I'm a novelist, and the note-taking/planning system that worked out best for me was using large sheets of paper which I kept adding to, so I had these scrolls at the end of the planning stage, which I could plan out timelines and events on, then slot in characters and themes/sub-themes above and below the line. I think rather visually, because I'm an artist primarily, so the fact the paper was always available at hand, as one item (although in reality, I used several sheets, because it grew too long to lay out on my floor), like a blackboard for me to add to when I got a shot of inspiration out of the blue, was extremely useful, and made me feel I had it all under control. I think there are different type of note-taking for different types of thinkers, and once a writer finds a system that feels natural and fluid for them, they've hit on a very valuable tool.
Very much agree with this. Choose the system that helps you actually produce. Ryan Holiday just categorizes his notecards and calls it a day, doing all the linking/associations at the time of writing his books. If your system is preventing you from writing, just throw it in the garbage. I do find it interesting that Zettelkasten helped its creator create massive volumes of work... only for every one talking about it not shooting out volumes of books and papers. Just saying.
Solid teaching video. This is very helpful. PS. The Scott Scheper Letter is worth every penny if you want to be a writer, thinker and creator. Every penny.
uuuuf i also reading the wirters journey. it was the last week that i started using the AZK for writing about myself and my problems life etc in a personal journal and !!!!!! oORALEEEEEE! i can't stop. as you remark in your book it is not about the notes is aboutr how you start thinking while wirting. and i love how my ADHD Brain in medx works with this method. the next step for the next two weeks i read Umberto Eco for the tesis and a another Venezuelan Guy that has a manual for doign a thesis with joy. also i do not mix the AZK with digital, but the media that ai comsume is in paper and in screen. Thank you for always sharing your thoughts and your long journey with the ZK, Thank you For the book. YOU save teh Zettelkasten Method for teh common people.!!!
Thanks for the rant. I just discovered Zettelkasten, and have a hard time finding information about actually *using* the notes, and leaving the Zettelkasten topic bubble.
You are doing for your analog system of Zettelkasten what the guys you love to criticize do for their respective approaches to digital Zettelkasten. And, ironically, both you and they are not at all typical of the many academics whose approaches to note taking and note making, and the writing which results, are based on analog or digital Zettelkasten or a combination of analog and digital.
I'm a novelist, and the note-taking/planning system that worked out best for me was using large sheets of paper which I kept adding to, so I had these scrolls at the end of the planning stage, which I could plan out timelines and events on, then slot in characters and themes/sub-themes above and below the line. I think rather visually, because I'm an artist primarily, so the fact the paper was always available at hand, as one item (although in reality, I used several sheets, because it grew too long to lay out on my floor), like a blackboard for me to add to when I got a shot of inspiration out of the blue, was extremely useful, and made me feel I had it all under control. I think there are different type of note-taking for different types of thinkers, and once a writer finds a system that feels natural and fluid for them, they've hit on a very valuable tool.
Very much agree with this. Choose the system that helps you actually produce. Ryan Holiday just categorizes his notecards and calls it a day, doing all the linking/associations at the time of writing his books.
If your system is preventing you from writing, just throw it in the garbage. I do find it interesting that Zettelkasten helped its creator create massive volumes of work... only for every one talking about it not shooting out volumes of books and papers. Just saying.
Start at 4:30. You’ll thank me. Great, helpful video after that.
Is there also a freaking great rant after that though?
Glad it was helpful!
Solid teaching video. This is very helpful. PS. The Scott Scheper Letter is worth every penny if you want to be a writer, thinker and creator. Every penny.
uuuuf i also reading the wirters journey. it was the last week that i started using the AZK for writing about myself and my problems life etc in a personal journal and !!!!!! oORALEEEEEE! i can't stop. as you remark in your book it is not about the notes is aboutr how you start thinking while wirting. and i love how my ADHD Brain in medx works with this method. the next step for the next two weeks i read Umberto Eco for the tesis and a another Venezuelan Guy that has a manual for doign a thesis with joy. also i do not mix the AZK with digital, but the media that ai comsume is in paper and in screen. Thank you for always sharing your thoughts and your long journey with the ZK, Thank you For the book. YOU save teh Zettelkasten Method for teh common people.!!!
Thanks for the rant. I just discovered Zettelkasten, and have a hard time finding information about actually *using* the notes, and leaving the Zettelkasten topic bubble.
None of that 'teaching machines natural languages' bullcrap, let's turn ourselves into finite-state automata instead!
I wrote my phd dissertation w/ Zettelkasten.
I want to produce software how can i use this?
You are doing for your analog system of Zettelkasten what the guys you love to criticize do for their respective approaches to digital Zettelkasten. And, ironically, both you and they are not at all typical of the many academics whose approaches to note taking and note making, and the writing which results, are based on analog or digital Zettelkasten or a combination of analog and digital.
I like that you noticed that. Very good. I'm instantiating Luhmann's observation of circular irony, intentionally, mind you.