Zettelkasten and Evergreen notes

Don’t try to put everything in boxes. Just create atomic notes that link to other places. Find them again by following linked notes. there is understanding in the combination of ideas

Being more free with linking will lead to Optimising for serendipity, which will increase the likelihood of making surprising connections. Walking keywords shows multiple contexts in which we can find answers

Assuming that knowledge belongs with some other knowledge is limiting. A true atomic note can stand on its own. Notes need to be atomic because all external context is lost, but linking them together will recreate context. categories make terrible keywords

See: rhizomatic linking

Also

Luhmann improved using notecard by adding an indexing system that made unexpected combinations possible

Literature notes

Hierarchical vs territorial writing Adolfo RamĂ­rez Corona

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non-hierarchical thought needs many good links and connections

  • Two different ways of thinking
  • Hierarchy automatically leads to folders and boxes
    • social media “influencers” → definition of hierarchical producing → looking for a “niche”
  • Territorial as a synonym for rhizomatic or topologic → connect outside defaults
    • link as much as you can
  • (Author is a Roma user!)

Fleeting notes

rhizomatic linking leads to serendipitous results

  • rhizomatic: A rhizome is a concept in post-structuralism describing a nonlinear network that “connects any point to any other point”
  • hierarchy is limiting by design
    • limiting is not by definition bad → limits → creativity
    • but, also closes possibilities
  • A rhizomatic approach → serendipity
    • freely connect, and then follow those lines to see where you end up
      • breaking free from limits
        • completely different contexts → new ways of looking and seeing