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Am I the only one who feels like these complicated systems are ridiculous? https://twitter.com/mixcocam/status/1412161067967516675?t=cLEhAJdGrU9u7-4ZoFNDEw&s=1

Am I the only one who feels like these complicated systems are ridiculous? https://twitter.com/mixcocam/status/1412161067967516675?t=cLEhAJdGrU9u7-4ZoFNDEw&s=19 https://twitter.com/mixcocam/status/1412161067967516675?t=cL...

mixcocam 4y ago
Glad to read in most of the comments that this whole fad of obsessing with some weird productivity hack will make a difference in output is fading.
- larve 4y ago
  I’m not sure that notetaking is a weird productivity hack. If anything, this is about taking notes that will enrich your thinking and intellectual output, rather than just mindlessly highlighting or jotting down passages of a book. Writers have been using notes, marginalia, post-its, diaries, written correspondence for a while now.
beardedwizard 4y ago
Utterly. I'm disappointed that what would otherwise be practical advice has this overly specific implementation mentioned. It's as if you could not possibly think properly if you did not use zettelkasten. Feels like being in love with the idea of productivity and meaning rather than actually doing it. It makes total sense however that taking notes without synthesis is somewhat pointless. These are things you probably won't read again. The catch is I think many do both without really thinking about it in the form of commentary in notes.
dcuthbertson 4y ago
When they are described like that, they are ridiculous. That description of what to do lacks the context of why you might want to take notes at all. The OP put it best with, "Your zettelkasten should be made up of your ideas about the authors ideas." It took me a couple of years of "doing it wrong", researching some more, and practicing the act of notetaking to understand why some people are such strong advocates of zettelkasten. Thinking and writing down one's own thoughts to reflect on later is far more useful than recording the thoughts of others.
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mixcocam 4y ago

Glad to read in most of the comments that this whole fad of obsessing with some weird productivity hack will make a difference in output is fading.

larve 4y ago
I’m not sure that notetaking is a weird productivity hack. If anything, this is about taking notes that will enrich your thinking and intellectual output, rather than just mindlessly highlighting or jotting down passages of a book. Writers have been using notes, marginalia, post-its, diaries, written correspondence for a while now.

beardedwizard 4y ago

Utterly. I'm disappointed that what would otherwise be practical advice has this overly specific implementation mentioned. It's as if you could not possibly think properly if you did not use zettelkasten. Feels like being in love with the idea of productivity and meaning rather than actually doing it. It makes total sense however that taking notes without synthesis is somewhat pointless. These are things you probably won't read again. The catch is I think many do both without really thinking about it in the form of commentary in notes.

dcuthbertson 4y ago

When they are described like that, they are ridiculous. That description of what to do lacks the context of why you might want to take notes at all. The OP put it best with, "Your zettelkasten should be made up of your ideas about the authors ideas." It took me a couple of years of "doing it wrong", researching some more, and practicing the act of notetaking to understand why some people are such strong advocates of zettelkasten. Thinking and writing down one's own thoughts to reflect on later is far more useful than recording the thoughts of others.

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