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How to download Zettels and JSON files from the Luhmann Archive
The Niklas Luhmann Archiv in Bielefeld has scanned the entire content of Niklas Luhmann's famous "Zettelkasten" (aka slip box, card index). The digital edition of the Zettelkasten is available online. You can search for zettels on the search page. If you want to download an individual zettel, click on the desired zettel in… -
What's Up in Your ZK? Week starting 2026-03-09
We haven't had these in a while -- * share what happened in your ZK recently * what are you up to this week? * what do you read, process, think about? * what blocks you in your progress right now? -
Autocomplete in Omnibar ?
The Omnibar has a autocomplete function with suggestions. Is there anyway to turn that off ? -
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 -
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… -
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… -
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…