Zettelkasten and Evergreen MOC
Quotes are not notes. Notes are what you have to say about the quotes – usfmk3@r/Zettelkasten
Verbatim quoting seldom adds something directly useful to a PKM. Think about the item, then rewrite it, this will help really thinking things through, and we show ourselves we really understand the subject. For notes to be useful, actively engage with them Rewriting a quote translates the information from somebody else’s to our thoughts.
(source: How (and Why) I Collage the Sunday New York Times Newspaper — rachel a. dawson)
Using a quote without considering it’s meaning is creating a collage. A great art-project. Not good for thinking. Our PKM is supposed to help us think. Quoting is literally the opposite of that: we see something, take it as is, and put it somewhere. No thinking involved.
A quote is an idea without context. An idea without context is ill-defined, and cannot be used
Literature notes
Transclude of ahrens_2022#^hsquote02
In short, in order to go from capture to creation in a zettelkasten you need to interpret what you’re taking in, in your own words, in relation to other notes you’ve already created. Quotes are not notes. Notes are what you have to say about the quotes. – Quotes are Not Notes: Creating a Zettelkasten of Ideas : r/Zettelkasten