From 9aa35e4824ce87a6effe7c0d172a3da0aae8c33c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Wong Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2022 08:31:56 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] learn zettelkasten by example #2 --- ...n't good for organizing organic systems.md | 1 + content/notes/ideas should come naturally.md | 4 +++ ...tines are a shortcut to decision making.md | 6 +++++ ...s always better than not doing anything.md | 6 +++++ .../the brain has an organic structure.md | 6 +++++ .../too many decisions cause inaction.md | 6 +++++ ...zettelkasten-by-example-2-no-categories.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++ 7 files changed, 56 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/notes/categories aren't good for organizing organic systems.md create mode 100644 content/notes/ideas should come naturally.md create mode 100644 content/notes/routines are a shortcut to decision making.md create mode 100644 content/notes/starting is always better than not doing anything.md create mode 100644 content/notes/the brain has an organic structure.md create mode 100644 content/notes/too many decisions cause inaction.md create mode 100644 content/posts/learn-zettelkasten-by-example-2-no-categories.md diff --git a/content/notes/categories aren't good for organizing organic systems.md b/content/notes/categories aren't good for organizing organic systems.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3ea31f2e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/notes/categories aren't good for organizing organic systems.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +categories are hierarchical and structured. they're good for things that are limited in a scope but don't work well for organic things like ideas. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/notes/ideas should come naturally.md b/content/notes/ideas should come naturally.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..dab0dd668 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/notes/ideas should come naturally.md @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +no need to prepare ideas to connect beforehand. the ideas should come naturally. + +- [[notes/ideas should come naturally]] +- [[notes/its not natural to organize things in groups]] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/notes/routines are a shortcut to decision making.md b/content/notes/routines are a shortcut to decision making.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..494e45864 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/notes/routines are a shortcut to decision making.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +--- +title: routines are a shortcut to decision making +date: 2022-06-07 +lastmod: 2022-06-07 +--- +they reduce the amount of decisions we need to make and they're a shortcut because [[notes/too many decisions cause inaction]] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/notes/starting is always better than not doing anything.md b/content/notes/starting is always better than not doing anything.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..15e3f2c67 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/notes/starting is always better than not doing anything.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +--- +title: starting is always better than not doing anything +date: 2022-06-07 +lastmod: 2022-06-07 +--- +When we start something, we can get things done. Even if we go about it in the wrong direction, we can get real experience from actually doing the thing and learn from it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/notes/the brain has an organic structure.md b/content/notes/the brain has an organic structure.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c29610e4a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/notes/the brain has an organic structure.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +--- +title: the brain has an organic structure +date: 2022-06-07 +lastmod: 2022-06-07 +--- + [[notes/the brain is a network of ideas]]. The structure is dynamic and grows unlike [[notes/organization with the tree structure]]. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/notes/too many decisions cause inaction.md b/content/notes/too many decisions cause inaction.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1612fd625 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/notes/too many decisions cause inaction.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +--- +title: too many decisions cause inaction +date: 2022-06-07 +lastmod: 2022-06-07 +--- +Because [[decisions cost time]], decisions make it hard for us to do action \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/posts/learn-zettelkasten-by-example-2-no-categories.md b/content/posts/learn-zettelkasten-by-example-2-no-categories.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3cda52281 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/learn-zettelkasten-by-example-2-no-categories.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +title: "Learn Zettelkasten by Example #2: No Categories" +date: 2022-06-07 +lastmod: 2022-06-07 +--- +## Intro Blurb +In this post, I [[posts/simplest-way-to-use-zettelkasten-for-note-management|write fleeting notes]] on an article titled "Why Categories for Your Note Archive are a Bad Idea". The article is about why categories are limited and how Zettelkasten is better because it's more in line with how we think. Hopefully, this process can give you ideas about how to improve your Zettelkasten workflow. Also, feel free to suggest articles you want me to read next week. + +## My Notes +**Article Link:** https://zettelkasten.de/posts/no-categories/ + +- Current organization techniques require you to make many decisions which add lots of friction to note-taking [[notes/too many decisions cause inaction|too many decisions cause inaction]] +- fleshing out categories is like setting up a routine. [[notes/routines are a shortcut to decision making|routines are a shortcut to decision making]] +- Organizing by categories is [[notes/organization with the tree structure|organization with the tree structure]] +- With [[notes/organization with the tree structure|organization with the tree structure]], new notes that don't fit the structure either cause compromise in organization or modification to the structure +- [[notes/the brain has an organic structure|the brain has an organic structure]] +- it's difficult and time consuming to update rigid structures (e.g. [[notes/organization with the tree structure|organization with the tree structure]]) +- [[notes/starting is always better than not doing anything|starting is always better than not doing anything]] + +## A Video +Here is a video of me taking the notes + my commentary. +{{< youtube x6gMDQ5Ll3w >}} + + + + +