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felan13's review against another edition
I didn't feel like I was learning anything, and every few pages felt like a rehash of the 'taking notes is important' point. Which I knew; that's why I was reading the book in the first place.
marcel_beres's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
5.0
An excellent companion piece for 'How to Read a Book" despite not intending to be. The book is a light, even enjoyable read that is quite informative.
I myself have a workflow inspired by the Zettelkasten, but not a complete recreation.
I myself have a workflow inspired by the Zettelkasten, but not a complete recreation.
sirbebop's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Although I didn't read this with the intent of improving my writing skills, I found this book insightful in a number of ways. Ahrens explanation of note taking to make better use of knowledge and ideas have a place in creative outlets as well as technical outlets. As a sound designer, I'm really interested in improving my note taking to better recall my own methodologies and explore new ideas for creating. The slip box method provides a lot of helpful options for developing a living note system.
itst's review against another edition
4.0
As far as I can tell, Ahrens‘ Book makes Luhmann’s slip-box (Zettelkasten) tangible the most.
Intended for academia, Ahrens provides insights for any style of writing, long-form and short-form, fiction and non-fiction.
Intended for academia, Ahrens provides insights for any style of writing, long-form and short-form, fiction and non-fiction.
sraddheya's review against another edition
informative
relaxing
slow-paced
2.5
Was an informative and in depth book about an effective note taking system. If I utilise this technique and find it beneficial then I would rate it higher but as I have not yet, I think it was an average read.
tokisuno's review against another edition
2.0
the actual zettelkasten websites describes this better and for free. sonke's writing just rubs me the wrong way. nothing against him or zettelkasten. i think both are great. just felt like there was unnecessary details and praise towards Luhmann EVERYWHERE throughout this.
traingirl24's review against another edition
5.0
The philosophy behind this system is fantastic. It's not about storing as much information as possible, it's about making as many connections as possible between your notes.