future I'll have to remind myself to keep things simple.
I started to use KonMari, a well known method for tidying: https://forum.zettelkasten.de/discussion/comment/19643/#Comment_19643
It helped me to keep my Zettelkasten in a more clean state.
And I found a related exercise from my mental gym:
Edmund Gröpl
100% organic thinking. Less than 5% AI-generated ideas.
The philosophy of running and the titling of notes. What might these have in common? This reminds me of the 2007 book by Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, which is a play on Raymond Carver's What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. Both books are about the nature of love and the nature of running. I recommend both books to anyone interested in the interplay between philosophy, love, and running.
@Andy, your thoughts on note titling align with mine. Thanks for the clear explanation. I casually choose an initial title when capturing the first draft of a note. If I spend too much time fussing over the perfect title, I lose track of the idea and everything implodes. I realize it's not ideal, just a placeholder. Then I work on the body of the note, finding the right title after the note is processed. Even at this stage, it is malleable, and I might change it again. Example.
Initial Title: The Inbox Mindset
Current Title: Emptying the Wrong Inbox
This new title is more accurate and descriptive of the idea, which can be summed up as stopping to see if I'm working on the right inbox from time to time. An inbox is not just a list of tasks, but a reflection of my values and priorities.
Will Simpson
My peak cognition is behind me. One day soon, I will read my last book, write my last note, eat my last meal, and kiss my sweetie for the last time.
My Internet Home — My Now Page
@Will, I see you mentioned me, but I'm not sure whether that is a mistake or you are referring to some other discussion?
I don't usually share what I'm doing in these weekly discussions, but you may find it interesting that I was recently invited to participate in a mural art project, which is something that I have never done before, so I am researching mural art, very related to last month's discussion "Zettelkasten-like Approach to Visual Inspiration?".
@Andy, sorry for the interruption. I made a mistake. I was so caught up in the flow of writing that I forgot to check the reference. I found it in my browser history. Introduction to the Zettelkasten Method - Page 2 — Zettelkasten Forum and the commentor was @Martin, not you. I get so much value from your comments and @Martin's comments that I get you guys confused. Please take this as a compliment. Again, sorry for the interruption.
Please switch back to the regular programming schedule.
Will Simpson
My peak cognition is behind me. One day soon, I will read my last book, write my last note, eat my last meal, and kiss my sweetie for the last time.
My Internet Home — My Now Page