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title: "zettlekasten"
source: https://www.jemoka.com/posts/kbhzettlekasten/
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A zettlekasten is an atomic notetaking system.
Steps:
Lit notes brief: &lt; 3 sentences write it in your own words Reference notes Take reference notes? Fleeting Notes shower notes Permanent nodes Go through each notes from above, think about how it matters to your research Try to explicitly add value to existing ideas Try to find meaningful connection between ideas finding connections How does this fit into what I know? Can this be explained? find keywords not just to store a note, but how to retrieve it &ldquo;in which circumstance will I need this note&rdquo; &ldquo;when and how will I need this idea&rdquo;
