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Exporting Notes to PDF or HTML
First a confession. We all have varied use cases for maintaining a Zettelkasten. One of mine is probably not what was originally intended. I have been writing a commentary on the 12-century Tibetian texts called Lojong Slogans. There are 59 of them and my commentary is intended to be only 500 words or so. So The Archive… -
Re: Tags vs structure notes
... For the most part, I agree that tags are redundant in a modern digital zettelkasten populated with thoughtful structure notes and sub-structure notes. Creating notes starting from an established structure note is key. When I think of structure notes, I think of an annotated TOC, not a simple listing of zettel. If I… -
Re: Blessings and woes of 2 separate archives
At one time I too was about thinking multiple archives. I have since come to see the value in one inclusive Zettelkasten. My change in thinking came about as one of my key use cases for The Archive turned out to be the writing of a book. Who knew I could write a book, thanks to the zettelkasten method. I had thought it… -
Re: What do people use tags for in a zettelkasten?
I agree with the notion of the use of Structure Notes for gathering together notes in a project. Loosely defined project. Like a book or class or a screenplay or maybe even a maker project like building a composting bin. In these use cases, "providing space for thoughts on how these different zettels are related" would add…