How to take smart notes as a developer dev community. Zettelkasten can also evolve in the direction of a personal wiki. The zettelkasten method of note taking is not just any method for taking and managing notes, but one that reflects the power of modern science. But i have never explicitly made clear how the approach i take in connectedtext is related to that of luhmann s. Ultimately it seems that all these information systems are just different implementations of nodes, edges, and containers. This happens because the zettelkasten method strikes a balance between order and freedom. The archive is exactly what it needs to be, lean, purposeful, and fast. He references to protomusical communications leading to the development of language. While responding to his post, i realized that there was a certain structural feature that i had reproduced using git without reflecting that i had done this. Zettelkasten how one german scholar was so freakishly. Introduction to luhmanns zettelkasten thinking and its technical implementation dr. On the one hand, we can imagine a note system with no organization.
Last weekend i discovered a method for notetaking called zettelkasten. Practitioners of the zettelkasten method have developed a lot of hacks and refinements of the method, but it doesnt get much more complicated than this. Ever since i read about luhmann s system, ive been kind of fascinated by the concept. The archive blends the power and simplicity of nv alt with the elegance and efficacy of a digital zettelkasten system to bring order and clarity to your notetaking system. The truth is, i think it may be more like 3x, especially along the dimension of producing ideas and also earlystage. Just write whatever comes into your head in a single stream. Naturally, this sort of thing is difficult to quantify. For luhmann, the society and all subsystems are autopoietic systems. Welcome to the homepage of the zettelkasten slip box, file card system for your computer. Zettelkasten according to luhmann for windows, mac os x and linux. These references are of luhmann s work as a sociologist without reference to his zettelkasten but interesting none the less. I was giving a talk at trier digital humanities autumn school 2015 on luhmann s way of working with his zettelkasten, and how i implemented this technique in the electronic zettelkasten.
I am using editors to write, i am not a programmer. Why you need a zettelkasten, what a zettelkasten is, and how to create a portable zettelkasten using hugo and git. Likewise, the file system will complain if flat files are used. These notes will rapidly become useless because the stuff you want is mixed in with all the cruft. Luhmanns zettelkasten a productivity tool that works. Today, you can also accomplish the same sort of thing thanks to using various software, some even specifically made for zettelkasten. Zkn zettelkasten sometimes referred to as zkn, zettelkasten was added by fadfjg in oct 2010 and the latest update was made in nov 2014. The zettelgraph aims to be customizable to both your workflow as well as the structure of your graph.
So finden sich dann auch viele softwarelosungen fur solche zettelkasten im netz. I stumbled across the zettelkasten note taking process while watching beck tenchs helpful tinderbox series. Workflow of luhmann s principle in the electronic zettelkasten think about the topic or subject, where a new note fits into find a starting point in the zettelkasten related to this topic and start reading exploring your existing notes sequences decide whether the note is the start of a new topic sequence. A slipbox, also known as a card index or zettelkasten in german, is where niklas luhmann would store all of his permanent notes on index cards. Searching through a box of physical cards is tedious. A software solution has the advantages that it saves space, is portable and you can collaborate with people. Beck uses tinderbox software to create a hyperorganized system of notes for her ph. During his almost 40 years of research, he published more than 70 books and over 400 scholarly articles on a wide variety of. Zettelkasten according to luhmann this program is based on the working principle of niklas luhmann s famous zettelkasten slip box, file card system. Zkn zettelkasten alternatives and similar software. To unleash its full potential, cards must be linked manually by using the. We tested a lot of different styles and workflow ideas, and one that stuck was the zettelkasten method.
I like the idea because ive often struggled with some of problems that this method seems to tackle. Contribute to elmari zettelkasten development by creating an account on github. Why is zettelkasten important for writers of all stripes to consider. Simple examples of zettelkasten slip box notes method. I would like to show you how you can create a zettelkasten using emvi. With the zettelkasten, you can manage your daily work with scientific papers or texts much more easily and effectively. Oermusik open educational resources zur musik 9,154 views 12. I recently have been reading about the zettelkasten slip box notetaking method used by niklas luhmann. As most of the materials for supermemo guru are born in incremental writing in supermemo, this wiki can be seen as another metaphor for the method. I think though, because a zettelkasten tends to be a material incarnation. Top articles and videos about zettelkasten on pocket. I just cant seem to make it work for me practically.
Luhmann s zettelkasten at the university of bielefeld. A zettelkasten as an idea dates to the work of the 20th century german sociologist niklas luhmann, who used a large system of carefully labeled notecards an index card is a zettel as a form of hypertext. Software engineer, open source enthusiast, cofounder of emvi. Niklas luhmann was a german sociologist and system theorist. Im sure i would give up on the paper version of the zettelkasten pretty quickly, but ive had copies of the digital version on all my computers, and i use the thing only sporadically. Each graph will look different, and your tagging habbits as well as goals for using the zettelkasten will differ completely perperson.
As you fill your zettelkasten, you will add more and more cards. How to build a digital zettelkasten superorganizers. Word counter mac to track your productivity by christian. I just came across introduction to luhmann s zettelkasten thinking. The method was made famous by german sociologist niklas luhmann. This glossary entry is used to explain supermemo, a pioneer of spaced repetition software since 1987.
Luhmann used physical cards to build his zettelkasten, and back in the 1960s that was the best option. I have also written many times on connectedtext and how i use it as a zettelkasten just click on connectedtext or zettelkasten in the word cloud. Write small notes, using note sequences to develop an idea or topic where possible or necessary i. Emvi blog luhmanns zettelkasten a productivity tool. As remote developers who like travel, its unlikely well want to buy and carry along wooden boxes filled with thousands of notes. Luhmann s zettelkasten a productivity tool that works like your brain.
Luhmann saw thinking and writing as inextricably linked. Luhmann claimed that the zettelkasten is responsible for his productivity. Luhmann used the zettelkasten slipbox to sort his mind. The german zettelkasten method book, written by sascha. Most of these have to do with the parallels between his luhmann s usage of his card index and the principles behind the software by luedecke. Here you find a list of tested tools to implement your own zettelkasten knowledge management system.
Use zettelkasten method for more scientific note taking. I would say that this significantly increased my research productivity. Introduction to luhmanns zettelkasten thinking and its. Pdf introduction into luhmanns zettelkastenthinking and. I have written many times about luhmann s zettelkasten see luhmann on taking note. This program is based on the working principle of niklas luhmann s famous zettelkasten.
Does anyone use the zettelkasten aka card index method. Smart developers and agile software teams write better code faster using modern oop practices and rad studios robust frameworks and featurerich ide. After reading an article, i write up a summary of my ideas and thoughts and attach it to the article as a literature note. Theclearhorizon asked an interesting question in a comment thread over at zettelkasten. Digital implementation of luhmann s zettelkasten method spam alert. For context, during his life luhmann published more than 70 books and 400 scholarly articles on various subjects. This method was devised by german sociologist niklas luhmann, who used it as an aid in his research throughout his life 1. Yeah, i would also say that systems architecture is to provide blue prints for software and a zettelkasten can be a good place to put approaches, patterns and principles. A zettelkasten is like an interestpaying savings account for your mind. Luhmanns konzept des zettelkastens bekommt durch dieses programm ein. Its possible to update the information on zkn zettelkasten or report it. Luhmanns zettelkasten a productivity tool that works like your.
Introduction into luhmann s zettelkasten thinking and its technical implementation this lecture gives an introduction into a specific scholarly technique of reading and excerpting texts and. In the academy we have been studying this groundbreaking methodology and as a group we have been implementing it. The more notes that are interlinked, the more the zettelkasten becomes a system to retain knowledge and generate insight for your future self. To start your own zettelkasten, you can use a physical one just like luhmann did or use a digital implementation. Early this year, conor whitesullivan introduced me to the zettelkasten method of notetaking. Contribute to sjplotzettelkasten development by creating an account on github. After reading about luhmann s zettelkasten 1 system, ive also had a great productivity boost by implementing a similar scheme in zotero. Photo by pete birkinshaw from manchester, uk data storage device, cc by 2. Zettels zettels is a command line tool implementing niklas luhmann s system of a zettelkasten. I agree with the author, daniel luedecke, on many things, but there are also many things i find questionable. Tableflip mac, a markdown table editor by christian.
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