The Zettelkasten method is a way to manage notes and ideas using a network of interconnected notes. Each note is a self-contained piece of information that can be linked to other notes.

For example, this note is linked to the My Second Brain note.

Common Questions

  • How many Zettelkastens should I have? The answer is, most likely, only one for the duration of your life.
  • Don’t use categories. Use tags instead.
  • “What should my first note be?” It doesn’t matter. Just start writing.
  • Set links between notes. Full-text search on it’s own provides not enough information.

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