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A review by soroushtorkian
Digital Zettelkasten: Principles, Methods, & Examples by David Kadavy
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Good explanation of ZK without all the fluff.
It describes different methods of setting up ZK digitally.
I don't see the point of using the date format as an individual identifier because it has no meaning to me and has no relational significant to other points of data in my ZK other than knowing the creation date of my note.
One part of the book that I disagree with is that I don't think Fogelzettel style of giving each card an "ID" is hierarchical. You know, the one where he has 1, then 2, then he figures that there's an idea he has that relates to 1 but not 2, so he makes a 1a card to branch off of "1" as its stem.
While this may seem hierarchical, it's more of a continuum in the grand scheme of things, than it is a hierarchy, as the whole system relies on randomly giving a number to a specific card and not a broad yet specific topic like "sociology". In this way, the card can be more conceptual and transdisciplinary (e.g. if your permanent note says something like form fits function, this can fit both the fields the fields of biology and engineering, and literally tons of other fields, because it is a principle of nature).
Good explanation of ZK without all the fluff.
It describes different methods of setting up ZK digitally.
I don't see the point of using the date format as an individual identifier because it has no meaning to me and has no relational significant to other points of data in my ZK other than knowing the creation date of my note.
One part of the book that I disagree with is that I don't think Fogelzettel style of giving each card an "ID" is hierarchical. You know, the one where he has 1, then 2, then he figures that there's an idea he has that relates to 1 but not 2, so he makes a 1a card to branch off of "1" as its stem.
While this may seem hierarchical, it's more of a continuum in the grand scheme of things, than it is a hierarchy, as the whole system relies on randomly giving a number to a specific card and not a broad yet specific topic like "sociology". In this way, the card can be more conceptual and transdisciplinary (e.g. if your permanent note says something like form fits function, this can fit both the fields the fields of biology and engineering, and literally tons of other fields, because it is a principle of nature).