✍🏾 summary
To work with your thoughts, you should:
- Think.
- Write it down.
- Transform that thought into something else.
Writing clarifies your thinking which leads to deeper understanding.
Names have power. Name your note something that describes its contents.
Apples and edibility << All apples are edible
basic main note: one idea and link to another idea
The real power in the Zettelkasten system is the productivity, the increased output that comes from incubating your ideas.
🔎 how i discovered it
No Boilerplate's YouTube series on Obsidian
👀who should read it?
people who want an introduction to How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens without the research focus
✨ how it changed me
So many good quotes in this one!
💬 favorite quotes
know that the note you just took has yet to realize its potential.
Note-taking is writing, and writing is a path toward knowing.
Some of the best ideas come from the least academic sources.
When it comes to researching a topic, I consider no form of media “off limits.” In addition to non-fiction tomes, I read fiction, poetry, zines, listen to music, and watch films. I engage with whatever I come across that speaks to my interests, using any of the approaches above to capture ideas and make use of them.
interact with chaos without being consumed by it.
hub notes, structure notes, keyword indexes
Always take advantage of inspiration.
“Cut out the first paragraph. No need to wait around while the writer clears their throat.”
📋 references
Source: Bob Doto
Concepts mentioned: Zettelkasten
Status: #edit
Tags: memory, creativity, notetaking