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I just stumbled upon this video about two weeks after I hit upon the *same idea* for reducing dependence on my iPhone and Obsidian. And like you, I transfer what I need to at the end of the day to Obsidian for archiving. Embrace the sloppiness!

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I've come back to this video again after it came to mind months later. It's super valuable. One note that came from it is "Sometimes what appears to be frictionless is adding friction another way". What an important concept in our super low-friction digital world. Connects to ideas I got from Cal Newport's book A World Without Email. Thriving in modern knowledge work I think almost *requires* understanding this. Just thought I'd share this little snippet from my own slip-box. But anyway, thank you and great job.

Problem is obsidian, how marvel it is , add too much setup friction for adhd . IMHO

4:15 I have downloaded the sample of the Flow Vault and somehow very heavy for adhd I am going through. :D

very well done!

Strange. Could not get the flow fault to test it. :(( This gave me some kind of anxiety/stress-check later moment.

I discovered this book a few years ago, and it opened my eyes to a more effective way of developing my ideas and thought leadership. Though I only committed to learning the Zettelkasten system yesterday, I quickly noticed there were many conflicting interpretations floating around online ands I'm incredibly grateful that you've cleared up these misconceptions early in my journey. Your work in explaining the system properly has helped me avoid heading down the wrong path, and I truly appreciate your efforts in making this method more accessible and clear.

Zettelkasten is idea management not knowledge management.

Hi Tony. Thank you so much for this video. Very instructive. Yet, I'd like to ask your advice on how to get through taking notes from a book I'm studying and then start building a zettelkasten (either digital or analogical). What I mean is that when I read a book there are a lot of concept and ideas; how can I manage taking notes from the book and transform them into a zettelkasten? thank you for your help. Carlo

I've seen the topic discussed before, but not in the context of linear vs. fluid emerging thought, and being able to identify both using Obsidian. Tell me if I'm understanding your thesis correctly ... Emerging thought can develop linearly and/or fluidly. Unless we can devise a way to track individual "lines" of emerging thought, a purely link-based perspective of our archive of notes will have a tendency to only convey (using tools like Obsidian's local graph view) how each note relates to a central / hub meta-topic (MOC note, etc.). Searching for a note will, likewise, not convey if a note in the search results is part of a sequential line of thought. Luhmann's method of note identification is a proven way to convey this. An index note organized by this sequencing scheme will serve as an alternative way of finding entry points for notes into your archive.

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He was certainly one of us .

Can I have that picture? Would like to get it as a desktop wallpaper 😉

Thanks Tony, you have given me good constraints for virtual assistant I am designing

This has been really helpful, It speaks to some issues I'm starting to see with my notes and it really makes sense as a starting point to rethink my own zettelkasten method. Thank you for making the video.

So, what have you written using your own system that is verifiable? In the end, that's what matters, what do you know? what have you produced? The reason we follow Luhmann's zettelkasten method is because it was productive for him, not because it sounded like a good idea

Interesting. Im not sure if everything should be sequenced. A comparison between ideas that are better sequenced and ideas that are worse sequenced would be interesting. Im all about finding information faster. This makes the zettel numbering system make more sense. Thanks for sharing, hope you make more on this topic.

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Are digital pocket notebooks? Is writing on paper as beneficial as writing on a digital notebook?

Very well explained. I learned bunch of things , thank you

The problem with such a setup is it's not sustainable. While the notes in Obsidian in just file based, and will stay, the Zotero collections often changes or we migrate and things will be lost. I suggest using Literature note for each research paper with pdf attached to the note itself

I wonder what system would be used if he were to create it today? Did he use index cards for their particular purpose or did he use them because that's what he had at a time?

I feel like we are kindred spirits. First, I am diagnosed ADHD and I'm a fan of Lamy fountain pens. Isn't this method a little OCD?

A very clear explanation. Thanks a lot!

Just use Obsidian Custom Frames for todoist

Very well presented and explained! Thank you so much!

Great video! I have ADHD and Obsidian triggers my hiperfocus so much hahaha At least keeps me making notes and trying to improve my note taking skills BTW, can you share your theme? Cheers!

i really like your deep understanding of this method. the other videos I have seen were quite confusing and I never understood the idea of the authors

One thing I started doing was linking my bullet journal with my zettelkasten each bullet journal has it's own volume number and distinct page numbers You can always like zettels you create to the volume & page So you get the powerhouse of bujo and a thinking partner Would love to know if you played around with this at all :D Where did you learn how to start the analog zettelkasten? I would love to learn the analog way too :D

How come only 80 likes on this video? Very helpful! Thanks so much

I wanna know your opinion about 11.2a3c1! Could you please share your idea?

Theyre still on the same level. So it is effectively the sam as the top one.

I just hope that people who are discovering Zettelkasten and Obsidian for the first time find your content, bro. I’ve been struggling a lot to understand the workflow because, in Spanish-my native language-there aren’t many good resources. Most of them focus on Niklas Luhmann’s story, which I’ve heard like a hundred times already, and only briefly touch on the core workflow before trying to sell you a course. 😂 On the other hand, English creators explain highly detailed and personalized workflows, which are much better than what we have in Spanish. But for a beginner, it’s just too much information. I don’t know-I just wanted to express both my gratitude and frustration. Your videos provide such a clear and simple explanation of this incredible system, and it’s a huge help. ✌️

Do you ever write more than one source note per book?

My absolute mad lad brain - just uses the ID as the title in obsidian - since it will be the filename anyways :3

This is amazing. Thank you for making this video and including all of the resources that you have. You have made my next 7 years of professional research easier, smoother, and significantly more enjoyable!

What s the black box where you keep the notes called? Can you suggest the name?

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My first obsidian vault became, with the help of AI, a giant Wikipedia page with links 😅. Now, I use AI for specific research and translation. Thanks to you, I came to understand the usage of Zettelkasten, which is making me make notes on my understanding of things rather than copy paste.

search isnt working for me, ive tried a million thigns

I mean yeah

Great, concise video. Thanks for this.