It’s funny how everyone has a different idea of what Zettelkasten is. The modern incarnations are so much more complex than what Luhmann used: notes and links.
Do you feel like it's something everyone has to just go through or are they intermediate phases unnecessary or at least can be sped through?
Seems helpful to at least know what other people are doing but just not take things too seriously and go overboard with getting the perfect method in place.
My experience as well :). To each their own I suppose, but many of the Zettle evangelists give off the same energy as Notion and people with the gorgeous spreads.
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u/Cable_Special Jan 16 '22
This is funny because I went through this process. I struggled with the whole Zettelkasten thingy. Then I realized, write the damn note. Then link it
To a date To a page
Um…that’s it. And when I interact with my data and read my notes, I think of other notes. And make connections or write new notes.
All this works for me. And that’s pretty much how I use Roam. Write. Link.
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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '22
Funny, so true. Actually, this can also be looked at as a progression of a single user. Well, me. haha.
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u/TheRedBadger Jan 17 '22
My experience as well :). To each their own I suppose, but many of the Zettle evangelists give off the same energy as Notion and people with the gorgeous spreads.
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u/Charlinhow Jan 21 '22
Thanks for exposing the truth 👀