Luhmann called this the - zettelkasten: - a slip-box of thoughts you converse with, rather than a hoard - of pages you re-read. + zettelkasten: a slip-box of thoughts you converse with, rather than a + hoard of pages you re-read.
Durable enough
-- A durable note survives its own context. You should be able to - pick it up six months from now and still know what it means. -
-- Rule of thumb: write the title as the claim, and the body as - the argument. -
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- on keeping notes -
Durable enough
++ A durable note survives its own context. You should be able + to pick it up six months from now and still know what it + means. +
++ Rule of thumb: write the title as the claim, and the body + as the argument. +
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- + on keeping notes + +
Zettelkasten
++ A slip-box of atomic notes wired together by links + instead of filed away in folders. Niklas Luhmann kept + ninety thousand of them in a wooden cabinet and wrote with + them, not just about them. +
++ Each Zettel earns its keep by being linked to. + Open one, follow a thread, end up somewhere you didn't plan + to go. +
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- on keeping notes +