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At what point does adapting a Zettelkasten stop being a Zettelkasten?
Hello Folks, I’m still quite new here, so I’m genuinely curious about this. What Are We Actually Trying to Preserve in a Zettelkasten? When we try to build a Zettelkasten today, are we trying to preserve Luhmann’s method, or are we trying to preserve what made his system so effective? Those might not be exactly the same… -
Facsimiles of Luhmann 9/8 zettels laid out on canvas
How does the layout of zettels influence our perception of Luhmann's folgezettel structure? Here's an experiment that uses facsimiles of all zettels in branch 9/8. Note sequences are indicated by overlapping zettels. The black arrows indicate new note sequences branching off. The red arrow indicates a note sequence… -
Begginer Choices and Doubts
I’m a beginner with Zettelkasten and I’d like to know if these choices make sense or are at least acceptable for someone starting out. * Is it okay to avoid very long titles? For example, I’m studying Roman Law, and many of my notes naturally want to become something like: “something something… Roman Law” or “legal… -
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… -
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… -
Using GenAI with linked note-taking to instruct LLM's to implement apps
https://dev.to/onepoint/making-a-shared-brain-with-my-genai-buddy-4a5b The interpretation of "Zettelkasten Method" is very broad here
So in a linked Folgezettel note sequence, the author organizes specifications in many small files to help develop an app. You need to read the thing to see the thing -- it's targeted at… -
Dictionary of Archives Terminology
I was reading the recent discussion "Switching from Zettelkasten ID to Timestamp ID", and I was reminded of the similarity between: * @ZettelDistraction's zettel UIDs (unique identifiers), which include a subject keyword, and * @mlbrandt's zettel UIDs, which include a subject numeric code. See also "Numerology in the… -
Folgezettel vs. duplex-numeric arrangement
What was Luhmann's unique contribution to the world of filing systems and card indexes? Luhmann had a law degree. One of his early jobs was to develop a filing system. It is safe to assume that he was familiar with the best practices of the time. @chrisaldrich reminded us of Rand Corporation's Progressive Indexing and… -
From digital to paper-based
Warning: long post ahead. Since a number of months, and certainly for about a year ahead I am transferring my Zettelkasten from digital to paper. It will also start using Luhmann-like IDs. The below text is partly from my own task management and thinking of how to do this. I wanted to share it in case anyone has comparable… -
Some questions I have are keeping me from committing to my Zettelkasten
Hi, this is my first post, and I want to thank everyone who can help me reduce my resistance and avoid failure. Starting a Zettelkasten digitally and future-proof is not something easy to do. In my case, I want to create some guides and rules to guarantee some success (or headaches in the future). And there is some of the…