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Commonplace and Zettelkasten
Hello, long-time observer and new poster here. So, I have been intrigued by the ideas of both Zettelkasten and commonplace books for a while now, and I am trying to find a synthesis that fits my needs. First, I will give some definitions and differences according to my understanding. A Zettelkasten is a place to not just… -
Re: Commonplace and Zettelkasten
Hi @Sev_L just thought i'd chime in here: I too am interested in studying the language of others as an art form, and I have been fascinated with how to add fictional works to the zettelkasten in a way that is useful, rather than just copying it down (though that too has its own unique merits!). I am not familiar with the… -
Re: Commonplace and Zettelkasten
I think it is difficult to predict what will be useful and what will not. And worrying about it can slow down one's work unnecessarily. Time will reveal which tags are really useful. A tag like #zeugma might seem too general, but it might well turn out to be useful in a search that combines terms, such as "#zeugma AND… -
Re: Commonplace and Zettelkasten
Most zettels are atomic, yes, but one can add organizing zettels. You could well have a zettel titled "Rhetorical Devices"---a broad topic, to be sure---but which delegates its semantic load to many other zettels it links to. What tools do you use? If you use The Archive, you can also create "virtual zettels" by means of…