information overload

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The Zettelkasten method is a personal strategic process for thinking and writing.

zettelkasten: organization method for a personal knowledge system that centers thinking and writing. claims to improve recall and retention. designed to help you organize ideas while studying and/or researching so you don't have to exit your workflow.

As one of the most effective knowledge management methods,

source? what are they basing this on?

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The Zettelkasten method is good for when you want to:

Systematically organize important information
Find information again, even years later
Develop your own ideas

zettel method is good for having a personal search & growing ideas (digital garden). are there other knowledge management systems? what are their strengths?

Knowledge management (KM) is the process of creating, sharing, using, and managing knowledge and information.

km: treating ideas, thoughts, and info like tasks to use knowledge effectively

web of knowledge

how is a web of knowledge different from a second brain? are they different words for the same thing?

“second brain”

i see this around a lot, and i've used it before, but i'm not sure what this means

the Zettelkasten method can be explained as an index card knowledge management system that helps you to retain information that resonates with you, which you then organize, identify, and categorize, to ultimately convert into creative output.

zettel method: input resonant info --> organize, identify, categorize --> output something you create

what is resonance? how do i know something resonates?

his method of organization is an analogue system to what we now know as hyperlinking.

zettel method (analog) translates to a personal wiki

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Zettelkasten method comprises three main types of notes:

Literature Notes
Reference Notes
Permanent Notes

are there other, non-main types? what are they?

Literature Notes are the notes you make as comments to the text you have selected or marked down.

lit note: annotations

Tip: It’s best to write down more information than later necessary.

always overexplain. you're supposed to summarize later anyway

The technique of grouping information, organizing ideas into categories, and creating tags to help you find grouped information at a later stage is the art of reference notes.

ref note: MOCs, toc

Permanent notes are stand-alone ideas that can be made without any direct context to other sourced information

perm note: ideas without context

jot down the random ideas, thoughts and information that untimely flow through your mind, you are taking fleeting notes.

fleeting note: jot down ideas that come to you

Step 1: Read and take smart notes

re-summarize
why is this info important?
what do you think?
related to / this reminds me of...

Step 2: Rewrite your notes for the Zettelkasten

write short, easily digestible notes if possible. if not, a short summary or TOC will be good (think wikipedia). cite sources

Step 3: Adding a structure to your Zettel

add tags, MOCs, home note, etc.

knowledge relationships

def: linking ideas together and jumping from one to another without searching

Hub notes

how is this different from reference notes?

Step 4: Ask questions and review as a habit

review notes and connect via patterns or ideas

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Source: https://zenkit.com/en/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-the-zettelkasten-method/

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Tags: notetaking, knowledge management systems