zettelkasten ref: Zettelkasten Method Explained: A Beginner’s Guide - YouTube

a note taking system created by Nikas Luhmann

  • a bottom-up approach
    • make notes first, connect later
    • save the notes and keep them there and see what comes out later
    • elevate a note into permanent notes dictates its categories
    • intersectional/multi-disciplinary: seek connections between ideas without the restrict of putting ideas into folders
  • not a top-down system:
    • not trying to force ideas into folders/categories

zettel (notes) kasten (boxes)