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What happens at the intersection of an idea?
Answer: Ikigai I've been trying to structure my procrastination. I call it positive directional procrastination. These are some of the results. @thomasteepe has got me thinking about tools for idea creation. Even though this one is specifically a digital one, I still want to credit Thomas. Maybe he'd rather I not mention… -
Script to print all tags from .txt files (run from archive directory)
#!/bin/bashfind . -type f | grep -v '/\.' | xargs grep -IEoh '#[^ ]+\s?' | sort | uniq -c | sort -r explanation: * finds all files * removes any files starting with /. (hidden files) * for each non-binary file, finds all lines matching # and any number of characters up to the next space and returns this part of the line… -
Re: on the use of YAML and its (possible) relation to wikilinks (with Zettlr)
I'm in the YAML lover's camp. YAML is essential for writing once and outputting in multiple formats using Marked2 or Pandoc. Static site generators require YAML if you want to publish notes to the web. Most of my notes have a simple YAML header generated by templating actions. Because it is everywhere, it has become… -
Re: The under-stressed importance of a regular review practice.
Oh yes, and I‘m not alone with my #insights and #questions. ;-) Not a surprise, but my Zettelkasten actually generates more questions (97) than insights (15). May be there is a need for improvement?!? -
Re: The under-stressed importance of a regular review practice.
Sönke Ahrens said a few things in his book that struck home as worth imitating, replicating, worth stealing, but his focus on dividing notes into arbitrary categories wasn't one of them. I use some tagging when I have a note I want to group with other notes covering a similar topic. I use tags to group notes by topic, not… -
Re: Share your ZK plans for 15 MAY - 21 May.
EDIT: I don't want to leave the impression that the ten books above are the only books I've processed into my ZK. They just prove to be the 10 most integrated book notes. These are today's stats. 13 [Zettel Proofing](thearchive://match/"#proofing").108 [Books Processed](thearchive://match/"#book").57 [Blog… -
Re: Storing lists, such as Y/M/Weekly goals, Study list, Exercise routines
Using the examples you gave, I have a hodgepodge approach. I use tables, bullet-point lists, and spreadsheets for tracking. I just don't keep this stuff in my ZK. (As best I can.) In my view, a zettelkasten is for digesting ideas. A journal is for digesting life. I'm a believer in the power of journaling. This is where I… -
Re: Share your ZK plans for 12 June - 18 June
Hi it took a little longer than planned. My note box is in German. I have pulled the German structure note to the book through Deepl, some lines are now possibly somewhat incomprehensible, but the principle becomes clear. * the note is too long for me and stands before the "cell division", a subsequent note per section. So… -
Re: Effective Notetaking by Fiona McPherson
Below I show stats for the example of onboard this book. Some books produce fewer zettel, take much less time, and contain fewer ideas. While some take quite a bit more time to digest with an unbounded adornment of ideas. This book lands somewhere in the middle. Mar 7th to May 20th reading and factoring into ZK. Almost 2.5… -
Re: How Do I get started?
Welcome to zettelkasting. Beginners and even seasoned veterans get confused about note types. I'm not sure if I can help or if I'll add to your confusion. I'm sorry the idea of note types has captured you. See my diatribe on note types and how this categorization stymies creativity. My advice is to forget all you've read…