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