The Iceberg Theory of the Zettelkasten Method — Exploring the Depths
Imagine how absurd it would be to organize a kitchen instead by kind of food: fresh fruit, dried fruit, fruit juice, and frozen fruit would all be stored in the same place, just because they all happen to be made of fruit. Yet this is exactly the way most people organize their files and notes—keeping all their book notes together just because they
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We have seen in the first step that elaboration through taking smart literature notes increases the likelihood that we will remember what we read in the long term. But this was only the first step. Transferring these ideas into the network of our own thoughts, our latticework of theories, concepts and mental models in the slip-box brings our thinki
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put a “ZK” next to any thought I consider particularly “zettel worthy,” and give context as to how this thought might relate to or inform others already stored in my zettelkasten. At some point later in the week or month, I convert my thoughts directly into main notes, or make a reference note, capturing all my “ZK”-identified thoughts.