# Digital Zettelkasten
## Metadata
- Author: [[David Kadavy]]
- Full Title: Digital Zettelkasten
- Category: #books
## Highlights
- My digital Zettelkasten allows me to seamlessly engage my thoughts ([Location 71](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=71))
- it’s hard for big, daunting projects to compete with little dopamine hits. ([Location 83](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=83))
- do small things with small notes, ([Location 86](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=86))
- I finally found a bicycle for my mind. ([Location 105](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=105))
- metadata used to organize those notes. ([Location 124](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=124))
- explore the connections amongst notes. ([Location 130](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=130))
- you need to know what your Zettelkasten is for. ([Location 141](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=141))
- a Zettelkasten helps you decide what to read next and develop your ideas ([Location 144](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=144))
- Retain what you read: ([Location 146](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=146))
- Retrieve it quickly: ([Location 148](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=148))
- Know what to read next: ([Location 150](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=150))
- Develop your ideas: ([Location 152](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=152))
- Have ideas: ([Location 153](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=153))
- Sometimes ignorance is more comfortable than learning, ([Location 163](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=163))
- re-write it in your own words, ([Location 180](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=180))
- re-writing something in your own words is much easier than filling that blank page. ([Location 185](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=185))
- trains your brain to feel less intimidated ([Location 187](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=187))
- adding keywords and linking notes, ([Location 188](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=188))
- your notes are not simple records of facts and figures. They can be, but inherent in your Zettelkasten is your own thoughts. ([Location 197](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=197))
- we should rethink educational curricula centered around memorization, but looking things up is at some point a waste of working memory. ([Location 204](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=204))
- Search engines and the internet are not a substitute for your notes. ([Location 213](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=213))
- managing your notes builds your memory, ([Location 213](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=213))
- Fleeting Notes: ([Location 303](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=303))
- Literature Notes: ([Location 304](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=304))
- Permanent Notes: ([Location 304](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=304))
- Fleeting notes are casual, so can be in many places, such as on scraps of paper or in a notes app on your phone. ([Location 306](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=306))
- Inbox is where I put fleeting notes that need to be processed. ([Location 309](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=309))
- Processing the contents of the inbox will be a regular ritual in managing your Zettelkasten. ([Location 311](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=311))
- but not interesting enough and/or not relevant enough to your current projects to investigate further. ([Location 312](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=312))
- Raw is for storing the "raw," exported highlights from books or articles. ([Location 314](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=314))
- Books: ([Location 321](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=321))
- keep them in my "Inbox," so ([Location 321](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=321))
- I know they need to be processed. ([Location 322](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=322))
- Conversations: ([Location 323](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=323))
- Podcasts: ([Location 324](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=324))
- Fleeting notes are notes you take "on the fly." ([Location 328](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=328))
- Highlights on an ebook reader even qualify as fleeting notes. ([Location 329](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=329))
- examples of fleeting notes, ([Location 332](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=332))
- record fleeting notes in any way that is comfortable for you. ([Location 339](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=339))
- Literature notes are informal summaries you write about a piece of media you've consumed. ([Location 341](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=341))
- Aside from direct quotes, literature notes are in your own words. ([Location 346](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=346))
- Permanent notes are explanations of a single idea, annotated with metadata about the subject of the note, other ([Location 349](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=349))
- notes that note is related to, and the source of the note. ([Location 349](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=349))
- You usually write permanent notes using literature notes as your source. ([Location 350](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=350))
- Permanent notes are the ultimate destination within your Zettelkasten for the best ideas you have or come across. ([Location 352](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=352))
- your permanent notes are your Zettelkasten. ([Location 353](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=353))
- Our concept of productivity is still stuck in an assembly-line modality. ([Location 359](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=359))
- When you take the extra time to re-write, only the clearest and most compelling elements survive – not to mention that you further internalize the knowledge. ([Location 370](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=370))
- Each medium calls for different information density and complexity of language. ([Location 385](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=385))
- As you read, make fleeting notes. ([Location 395](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=395))
- Readwise, ([Location 399](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=399))
- Look at the highlights of your highlights and re-write the interesting ones in your own words. ([Location 425](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=425))
- Permanent notes should have one idea per note. ([Location 454](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=454))
- most things you write in fleeting notes or literature notes won't become permanent notes. ([Location 456](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=456))
- link. Next, I ([Location 468](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=468))
- which I wrote this permanent note. ([Location 469](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=469))
- The main con of Folgezettel is it’s unnecessary in a digital Zettelkasten. ([Location 528](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=528))
- one or two note names used as entry points into that topic. ([Location 540](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=540))
- create keywords based upon patterns you see, ([Location 569](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=569))
- Choose keywords that are specific to an idea, ([Location 571](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=571))
- the Iceberg Principle. ([Location 589](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=589))
- it’s redundant to link them to one another if they already share the same tag. ([Location 597](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=597))
- design comfortable rituals for managing your Zettelkasten. ([Location 608](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=608))
- active, lying down, reclining, and upright. ([Location 611](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=611))
- over-bed table, ([Location 619](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=619))
- summarize fleeting notes ([Location 623](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=623))
- match my mental state to the type of thinking ([Location 628](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=628))
- The point of a Zettelkasten is to turn your notes into completed writing. ([Location 632](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=632))
- I use my tag index as a starting point. I rearrange the index according to how an article might flow, then I re-write from scratch in a separate document. ([Location 643](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=643))
- What is metadata is the name of the book it came from, Daily Rituals, and the author of that book, Mason Currey. ([Location 657](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=657))
- whole list of metadata points ([Location 667](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=667))
- Title: Author: Web: Date Created: Date Edited: Tags: ([Location 669](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B095VY4XGD&location=669))