How to take useful notes (How to take smart notes, Zettelkasten) - IV
Finishing the story ZettelkastenI would like to talk about the three steps to a successful letter, which concludes the book. (postage 1, 2 and 3)
12. Develop ideas It's good to make notes, but it's cool to connect them becauseNotes are only as valuable as the network of records and relationships in which they are embedded." Since the notebook is not an encyclopedia, there is no need to worry about the completeness of the information, that is, we can only write notes that help us in thinking. Only collecting notes in the article, we think about how to fill the gaps of meaning.
The author gives seven recommendations.
- Develop themes. Mark notes with keywords that could easily collect all related notes on a particular topic
- Create smart connections - Use it. 2 type of reference: 1) links to notes that give you an overview of the topic (entry-point) and 2) linkage (This allows you to build a network and see implicit relationships through transitive links.)
- **Compare, correct and make distinctions.**I'm - compare old and new notes. This will allow you to find contradictions and paradoxes that will help you better understand the topic. Such comparisons will ensure continuous improvement of important ideas.
- Gather your thinking tools Our ability to perceive information and interpret meaning depends on the breadth of our knowledge. That is why obtaining a wide range of theoretical tools (mental models) Avoid the situation of a man with a hammer who sees nails everywhere:) I recommend reading the books.The Model ThinkerandGreat Mental Models" The basic premise is not to know everything, but to be able to understand from a vast resource of mental models.
- Use the box as a creative engine The box is the place where different notes are fused together into new knowledge by finding small differences and resolving these conflicts.
- **Think carefully inside the box.**k – taking notes, we check our understanding of the text we have read and want to summarize, we focus on the essence and ask ourselves good questions when sorting and clarifying existing notes
- Develop creativity through limitations Restrictions on the size and format of a note do not actually limit us, but force us to show our creativity.
13. Share your insights When we have a notebook, we can look into it to assemble an article, pulling out notes and collecting them into a necklace of arguments that we need to tie together in a common thread and turn into a linear narrative without white spots. Next, the author gives advice The contents of the box already give us a good launch pad - we have a lot of ideas combined into themes.
- Making notes we went from the bottom up, and collecting an article we can go from top to bottom, having in front of us the general picture of the developed topic. We can do this simply by following our interests. (Remember, only interesting thoughts get into the notes.) For the success of collecting an article, you need to visually structure the project - and if the linear structure does not work, you can write several articles in parallel. Again, the author reminds you to give up planning and become an expert first.
- Well, to complete the project will be useful phrase Antoine de Saint-ExuperyPerfection is achieved not when there is nothing to add, but when nothing can be taken away." (I'm having trouble with that myself.)
14. Make yourself a useful habit. This chapter talks about the power of habits, both good and bad. The author proposes to turn writing your thoughts into habits, and then turn them into permanent notes, which then begin to put in a box. It's a step-by-step approach. Zettelkasten.
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