It's not a fad. The methodology has existed since the 14th century. It's just like with Meditation - those who firmly believe that meditation doesn't work usual

It's not a fad. The methodology has existed since the 14th century. It's just like with Meditation - those who firmly believe that meditation doesn't work usually are those who never practice it. The difference here - Zettelkasten doesn't require years and years of practice to reap the benefits. And to answer the previous commenter, > How did Zettelkast become so popular out of the sudden? It has not become popular out of a sudden. Different applications for the slip-box method for taking notes existed long before. Roamresearch has popularized it relatively recently. I guess maybe they've done something right; I don't know, I never used Roamresearch myself.