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Thank you, Pam. Knowing that these videos are helpful gives me even more delight and energy.

You are very welcome. Thank you for keeping me motivated by letting me know they are helpful.

Thank you so much, Darin. My channel is very small compared to yours. I am honored to think that you may have found something informative. Your inquisitive spirit is a delight.

Thank you, Juanita. That's very encouraging. How are you coming with your Zettelkasten?

Thank you, Shirish. I like your description of hooking details onto the structure. I believe that's one of the advantages of pre-reading that I did not bring out in my video, so thank you for that, too.

Thank you, Ashutosh, but I should say that I learned it from Mortimer Adler in his book: How to Read a Book.

Thank you for giving me the motivation and encouragement to continue sharing this. Hearing that you are getting your ZK up and running fills me with zeal and energy. So thank you for posting your question. Your success is my joy.

Thank you, Kat Marie, and congratulations on your growing Zettelkasten. If it is okay with you, I will address your questions in my podcast tonight. Let me make sure I understand what it is you want to know: How do you balance the need to be able to find a card again (enough indexing with enough key words) against indexing so much that it weighs your index down and makes it harder to find what you are looking for? Also, how do you avoid indexing boredom? Did I capture it?

@@KathleenSpracklen Exactly this! And I mean this both in the case of selecting too many keywords from the tagline for a particular card, and also whether to index every card (or how to select the cards you do index). I am so looking forward to hearing your answer to this! Thank you for replying!

@@kat_marie_b I love receiving your questions and it is my delight to answer them. I'm just thrilled that you have a "going" ZK.

Thank you, Nikos! If there is a topic you would especially like me to cover, please feel free to post in the comments or in our Zettelkasten circle over on LiLLiPub.org

You are most welcome. How is your ZK coming along?

@@KathleenSpracklen I am just starting my ZK, and I am beginner. I wanted to clear up some doubts, and then I found your videos, thank you soo much for making such good video's ❤️

@@mahavirsinh7438 You are most welcome. Keep me posted on your progress. Seeing you get your ZK up and running is what motivates me to make these videos.

@@KathleenSpracklen I just don't know how to thank you enough, I really appreciate your efforts to help beginner's like me. You are a great teacher, great tutor and a great person Miss Kathleen. Thank You So Much 😊❤️.

@@mahavirsinh7438 Thank you. That is very encouraging.

Music to my ears, Erin! That's what a ZK should give you - free-flowing creativity. That's my wish for you.

Thank you. I will give that a try. I like very much that it does not destroy the fabric or the box. Did you attach the paper in any way?

I've thought about using some kind of light adhesive tape, but I don't have any. So far, I haven't really needed it. The cards keep the liner in place... One thing that just occurred to me is that you could tri-fold a sheet of paper like a ⊔, and line it that way.

@@chim-choo-ree Thanks. I like the tri-fold idea. I'll let you know how it goes. I'm also considering removable shelf liner paper.

Thank you for your kind review, Jon. If you have a question I can answer for you, please feel free to post in the comments.

Yes, I do use it. I haven't been teaching it lately because I'm deemphasizing categories (because people get hung up on them) and because I'm the only geek in the world who likes making pairs of directory cards. For you, Erin, I will do it. I should also point you toward Victoria Crowder's videos on using Zettelkasten for fiction writing. We use different number ranges, but our ideas are deeply compatible. Her videos can be found at www.youtube.com/@AntiNovelist

@@KathleenSpracklen thank you so much! I will check out her videos.

Erin, I am happy to let you know that this week's Fusion Writing topic is on the categories that Victoria and I use for fiction writing. You've already seen mine in the 35-week course, but this should give you a chance to see how Victoria's approach differs. There are two episodes each week. On Monday, "The Compass" episode introduces the topic and on Tuesday, "The Map" episode goes more deeply into it. In our Fusion Writing course, we cover Zettelkasten the third week of every month.

@@KathleenSpracklen thank you for letting me know-I’ll be sure to watch!

I hope you found something useful in it.

I'm glad you found it helpful, Marcos.

Thank you, Erin. Your questions and your eagerness to incorporate your own Zettelkasten into your life give me continued motivation to teach this topic.

Terrific! I hope the plan works for you.

I'm glad this one worked better for you. I do agree that the jellyfish version was a bit distracting from the essence of the numbering system. I can tell you how I do the recordings. I have two web cameras attached by USB to my computer. My front-facing camera is clipped to my monitor. My down-facing camera is attached to a boom arm that clamps to my desktop. I am currently using Loom to record the videos. Zoom works, but the videos are of lower quality. I record in individual segments since I cannot switch cameras in the middle of a recording session on Loom. Then I combine the segments using Clipchamp and upload them to UA-cam. I hope this helps. I'm no expert when it comes to video production. I did try a selfie stick with my phone, but I could not control the wobble and I had a hard time manipulating the cards while holding onto the selfie stick.

Yes, absolutely. I am committed for tonight's video, but the question Joseph asks is very close to yours. He asks specifically about reading a foundational book in a new subject area, but much of what I will cover also works with any book you pick up and read. I will make a point of contrasting a foundational book with a subsequent book. To give you a specific, brief answer right here, I follow Mortimer Adler's advice in his classic How to Read a Book, which includes his advice on superficial reading before (or sometimes instead of) analytical reading. On my bib card, I always include a brief statement of why I am reading the book and I try to remind myself of my purpose as I read. Antony, thank you for asking your question. You do know how to motivate a gal.

I'm glad that you are finding my videos useful, Jay. If I can answer any questions for you, do not hesitate to post.

How delightful. You are in for a treat.

How delightful to hear from you, Erin. You are on the right track with your numbering. If the new card has no other that it wants to go with, then it is perfectly appropriate to give it a new number, 8, 9, 10 ... as high as it goes. Categories make themselves, you don't have to make them. This happens in two ways. One of them you have already seen, since you say some of your cards already have number-letter. The most direct type of category just grows up under one of the cards and keeps growing. Another type of category forms when a new card has two different cards that it could go with. The new card will pick one as it's parent and the other as sort of a step-parent will link to the new card. I'll explain this more in the video I record tonight. I will give me joy to make a video to answer your question.

@@KathleenSpracklen thank you so much!

Thank you, Julianne.

Thank you. I hope they are helping you with your Zettelkasten.

LOL. Thank you. Please let me know if there are any Zettelkasten questions I can answer for you.

I'm glad you found some good tips, Paul.

Hi Paul -- I too have years of journals! By indexing them with keywords and assigning numbeers, I can use my zettelkasten as a 'guide' to the journal content. Certainly Kathleen's system can help build out a way to capture things from journals!

I'm happy to hear you have a ZK. How is it going for you?

Thank you so much for your kind words, Lori. For the most part you are right. What's on my legal pads has already been turned into a finished product, but those entries like the card I showed in this video (the one with the '*') is only on a yellow legal pad. In truth, it's probably the residual 'hoarder' in me. I am so happy to hear that your Zettelkasten is well underway and that you are using it for output! Bravo! May I ask what field you are working in?

@@KathleenSpracklen I spent my first career in market research for the automotive industry, so I’m well-acquainted with ferreting about for data and info! Now that I’m retired, I am a spiritual director and teach and write about a variety of things related to Ignatian spirituality. I’m a bit of a hoarder too, so I get it! Index cards for the win!!!

@@Lorikneisler Fantastic! I participated in a 19th Annotation program from 10/22 through 5/23, as a participant, not as a director. Impressive!

@@KathleenSpracklen WOW! Small world. I’m glad to know this about you! I participated in 2014-2015. Changed my life! As you might guess, a large portion of my ZK is dedicated to Ignatian prayer.

@@Lorikneisler WOW! Me, too.

Thank you so much, Pam. It's followers like you who make it a joy.

I'm working from a PC. I have a regular web camera that I hang from my monitor for the face-front segments. For the top-down, after some experimentation, I am currently using a second, auto-focus web camera mounted on a boom arm. It has a telescoping pole that mounts to the desktop. A separate arm clamps onto the pole and extends over the desk. The camera mounts to the arm. For a while I was working with just one camera and moving it back and forth. That got old pretty fast. My first try was recording from my phone using a selfie stick, but that left me with just one hand free to manipulate the cards. Thank you for your kind wishes and for your support of my channel. I hope your new channel goes well. Can you share what your topic will be?

Thank you for the feedback, Paul. I'm glad you found it helpful.

I created the filecard image using Canva. Thank you for your kind words.

Thank you for continuing with me.

I have a small tray that is my working box. That tray has dividers for things I am actively working on. If I get a new idea for a newsletter, I would drop it into my newsletter section.

Is there a cross reference happening with the ideas for the newsletter and if so, how?

@@ceafva It is very informal while I'm just gathering ideas. Later the newsletter issue will have a bib card associated with it.

I've done it two ways and I like the bib cards best. The other way that I have done this was to have a section in my regular Zettelkasten for my project.

The date the talk I gave was recorded.

The presentation I gave was recorded.

Yes, I do most of my content development on yellow legal pads, but I log the process onto a bib card. I certainly could keep it in a separate area besides in my bib box. I will probably do that at some point if that section grows enough that it feels disruptive in the middle of my bib box.

I'm glad you found a useful tip, Catherine.

Your point is well taken. I wanted to show how my index helped me pull together the references that I wanted to uss, but the reality was that they were scattered all over the index. This was because I was shaping a new idea out of several related references that were only now starting to come together for me. I think it will be worthwhile to show the Collective Card(s) that come out of playing with this idea. Alex suggested adding "conversation cards," which I thought sounded terrific, but then I realized that the Cardlink Collectives Scott Scheper covered on Page 474 of his book: Antinet Zettelkasten, were essentially the conversation cards Alex was looking for. The novelty Alex brings to the subject is having the collective as part of the index, possibly as a separate sub-section in the index.

That's been my experience, but the beauty is that the Zettelkasten is still a cohesive powerhouse of ideas even with and through all the foul-ups. How is your Zettelkasten coming?

@@KathleenSpracklen I have tried to start one a few times, and fallen off or gotten overwhelmed. I am thinking of trying again and looking for a system that will work for me.

@@ztypecraft I am very happy to hear that you are going to try again. Stay courageous 1) It is only difficult at the beginning. 2) You can change your mind about anything as you go along.

Thank you for taking the time to comment.

I'm happy to hear that you are getting started with your Zettelkasten. I think you will find it richly rewarding. Numbering always hangs people up at the outset, but the good news is that once your system is up and running, you'll wonder why it seemed so hard. That said, I have been experimenting with ways of numbering the cards in a Zettelkasten such that the numbers are effortless to construct. Check out my video Zettelkasten Numbering the Easy Way (ua-cam.com/video/2a5TOzxuqxE/v-deo.html). If you have questions I will try to help you, and if you have comments I would delight in hearing them. Thank you for viewing.

@@KathleenSpracklen thank you Kathleen. I will watch that one! I subscribed to your channel so be watching a few more as well :)

@@CraigOs49 I am eager to help you get your Zettelkasten working for you, so do not hesitate to ask questions.

I suggest that you take notes as you read on a Bib Card. Then make your Main Cards from your notes soon, while the book is fresh in your mind. You can read more than one book at a time. If each book has a Bib Card, this is very easy to manage. Did I answer your question?

Yes you have answered. Do you generate the topic on the main card based on the information you put there? Should each main card developed have a topic?

@@isaaczulu3991 Not everyone does this as I do, but for me each main card developed has a line at the top of the card. You could call it a topic, but for me, I want that line to bring back to mind all the card contains 1) The new thought or information that compelled me to make the main card; 2) My personal reaction to that thought or information. I make it a rule to always include a thought of my own on every main card. Then I make my index entries from the key words in the topic line.

@@KathleenSpracklen Noted with thanks. Thank you so much for your effort and time. Your videos have helped me so much.🙏

@@isaaczulu3991 It makes me very happy to hear that.

Thank you for the words of encouragement. Please let me know if you have any questions I can answer for you.

Great to see you here again in the comments.

That will fit in nicely with Catherine's question. She wants to know how I use index cards to develop content. The Directory cards play into that, as well. Thank you for your continued interest.

Thank you, Catherine. I will address your question in tonight's podcast. It's a bit too long for a comment. I appreciate your ongoing interest. Your questions keep me on point. I like that. It was you who reminded me to stop talking about jellyfish and stick with real cards containing real ideas. Where are you with your Zettelkasten?

I learned about Zelle testing over 25 years ago. I’ve been doing it for 25 years but not the way everyone says that lumen did it. everyone putting their own spin on it. Which has been very interesting. I don’t number my system never have. I’ve been wanting to, but I haven’t reached the mentality point of why, yet anyway.

I’m trying very hard to understand your method. Honestly though I’m confused. I keep wondering why I’m not understanding. But you have an avid follower here.

@@ceafva Then tonight's podcast should be perfect for providing a "why" to number cards. But I'm fascinated about your 25-year-old numberless "Zelle" (cute). How many cards would you say you have in your system? How do you know where to put a new card? What does Zelle give you back in benefits? How do you reach the cards you are looking for? Sorry for so many questions, but I am intrigued.