3 of Seneca's Metaphors for Taking Notes
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3 of Seneca's Metaphors for Taking Notes
“Zettel worthy” fleeting notes must be transformed into main notes if they’re to become useful.
Bob Doto • A System for Writing: How an Unconventional Approach to Note-Making Can Help You Capture Ideas, Think Wildly, and Write Constantly - A Zettelkasten Primer
- When you read something that reminds you of another topic or immediately sparks a connection or idea, don’t allow that thought to come and go without notice. Write about what you’ve learned and how it connects to other ideas.
JamesClear.com • How to Read Better: 3 Simple Ways to Improve Reading Comprehension
Without a clear purpose for the notes, taking them will feel more like a chore than an important step within a bigger project. Sometimes, long excerpts are written with good intentions, but that is not sustainable. Sometimes, the only thing that is done is underlining sentences and making some comments in the margins of a book, which is almost like
... See moreSönke Ahrens • How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking
wait until you know how you’ll put the note to use. For example, when I’m preparing to write a blog post or article, I’ll usually start by highlighting the most interesting points from a group of notes that I think will be relevant to the topic at hand.