Analog Zettelkasten on Intellectual Production: A method for eliciting thought and discovery

by RENSYOKU

precautions By organizing and linking information using paper and pen, rather than relying on digital tools, you can encourage new discoveries and the deepening of ideas.

This book provides a detailed explanation of everything from the basics of the Zettelkasten method proposed by Niklas Luhmann, to how to actually write notes, how to create links, and how to use it in your daily life.

The Zettelkasten is a tool for finding a method of intellectual production that suits you, without being bound by fixed ideas of how you “must” do things.

There are no rules to writing notes, and what is important is to deepen your thinking and feel the joy of making new discoveries.

By using a Zettelkasten to freely organize your thoughts and enjoy intellectual adventures, your knowledge will become richer and more accessible. Let's find a way of intellectual production that suits you!

【Recommended for the following people】
・People who want to get into the habit of taking notes, but don't know how to get started

・People who want to organize their ideas using analog methods rather than digital tools

・People who want to find a method of organizing their thoughts that suits them

・People who want to enjoy making new discoveries and deepening their ideas

・People who want to engage in intellectual production with free-thinking, not being restricted by existing methods of note-taking

・People who work in jobs that center around intellectual production, such as researchers and scientists

【Table of Contents】
Analog Zettelkasten on Intellectual A method for eliciting thought and discovery
Precautions
Chapter 1: Introduction
What is Zettelkasten?
Why analog?
Overall flow of Zettelkasten
Structure of this book
Chapter 2: Zettelkasten and the Art of Intellectual Production
What we can learn from "The Art of Intellectual Production"
Relevance and differences between "The Art of Intellectual Production" and Zettelkasten
Using Information The First Step in Intellectual Production
Zettelkasten as a "tool for thinking
Advantages of Zettelkasten
Chapter 3: Tools you need
Minimum paper, pen, box
Chapter 4: Writing Notes
Types of notes in Zettelkasten
Daily memo (temporary memo)
Literature notes
Permanent memo
Project Memo
Link Memo
Good permanent memo and bad permanent memo
Characteristics of good and bad permanent memos
Examples of bad permanent memos
Examples of good permanent memos
One note, one idea.
Writing notes is a great way to practice writing.
Writing to Deepening Ideas with Zettelkasten
Chapter 5: How to create links
How to connect notes to each other
Reference Numbering and Indexing
Use links to structure knowledge
Chapter 6: Operation of Zettelkasten
Make a habit of taking more notes on a daily basis
Developing Thought by Linking Fragments of Knowledge
When and how to review notes
Chapter 7: Outputting ideas
Get ideas from Zettelkasten
How to organize and group notes
Chapter 8: Maintenance of Zettelkasten
What to do when you have too many notes
Chapter 9: Q& Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. How often should I review my notes?
Q2. How can I manage too many notes?
Q4. How do you incorporate Zettelkasten into your daily life?
Q5.

41 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 15, 2024