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20200716213755-zettelkasten.org

@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 #+title: Zettelkasten
 #+roam_alias: Slip-box
 
-A style of [[file:20200716214603-taking_better_notes.org][Taking better notes]] by connecting small, interrelated notes developed
-by Niklas Luhmann. Zettelkasten translates literally to a slip-box, or a box of
-notes.
+A style of [[file:20200716214603-taking_better_notes.org][Taking better notes]] by connecting small, narrowly-focused,
+interrelated notes developed by Niklas Luhmann. Zettelkasten translates
+literally to a slip-box, or a box of notes.
 
 * Core concepts
-- Notes should be brief.
-- Notes should be taken in your own words.
+- Notes should be concise and constrained to a single concept. Multiple concepts
+  should be described separately and related via links.
+- Notes should be taken in your own words to facilitate understanding, and be
+  written in such a way that no additional context is necessary to understand
+  them.
+- Notes should be discoverable not through a hierarchy of categories, but
+  through notes on related concepts chosen by how you'll want to come across the
+  note in the future.
 
 * References
 - [[https://www.youtube.com/user/shu12081995][Videos by Shu Omi]]

20200716231656-how_to_take_smart_notes.org

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ the more notes you will collect and the more likely it is that you will generate
 questions from it.
 #+end_quote
 
-The slip-box is intended to give you the freedom of hopping from one train of
+The [[file:20200716213755-zettelkasten.org][Slip-box]] is intended to give you the freedom of hopping from one train of
 thought to another, following distractions and disjointed ideas, and having them
 all saved for later expansion and development. The insights gained from
 following a variety of things that catch your interest and the connections that
@@ -48,15 +48,34 @@ broader topics that serve as an index to a variety of thoughts and ideas. These
 notes can later be referenced when building up a full piece. In all likelyhood,
 they won't be copied straight in, but instead built upon further.
 
-* Chapter 5: Simplicity Is Paramount
+* Chapter 6: Simplicity Is Paramount
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       c88743b1-79b2-48f5-8702-fbbbc0ffb848
+:END:
 
-The goal is to build a slip-box thats value only grows the more that is added to
+#+begin_quote
+A typical mistake is made by many diligent students who are adhering to the
+advice to keep a scientific journal. A friend of mine does not let any idea,
+interesting finding or quote he stumbles upon dwindle away and writes everything
+down. He always carries a notebook with him and often makes a few quick notes
+during a conversation. The advantage is obvious: No idea ever gets lost. The
+disadvantages are serious, though: As he treats every note as if it belongs to
+the “permanent” category, the notes will never build up a critical mass. The
+collection of good ideas is diluted to insignificance by all the other notes,
+which are only relevant for a specific project or actually not that good on
+second sight. On top of that, the strict chronological order does not offer any
+help to find, combine or rearrange ideas in a productive sense. It is not
+surprising that my friend has a bookshelf filled with notebooks full of
+wonderful ideas, but not a single publication to show.
+#+end_quote
+
+The goal is to build a [[file:20200716213755-zettelkasten.org][Slip-box]] thats value only grows the more that is added to
 it. This requires the notes that are added permanently to be sufficiently well
 written to be understood later, and also to be found when needed. Doctor Ahrens
 describes three separate types of notes at play: fleeting notes, project notes,
 and permanent notes.
 
-Fleeting notes are not meant to be the slip-box, or at least not for long.
+Fleeting notes are not meant to be the [[file:20200716213755-zettelkasten.org][Slip-box]], or at least not for long.
 Theyr'e meant as quick snippets captured while doing something else. They're
 intended to be taken with minimal interruption, and revisited within the day or
 so while they're fresh to be elucidated upon, and then discarded once notes of
@@ -75,8 +94,8 @@ written with enough context to be understandable on their own.
 Fleeting entries lack substance or context and clutter the collection.
 Project-specific notes hold little relevance beyond the project itself, in
 content and in timeliness. They should be regularly pruned and archived to keep
-the experience of the slip-box frustration-free. To reiterate an idea from
+the experience of the [[file:20200716213755-zettelkasten.org][Slip-box]] frustration-free. To reiterate an idea from
 earlier chapters, the ideas is to keep the experience pleasant, and avoid losing
 trust in the quality and usefulness of the tool. By remaining diligent about
-what goes into the slip-box and what stays, you can avoid falling into the trap
+what goes into the [[file:20200716213755-zettelkasten.org][Slip-box]] and what stays, you can avoid falling into the trap
 of large repeated clean-ups and other chores.

20200717223216-work_log.org

@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ While this is useful from a purely historical perspective, it's very hard to go
 back and find entries relating to particular issues or projects. Even when I can
 find entries, they tend to be extremely narrowly focused to the exact problem
 being tackled at the time, and as they're written in the heat of solving those
-problems, they don't tend to include much elaboration on the bigger picture.
+problems, they don't tend to include much elaboration on the bigger picture. The
+difficulty in sifting through a chronological work journal with entries of
+varying quality is noted plainly in Dr. Ahren's book, specifically [[id:c88743b1-79b2-48f5-8702-fbbbc0ffb848][Chapter 6:
+Simplicity Is Paramount]].

20200718112056-calibre_e_book_management.org

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #+title: Calibre E-Book Management
-#+roam_key: https://calibre-ebook.com/
 #+roam_tags: software
 
+https://calibre-ebook.com/
+
 * BibTeX Generation
 Calibre can generate a catalog of all the books in a library, and (optionally)
 add that catalog to the library. This functionality is under the "Convert Books"

how_to_take_smart_notes_with_org_mode_jethro_kuan.org

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #+title: How To Take Smart Notes With Org-mode · Jethro Kuan
-#+roam_key: https://blog.jethro.dev/posts/how_to_take_smart_notes_org/
 #+roam_tags: literature articles
 
+https://blog.jethro.dev/posts/how_to_take_smart_notes_org/
+
 Jethro Kuan, the author of [[file:20200710141321-org_roam.org][Org-roam]], describes his note-taking process, which is
 heavily inspired by [[file:20200716231656-how_to_take_smart_notes.org][How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost
 Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book

similarities_and_differences_between_evergreen_note_writing_and_zettelkasten.org

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #+title: Similarities and differences between evergreen note-writing and Zettelkasten
-#+roam_key: https://notes.andymatuschak.org/Similarities_and_differences_between_evergreen_note-writing_and_Zettelkasten
 #+roam_tags: literature articles
 
+https://notes.andymatuschak.org/Similarities_and_differences_between_evergreen_note-writing_and_Zettelkasten
+
 Andy Matuschak describes his note-taking style as writing "Evergreen Notes",
 building on the [[file:20200716213755-zettelkasten.org][Zettelkasten]] method and making heavy use of hyperlinking to
 connect notes representing different concepts.

the_zettelkasten_method_lesswrong_2_0.org

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #+title: The Zettelkasten Method - LessWrong 2.0
-#+roam_key: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/NfdHG6oHBJ8Qxc26s/the-zettelkasten-method-1
 #+roam_tags: literature articles
 
+https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/NfdHG6oHBJ8Qxc26s/the-zettelkasten-method-1
+
 This is an interesting article on [[file:20200716213755-zettelkasten.org][Zettelkasten]], in which the author describes
 their experience learning the method using physical index cards and how it
 worked for them.