There is no shortage of blog posts, YouTube videos, and social media posts created recently about the zettelkasten method. I’ve written several posts over the years myself. I continue be excited to see so much attention given to a working method with deep historical roots in the humanities and social sciences, one that I learned in high school and which has stuck with me … [Read more...] about How I Take Fleeting Notes From Printed Books For My Zettelkasten
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Why You Should Save Quotations When Using the Zettelkasten Method
The zettelkasten method of note-taking has received a lot of interest in the last couple years. This interest has sparked a number of debates among adherents to the method about particular aspects of its implementation. I wrote about one of those debates a few months ago–i.e. the debate about the role of so-called folgezettel. Another such debate revolves around whether or not … [Read more...] about Why You Should Save Quotations When Using the Zettelkasten Method
The Role of Folgezettel in the Zettelkasten Method
Image by StartupStockPhotos from Pixabay There is a lot of discussion in the personal knowledge management (PKM) world about zettelkasten method and a collection of new tools for implementing the method. (See my post here about getting started with zettelkasten method.) Some of those tools include what are, essentially, hyperlinked outlining applications, the most popular … [Read more...] about The Role of Folgezettel in the Zettelkasten Method
Zettelkasten Method: The What, Why, and How of Getting Started
The zettelkasten method of note-taking and personal knowledge management is undergoing a bit of a renaissance lately. There have been a spate of articles, blog posts, and even an entire book about the method in the last year or so, as well as the release of several new software tools specifically designed with the zettelkasten method in mind. As a longtime user of the method … [Read more...] about Zettelkasten Method: The What, Why, and How of Getting Started
Use Zettelkasten Method for More Scientific Note Taking
The zettelkasten method is a tried and true research method that approximates the note card method that many of us were taught in school. "Zettelkasten" means "slipbox" in German. The method was made famous by German sociologist Niklas Luhmann. I came across this term years ago on the Taking Note blog and have enjoyed the writings on the subject there, and also by Christian … [Read more...] about Use Zettelkasten Method for More Scientific Note Taking