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• GeoEng51

  November 6

  @Edmund I'd love to help, but have no time until the beginning of next year. Does that timing work?
• andang76

  November 8

  @Edmund I can help you, if you want
• wjenkins81

  November 10

  I've sent my feedback now... thanks and good luck.
• Edmund

  November 27 edited November 29

  Iterative Writing Process

  I wanted to tell you a little bit about my writing process. First, however, I had to draw a concept map to better understand it myself:

  

  The first version was v.1, which was around 50 pages long. Versions v.7, v.10 and v.13 were printed as KDP proof copies. You began providing beta reader support with v.14. Thank you all for your thoughtful and generous feedback. However, I will probably need to create more versions before finalising and publishing the first edition.

  Post edited by Edmund on November 29

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

  November 29

  The Title Game

  I am convinced that the books we want to write are already waiting for us in our Zettelkasten. They just want to be discovered!

  Let's start with the title:

  

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

  December 2 edited December 9

  Idea Exploration Map

  The title of the book is my starting point. The central question that I am trying to answer, solve or explore in the book is this: "Can minimalism help us to stop drowning in notes and start thinking clearly?"

  I have created an idea exploration map based on notes from my Zettelkasten to show what I already know about this topic:

  

  The yellow path shows the timeline of note creation dates. It took me 623 days to capture both ideas, from 'Zettelkasten (2022-03-05)' to 'Minimalism (2023-11-18)'. It took an additional 662 days to develop the book title (until 10 September 2025). My personal example of "slow thinking". ;-)

  Post edited by Edmund on December 9

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• Edmund

  December 9 edited December 9

  Book Evolution Map

  The "Book Evolution Map" is a visual, strategic tool to track and plan the development of a book over time. It is especially useful in iterative or agile writing processes.

  

  Well, after reviewing draft version v.18, there are still a few gaps that need to be filled in the next iterations.

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

  December 18

  Hello Edmund
  Are you still looking for any Beta Readers on your upcoming book?
  I would love to read about your thoughts and Ideas surrounding Zettelkasten and trying to keep it simple.

  I am not new to the theory and practice but still find it somewhat difficult to employ it properly. I use a combination of hand written notes, images and software to compile my notes but could use some fresh ideas.

  Thank you in advance for your consideration.

  @Edmund said:
  Hi everyone,

  Christian (@ctietze) encouraged me to share my book project here: The Minimalist’s Zettelkasten – Think Better with Less.

  It’s about keeping your Zettelkasten light, clear, and practical — useful without growing out of control.

  I’m looking for a few beta readers for version 0.14. If you’d like to take a look and share your thoughts, just send me a quick direct message and I’ll share the PDF.

  Thanks a lot,
  Edmund