Zettelkasten method

Heard about the Zettelkasten method and looking to get started using it? This guide will teach you everything you need to know to get started taking and organizing notes using the Zettelkasten method.

Assuming you’re a writer or a thinker, why should you care about the way you take notes? If you want to think creatively and write original articles and books, you need to form associations in your mind effectively. Notes can help you with that if you adhere to a few basic principles.

My Zettelkasten workflow is the basic Zettelkasten method, but modified to work for me as a fiction writer.

I've been lurking on this forum for a while, playing around with methods and generally absorbing information.

A Zettelkasten is a personal tool for thinking and writing that creates an interconnected web of thought. Its emphasis is on connection and not mere collection of ideas.

My goal is twofold: (1) I hope to motivate those who prefer paper-based thinking systems, and (2) I hope to present an alternative perspective for those who use digital Zettelkasten systems. I hope my perspective will add one or two valuable insights you can add to your Zettelkasten workflow (even a digital one).

Just finished reading the amazing book “How to take Smart Notes“ from Sönke Ahrens [1]. As a visual thinker and sketchnoter my first idea was to use this method to combine visual thinking with…

Free guide shows you how to build an Antinet Zettelkasten, the 9 most common mistakes, and 5 most common roadblocks.

UPDATE May 28, 2021: If you like this post, it inspired a short book I just released. Digital Zettelkasten: Principles, Methods, & Examples is about 4x as long as this blog post, and is now available on Amazon, Audible, direct from me (paperback, audiobook), and everywhere else. As a nonfiction author, retaining what I read

The Zettelkasten method makes you smarter, more productive and effective at work. But can it work for distributed teams and remote employees? 🤔