No, but seriously, yours is the best and clearest video on how to create an actual zettelkasten (or antinet). As much as I love Scott Scheper's videos, and what he has done to bring us the purest form of zettelkasten yet, I wish he would condense much of the practicality to one shorter video, as you have done here. Thank you so much for this. I have your video saved to my playlist.
There are tons of videos about the history of the system, who made it, what it can do. This is the first one I have found that actually addresses how it works. Thank you.
Yours is the best. I think it's because you aren't trying to sell us something and/or you didn't create a video when you're still trying to figure out your method. Thank you! It's simple, straight talk.
Hi there! My name is Gisele, I'm 39 years old and I'm from Brazil. I am currently finishing my master's degree in Engineering and Innovation. I'm also starting an MBA in Renewable Energies and working on three different projects, which means my life is a mess when it comes to organizing notes. I've been searching for a practical tutorial on the Zettelkasten method, and I've scoured UA-cam for a useful tutorial. I've watched several videos with beautiful visuals and aesthetics, but with zero helpful content. I clicked on your video without any hope or expectation, and to my surprise, it was the best, most productive, and interesting video on the subject. I'm here to thank you for your sensitivity in producing useful content for those seeking information on how to establish the Zettelkasten method in an analog way.
@@nicolasgatien7283 She's right, man! You're the shit, Nicolas! You beat all the other fancy creators that are full of themselves and talking all kinds of nonsense! You made this ultra clear and simple! Thank you!
I've watched almost all of the recent UA-cams on Zettelkasten's and yours is by far the easiest to digest. One thing I note that might help is the bib notes are just references to the pages and then the actual 'dedicated note' for whatever sparked interest needs to be either a direct quote that you wanted to use and why, or, it sparked an original idea of your own that is in your own words, and ideally most dedicated notes are just your own words and thoughts. The purpose is to generate new writing of your own so all of the zettels are leading you towards having material that you can then organise into a novel piece of writing, in whatever format or genre that suits your zettels and what you want to say. Definitely subscribing because I'm keen to see what you do.
Yep! The way I see it is that the bib note acts as a vault for the ideas until I process them. Not all of them will be processed, but the important ones will be :D Thanks for the kind words!
The clif bar box massacre was LITERALLY the best part of my day! I don't know how I missed this video before -- but Well done Nicolas!! I laughed, I nodded, I took a few notes on creating valuable breadcrumb trails for your subscribers and last (but not least), I subscribed. I cant WAIT to see where you go!!! I am so grateful to be along on your journey!
I just want you to know how brilliantly done this video is! Exceptionally easy to follow along but not dumbed down, i got all the info i could possibly need about Zettlekasten. 10/10 i have saved this for future reference (in my digital zettlekasten) Love from the UK!
@@nicolasgatien7283 I’m about to start one because of you. You are amazing! Truly this system is amazing. Don’t ever let the world take from you! Keep making more amazing things. And if you can share them on UA-cam that would be cool. Lol I’m amazed tho
Ok I’m back. And yours was the first video I had watched. Now I have watched literally 50 or more videos on this topic and your is definitely the BEST. Very simple, very clear and to the point. Great demo-ing. I am reading Scott’s book and your video helps me put it all together. BEST Antinet video out there, by far! Thanks you!
You made a very solid and clear explanation of what the base of a zettelkasten is. Keep on the good works, and your book is going to come one day. I follow Mr. Scheper too , but I found your stuff to the point and refreshing.
This video had me watching to the end. Thank you for sharing a system that works well for you! Your video is a nice contrasting viewpoint to the knowledge management industry's trending transition to digital tools.
Thank you for the well organized "how to build an analog Zettelkasten" video. It felt less overwhelming if you aren't familiar with the note taking system. One great takeaway for me is the organization of thoughts and their value. I love handwritten note taking, and now understand a bit more about note taking for the sake of note taking. Thank you for your time and creating this video! Best wishes.
I just want to give you a shout out for this. I've been a life-long autodidact learner. I just throw myself at stuff that's interesting to me and see what I can learn about. (From Python Coding to Demonology, that shit's a wild ride). I've only recently discovered zettelkasten and was really flummoxed on just how the hell the index was supposed to work, or help or even wtf to do to start. This video was really concise and helped me a lot. Thanks a bunch
Of course! Glad I could help in some way, I find learning whatever interests you at the time is the best way to go about learning - so I'm very happy this video was helpful!
Nicolas, I've been searching for exactly what you have so excellently explained here in this video. Great utilization of the duct tape too! LOL! Seriously, thank you for your simple explanation of the filing process.
You have explained a very complex system in the simplest and best way possible. I have already went down a rabit hole to create my own zettelkasten system in an antinet form. I have read and watched so many bits of information but still was very confused as how to create it. You have laid out the basics in the best way possible. Thanks.
This is, without doubt, the best introduction to Zettelkasten. I’ve watched lots of other videos. They have given me the strong impression that this will be very helpful, but always left me with “holes” in my understanding. Your video has shown the process wth a clear sequence and clear examples. Many thanks.
I agree with the praisers, your video of zettelkasten is refreshing clear and strangely concise. Most other explainers videos too polished and loose the analog joy we all, digital sleuths long for deep down inside. The bonus is you got a personal artefact the actuall zettels. Also I learned about antinet from you - loved that terminology as a quasi rebellion against its sibling the internet. Make more videos like this...
This is fantastic! I have so many journals & I get so frustrated knowing I'll never be able to index them in any realistically searchable way. You've given me the perfect solution! Thank you so much. I've subscribed & hope you hit your goal very soon!
I guess its a lost art, but this is how we learned to write papers pre-internet when I was a kid. I'm glad you are rediscovering this and finding it useful in a world with information overload. Your generation has only ever had Google. Google was like a new thing when I was in middle or high school.
I bought Scott's book, and been devouring it. Went on a search for what kind of boxes to buy and stumbled into your video. Boy, us older nerds know D&D character sheets at a *glimpse*. :D
Wow! Young man, thank you so much for an easy to understand walk through of this system. I had yet to come across a video that got right to the point and walked through the card set up, numbering process, linking process, bib notes and indexing without them going off in directions that just got confusing. I’m saving this to my play list. Best with your future studies
Nice work! I hope you make more of these videos. I get bogged down by all the numbering, but The Index is a satisfying *creative* tool for me- sort of like an alphabetical version of my thought life. I can get new ideas just browsing through it :)
Finally a video that makes sense, most other stuff about zettelkasten that is on the internet just made me more confused. Even though Scott's videos helped me unlearn things from Ahren's book, this is the video is the one that made everything click together and make the picture clear. One thing I would like is that you had explained why you put the numbers you put. Great vid!
Fantastic walk-through, Nicolas! Just watched your interview with Scott and it brought me here. Can't wait to see how your Antinet will evolve over time. Keep us updated.
This finally made me understand the zettelkasten method. Thank you so much❤️ a lot of people talk about how it is great without showing how you can really utilize it. Great video
I enjoyed everything about this except the music. That added nothing, and was soporific. But I thought the explanation was clear, organized, and logical. In that sense, this is one of the best videos I’ve seen on setting up an analog zettelkasten. Thanks! I’m going to see what else you’ve got!
Pretty good introduction on how to build an antinet. I've always been considering on how to build one for a variety of reasons as a replacement for my digital one. I started building it today because of this, and I really hope you make more videos on zettelkasten, notetaking and other things. I'm subbing.
Awesome was your content, Man. 3:38 index map model *8:45 new point 13:30 index card, distilled crds, biblio cards 13:40 extracting nectar from dead teacherd
Great job, Nicolas! This was an extremely well-done video that explained the numbering process perfectly. I have wanted to start a Zettelkasten for some time but didn't understand the numbering/subject system and how to properly file the information. You answered that question, so thank you so very much!
This video was, in my view, by far more superior to the videos I have seen. This one is to the point explaining step-by-step how to do it. I started thinking about some kind of system yesterday because I noticed that I read a lot, but remember not as much. I come across this Zettelkasten system. After reviewing many videos & without understanding, I lost hope until I watched this video & understood how to create a system after watching this video. What can I say to the author except thank you??? NOTHING!!! Thus, yet again: THANK YOU!!!
Was looking for easy explained video on Zettelkasten and definitely yours was one of the best explained video on that topic. Thanks brother for the video! Subscribing and of course looking forward for more videos on the topic of Zettelkasten!
I was interested in Zettelkasten, but i never got a point in how to do it, for me it was just like another note taking that i never going to look... This the first video that made me clear up doubts on Zettelkasten... thanks...
I was just introduced to this method by a friend and haven’t started yet. This was really helpful to learn the basics on getting started. Great explanations. Thank you for making this video.
I think you taught me more than anything else ever has. Literally. I’m floored. You are amazing. I’m a psychic so I mean it when I say that. Literally amazing. Be you kid
The first time I heard you was at the Obsidian Book Club. We were reviewing Scott Scheper's "Antinet" book. I could not believe the intelligence that came across that zoom call. You are an old, wise soul in a young body. I will continue to follow as I would like to see what the future holds for you. Wishing you the very best and looking forward to your first book . . .
Thank you, Nicolas! After watching your crystal-clear video, I finally have the confidence to start my own Zettelkasten and feel that I’m approaching it correctly. Too much of the content out there on this topic is unnecessarily confusing.
@@nicolasgatien7283 I most certainly will! I’ve been told on numerous occasions that I can write, and I have tons of ideas bouncing around in my head on a diverse number of subjects (I’m a polymath at heart). I’m intrigued by the promise of Zettelkasten to help forge connections between previously unrelated ideas I glean from the stuff I read or otherwise assimilate, and my own thoughts. I’d love to “pee out some books” to supplement my income! In the meantime, I’ve subscribed to your channel and am going through your content.
@@richardkallio3868 that's great! It often takes time to make connections but do a little every day and I'm sure you'll create great things. Let me know when you publish something!
For everyone having problems with card numbering (i.e., understanding what the concepts of variation and branching mean), I suggest you go to 11:00 and follow the example by Nicolas. It's very straightforward and I think it eliminates all kind of questions you may have.
thank you sooooo much! I have the book Taking Smart Notes and it tries to explain this method but I wasn't getting it. Your video laid it out plainly and made it make sense.
This video is very well done. I hope one of your aspirations is to become an educator of some sort. Your academic future is definitely bright. That said, for people who have not started this., I recommend using the Dewey Decimal system, BISAC, or the Library of Congress Classification System, as a starting point for organizing your antinet.
Starting to get recommendation from you, guess UA-cam thought I was interactive. And now I am being dragged down into the world of assorted thoughts and amazing filing systems apparently, actually followed the tutorial though. So now I have a cool way of storing notes. (I have never taken notes before.) And I also don't read very many books, so I guess this will be used for my temporary thoughts. still a very neat system!
@@nicolasgatien7283your video is a wealth of information. Good job. As for the music, 10:15 to 14:24 is one place I had a problem following, and 15:00 till the end is another one. Bad of hearing... Also, I would suggest that you slow down a little bit when explaining something to make it easier to follow. It will help you in long run, especially if you plan to deliver live speeches in future. (There are times to speak rapidly, of course - mostly for motivational purposes - so it's not something wrong, slowing down just helps others to comprehend more when you are explaining something. For the beginning of the video the rapid speech was a perfect fit, in my opinion.) Thank you again, I liked this video a lot. You've got a new sub.
I love the basic ZK concept, but I do not have the patience to take a PhD course in how to set one up. So, I love your video and it broke it down so this ADHDer can get started. (Side note: I am sitting in my office with sticky notes on the wall and files of random notes from forever ago and little pieces of "I want to remember this..." fluttering out of my mind constantly. Looking forward to harnessing those ideas.)
This all seems somewhat familiar to me, as many years ago in libraries we used Dewey Decimal card systems in multiple drawers to locate any book in the library!
Filing BIB cards by author isn't working for me. When I go to find a topic I'm interested in I don't usually remember the author name. Thus looking it up by the author's name has been worthless for me. Anyone else having this problem? A solution? Or possible solutions?
I don't normally find a topic's location by looking through my bib cards, that is normally done in the index :] I review bib cards when I am either creating main cards, or I want to rapidly review a book :D
Wow, best Video about the Zettelkasten I ve seen so far. Thank you! The one thing I still struggle with is the 5 main categories and how to number the sub categories! So why for example do you choose number 3500 for space science and which number would you use for the next sub-category in 3000?
It's arbitrary. If it's a topic that fits under space science than probably 3550. If not, probably 3200. It doesn't matter very much as long as you have room for more categories afterwards. And if you do ever run out of room, you can add a category along the lines of 3200a :D
Thank you so much, this was very helpful.. may I ask, in space sciences, you labeled 3150 for the next card, may I know why you didn't label it as 3110? Do you use multiples of 50 at the start?
One last question. On the bib card, it gets challenging to write short notes when you deal with math equations, technical explanation, etc. I know it's much easier for productivity, philosohpy, etc
Nope! You don't have to, there are a few different methods used for numbering schemes. Most important thing to remember is just that cards that hold similar ideas should be filed close together.
Very explanatory video. I would like to ask something. The space sciences and space exploration which you used do not exist in Outline of Academic Disciplines. So ?
I do mine a little differently. I do mine mostly by project atm. Like I have a Section for my reading of a very long document and then another section for things I may need to do on the computer like commands on the terminal, and then another section for knowledge concerning my job. I don't really sort by scientific subject. My numbering system is a little different to! For my Overall subjects I number them 1-99 and have another card called "departments" that has what subjects are where For a card entry I do a single idea as for example, 1/1. Expanding on 1/1 leads to 1 / 1.1, 1 / 1.2 etc. A variation of 1/1 leads to 1/1A.0. Variation on expansion 1 / 1.1 leads to 1 / 1.1A.0 and so on For notes inbetween 1/1.1 and 1/1.2 would lead to 1/1.1/0 and this still follows the schema above For the rare note that is connected to two notes, say 1 / 2 and 1 / 1.3A.0 would lead to the address [1/2]/[1 / 1.3A.0]. This one doesn't have a "main subject" because this can be linked to two different subjects but can be filed in section 1. This still follows the same expansion and variation and inbetween schemas as above.
what kind of grades you gettin in Class? great video very much enjoying watching this. When you did the DIY Box building I laughed and Completely understood for those who "don't know how". But i love this video. Thank you so much for sharing. I read that Atomic Habits and I wrote soooo much down when I read it. I will reread it again soon but a great book. Also not sure if you read it or not, but the Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll is a really good book that has a lot of note techniques and organization as well.
I've been doing Bib cards for awhile in a separate box. I've not find it helpful to file them under the authors last name. They just don't mean anything to me. I focus so much on topics/subjects. I've tried to find something later and not able to find it. I've been doing this for over 10 years now and read lots, with lots of Bib cards. Any thoughts on this? I'm not finding anything online on how to find topics I want to re-read on. Plus, just putting down the page number has not been helpful. I prefer to give away my books later, so that's lost actually. I was a radio talk show host for 15 years and had at least 10-12 books a week coming in to be considered on the show. I never got to read all of them. Too many book shelves and had to cut back after moving from a house to condo. So those page references would require me to buy the book again. And actually I don't want to be doing that. I've been leaving the page references off the past year and making sure my note can stand on its one. Which usually entails more than one card. Any thoughts or experience with this challenge? Does anyone have challenges with either of these?
No, but seriously, yours is the best and clearest video on how to create an actual zettelkasten (or antinet). As much as I love Scott Scheper's videos, and what he has done to bring us the purest form of zettelkasten yet, I wish he would condense much of the practicality to one shorter video, as you have done here. Thank you so much for this. I have your video saved to my playlist.
There are tons of videos about the history of the system, who made it, what it can do. This is the first one I have found that actually addresses how it works. Thank you.
Yours is the best. I think it's because you aren't trying to sell us something and/or you didn't create a video when you're still trying to figure out your method. Thank you! It's simple, straight talk.
Thank you! :D
Hi there! My name is Gisele, I'm 39 years old and I'm from Brazil. I am currently finishing my master's degree in Engineering and Innovation. I'm also starting an MBA in Renewable Energies and working on three different projects, which means my life is a mess when it comes to organizing notes.
I've been searching for a practical tutorial on the Zettelkasten method, and I've scoured UA-cam for a useful tutorial. I've watched several videos with beautiful visuals and aesthetics, but with zero helpful content. I clicked on your video without any hope or expectation, and to my surprise, it was the best, most productive, and interesting video on the subject. I'm here to thank you for your sensitivity in producing useful content for those seeking information on how to establish the Zettelkasten method in an analog way.
Thank you very much for this comment, glad you enjoyed the video!
@@nicolasgatien7283 She's right, man! You're the shit, Nicolas! You beat all the other fancy creators that are full of themselves and talking all kinds of nonsense! You made this ultra clear and simple! Thank you!
You hands down have made something I could not get for awhile to understanding it inn15 minutes!!! Thank you!!!
I've watched almost all of the recent UA-cams on Zettelkasten's and yours is by far the easiest to digest. One thing I note that might help is the bib notes are just references to the pages and then the actual 'dedicated note' for whatever sparked interest needs to be either a direct quote that you wanted to use and why, or, it sparked an original idea of your own that is in your own words, and ideally most dedicated notes are just your own words and thoughts. The purpose is to generate new writing of your own so all of the zettels are leading you towards having material that you can then organise into a novel piece of writing, in whatever format or genre that suits your zettels and what you want to say. Definitely subscribing because I'm keen to see what you do.
Yep! The way I see it is that the bib note acts as a vault for the ideas until I process them. Not all of them will be processed, but the important ones will be :D
Thanks for the kind words!
The clif bar box massacre was LITERALLY the best part of my day! I don't know how I missed this video before -- but Well done Nicolas!! I laughed, I nodded, I took a few notes on creating valuable breadcrumb trails for your subscribers and last (but not least), I subscribed. I cant WAIT to see where you go!!! I am so grateful to be along on your journey!
I just want you to know how brilliantly done this video is! Exceptionally easy to follow along but not dumbed down, i got all the info i could possibly need about Zettlekasten. 10/10 i have saved this for future reference (in my digital zettlekasten) Love from the UK!
Thank you so much!
@@nicolasgatien7283 I’m about to start one because of you. You are amazing! Truly this system is amazing. Don’t ever let the world take from you! Keep making more amazing things. And if you can share them on UA-cam that would be cool. Lol I’m amazed tho
@@ourstarsreflection Thank you so much! :D
Ok I’m back. And yours was the first video I had watched. Now I have watched literally 50 or more videos on this topic and your is definitely the BEST. Very simple, very clear and to the point. Great demo-ing. I am reading Scott’s book and your video helps me put it all together. BEST Antinet video out there, by far! Thanks you!
Could you please reduce the volume of the music, it is so hard to tune it out and concentrate on your voice.
Your video is literally the simplest and easiest to understand on UA-cam. Hands down!!! 👏
Thank you!
You made a very solid and clear explanation of what the base of a zettelkasten is. Keep on the good works, and your book is going to come one day. I follow Mr. Scheper too , but I found your stuff to the point and refreshing.
Thank you very much!
This video had me watching to the end. Thank you for sharing a system that works well for you! Your video is a nice contrasting viewpoint to the knowledge management industry's trending transition to digital tools.
Glad you enjoyed it! :D
Thank you for the well organized "how to build an analog Zettelkasten" video. It felt less overwhelming if you aren't familiar with the note taking system. One great takeaway for me is the organization of thoughts and their value. I love handwritten note taking, and now understand a bit more about note taking for the sake of note taking. Thank you for your time and creating this video! Best wishes.
This is the only video that make me understand
Glad you that you find it well done.
I just want to give you a shout out for this. I've been a life-long autodidact learner. I just throw myself at stuff that's interesting to me and see what I can learn about. (From Python Coding to Demonology, that shit's a wild ride). I've only recently discovered zettelkasten and was really flummoxed on just how the hell the index was supposed to work, or help or even wtf to do to start. This video was really concise and helped me a lot. Thanks a bunch
Of course! Glad I could help in some way, I find learning whatever interests you at the time is the best way to go about learning - so I'm very happy this video was helpful!
Nicolas, I've been searching for exactly what you have so excellently explained here in this video. Great utilization of the duct tape too! LOL! Seriously, thank you for your simple explanation of the filing process.
Most comprehensive video on zettelkasten on the whole internet, even a 5th grader will understand this..Bravo!..count me in!
You have explained a very complex system in the simplest and best way possible. I have already went down a rabit hole to create my own zettelkasten system in an antinet form. I have read and watched so many bits of information but still was very confused as how to create it. You have laid out the basics in the best way possible.
Thanks.
I love my zettlekasten. I just started using it last month, but it has made huge difference in how I read, think and write.
This is, without doubt, the best introduction to Zettelkasten. I’ve watched lots of other videos. They have given me the strong impression that this will be very helpful, but always left me with “holes” in my understanding. Your video has shown the process wth a clear sequence and clear examples. Many thanks.
I agree with the praisers, your video of zettelkasten is refreshing clear and strangely concise. Most other explainers videos too polished and loose the analog joy we all, digital sleuths long for deep down inside. The bonus is you got a personal artefact the actuall zettels. Also I learned about antinet from you - loved that terminology as a quasi rebellion against its sibling the internet. Make more videos like this...
Thank you!
Very well made! Your video is much more compact and informative than those of any other Zettelkasten - UA-camr out there.
Thank you very much!
This is fantastic! I have so many journals & I get so frustrated knowing I'll never be able to index them in any realistically searchable way. You've given me the perfect solution! Thank you so much. I've subscribed & hope you hit your goal very soon!
Thank you! Glad I was able to help :D
I have never heard of an analog Zettelkasten. I think I may make one. Thanks for this video
Of course!
Best video i have ever seen on antinet/zettelkasten!
Thank yoU!
I think your videos are the best showing how zettelkasten works, just straight to the point. Thank you!
I guess its a lost art, but this is how we learned to write papers pre-internet when I was a kid. I'm glad you are rediscovering this and finding it useful in a world with information overload. Your generation has only ever had Google. Google was like a new thing when I was in middle or high school.
Young man, this thee BEST explanation, to me, of how to set up my Zettlekasten. Thank you!!!!!!
This is most comprehensive explanation on zettelkasten
Glad you think so!
I bought Scott's book, and been devouring it. Went on a search for what kind of boxes to buy and stumbled into your video.
Boy, us older nerds know D&D character sheets at a *glimpse*. :D
Wow! Young man, thank you so much for an easy to understand walk through of this system. I had yet to come across a video that got right to the point and walked through the card set up, numbering process, linking process, bib notes and indexing without them going off in directions that just got confusing. I’m saving this to my play list. Best with your future studies
Thank you very much! :D
Nice work! I hope you make more of these videos.
I get bogged down by all the numbering, but The Index is a satisfying *creative* tool for me- sort of like an alphabetical version of my thought life. I can get new ideas just browsing through it :)
Yeah! Seeing the index grow is a satisfying process
Finally a video that makes sense, most other stuff about zettelkasten that is on the internet just made me more confused. Even though Scott's videos helped me unlearn things from Ahren's book, this is the video is the one that made everything click together and make the picture clear. One thing I would like is that you had explained why you put the numbers you put. Great vid!
Fantastic walk-through, Nicolas! Just watched your interview with Scott and it brought me here. Can't wait to see how your Antinet will evolve over time. Keep us updated.
Thanks!
This finally made me understand the zettelkasten method. Thank you so much❤️ a lot of people talk about how it is great without showing how you can really utilize it. Great video
I enjoyed everything about this except the music. That added nothing, and was soporific. But I thought the explanation was clear, organized, and logical. In that sense, this is one of the best videos I’ve seen on setting up an analog zettelkasten. Thanks! I’m going to see what else you’ve got!
Thanks for the kind words - yeah the music is a little too loud in this video...
Pretty good introduction on how to build an antinet. I've always been considering on how to build one for a variety of reasons as a replacement for my digital one. I started building it today because of this, and I really hope you make more videos on zettelkasten, notetaking and other things. I'm subbing.
Glad you liked it!
Of all the bunch of videos I have watched, yours is the most cohorent and easy to follow. Great job Nicolas. I have subscribed and will follow you....
Thank you!
This 100% what I was looking for. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it :D
Best explanation for a beginner that I’ve seen. Thank you!
Awesome was your content, Man.
3:38 index map model
*8:45 new point
13:30 index card, distilled crds, biblio cards
13:40 extracting nectar from dead teacherd
Thank you! :D
One of the best videos on Zettelkasten
Great job, Nicolas! This was an extremely well-done video that explained the numbering process perfectly. I have wanted to start a Zettelkasten for some time but didn't understand the numbering/subject system and how to properly file the information. You answered that question, so thank you so very much!
Thank you very much!
Awesome overview! I love the DYI box and cards.
Thank you!
Yes, instead of buying more things you keep things simple & to the point😉.
This video was, in my view, by far more superior to the videos I have seen. This one is to the point explaining step-by-step how to do it. I started thinking about some kind of system yesterday because I noticed that I read a lot, but remember not as much. I come across this Zettelkasten system. After reviewing many videos & without understanding, I lost hope until I watched this video & understood how to create a system after watching this video. What can I say to the author except thank you??? NOTHING!!! Thus, yet again: THANK YOU!!!
Was looking for easy explained video on Zettelkasten and definitely yours was one of the best explained video on that topic. Thanks brother for the video! Subscribing and of course looking forward for more videos on the topic of Zettelkasten!
I was interested in Zettelkasten, but i never got a point in how to do it, for me it was just like another note taking that i never going to look...
This the first video that made me clear up doubts on Zettelkasten... thanks...
Glad it cleared things up :D
Great video. Scott’s videos are great, but you made it so much clear, at least to me.
Thanks!
I was just introduced to this method by a friend and haven’t started yet. This was really helpful to learn the basics on getting started. Great explanations. Thank you for making this video.
It's awesome. Great work man. Looking forward to more content from you.
Thanks!
I think you taught me more than anything else ever has. Literally. I’m floored. You are amazing. I’m a psychic so I mean it when I say that. Literally amazing. Be you kid
Thank you! :]
Thanks for this post. And bonus loved the zen David Gilmour-esque guitar background
Thanks!
The first time I heard you was at the Obsidian Book Club. We were reviewing Scott Scheper's "Antinet" book. I could not believe the intelligence that came across that zoom call. You are an old, wise soul in a young body. I will continue to follow as I would like to see what the future holds for you. Wishing you the very best and looking forward to your first book . . .
Thank you Greg, it's coming soon, mid January :D
Thank you, Nicolas! After watching your crystal-clear video, I finally have the confidence to start my own Zettelkasten and feel that I’m approaching it correctly. Too much of the content out there on this topic is unnecessarily confusing.
Thanks for the kind words! Update me on how your zettelkasten goes, I'm excited for you :D
@@nicolasgatien7283 I most certainly will! I’ve been told on numerous occasions that I can write, and I have tons of ideas bouncing around in my head on a diverse number of subjects (I’m a polymath at heart). I’m intrigued by the promise of Zettelkasten to help forge connections between previously unrelated ideas I glean from the stuff I read or otherwise assimilate, and my own thoughts. I’d love to “pee out some books” to supplement my income! In the meantime, I’ve subscribed to your channel and am going through your content.
@@richardkallio3868 that's great! It often takes time to make connections but do a little every day and I'm sure you'll create great things. Let me know when you publish something!
Excellent video! I am just starting to learn this system and your explanation/demo was incredibly helpful. Thank you.
Love this method and I do have one of those index card boxes laying around...I'll give this a go ☺️ love your spirit and creativity 🎉
Let me know how it goes!
Thank you for this concise and well-explained how-to video. Cheers.
For everyone having problems with card numbering (i.e., understanding what the concepts of variation and branching mean), I suggest you go to 11:00 and follow the example by Nicolas. It's very straightforward and I think it eliminates all kind of questions you may have.
Really great video, was looking to get some idea. So far, you best at this moment~! Thanks for sharing you thought
Glad it was helpful!
Best video on the topic! Thank you for explaining the method!! ❣
Thank you for the kind words!
thank you sooooo much! I have the book Taking Smart Notes and it tries to explain this method but I wasn't getting it. Your video laid it out plainly and made it make sense.
what is the box where can i buy it
This video is very well done. I hope one of your aspirations is to become an educator of some sort. Your academic future is definitely bright.
That said, for people who have not started this., I recommend using the Dewey Decimal system, BISAC, or the Library of Congress Classification System, as a starting point for organizing your antinet.
Best explanation on UA-cam!!!
Thank you!
Can't get myself to follow Zettelkasten but I enjoyed your video anyway. Informative and entertaining. Great job Nicolas, thanks for posting it.
Thank you very much! :D Hope you find / have a system that works well for you!
Starting to get recommendation from you, guess UA-cam thought I was interactive. And now I am being dragged down into the world of assorted thoughts and amazing filing systems apparently, actually followed the tutorial though. So now I have a cool way of storing notes. (I have never taken notes before.) And I also don't read very many books, so I guess this will be used for my temporary thoughts. still a very neat system!
Thanks!
Very clearly explained! Well done mate!
Great explanation. Background music overwhelmed your voice in some places, however. But great content!
Thank you! Do you have any timestamps for examples of where the music is too loud?
@@nicolasgatien7283your video is a wealth of information. Good job.
As for the music, 10:15 to 14:24 is one place I had a problem following, and 15:00 till the end is another one. Bad of hearing...
Also, I would suggest that you slow down a little bit when explaining something to make it easier to follow. It will help you in long run, especially if you plan to deliver live speeches in future. (There are times to speak rapidly, of course - mostly for motivational purposes - so it's not something wrong, slowing down just helps others to comprehend more when you are explaining something. For the beginning of the video the rapid speech was a perfect fit, in my opinion.)
Thank you again, I liked this video a lot. You've got a new sub.
@@LuboCoach Thank you very much! :D
I love the basic ZK concept, but I do not have the patience to take a PhD course in how to set one up. So, I love your video and it broke it down so this ADHDer can get started. (Side note: I am sitting in my office with sticky notes on the wall and files of random notes from forever ago and little pieces of "I want to remember this..." fluttering out of my mind constantly. Looking forward to harnessing those ideas.)
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I feel prepared to start building my box now!
Q, What if you want to place a note between note A and A1?
I would place it at A.1
Some other people place it at Aa
Figure it out
The best video on zettlekasten - thanks
Thank you very much!
Congrads on partnering with Scott!
Thanks!
This all seems somewhat familiar to me, as many years ago in libraries we used Dewey Decimal card systems in multiple drawers to locate any book in the library!
Filing BIB cards by author isn't working for me. When I go to find a topic I'm interested in I don't usually remember the author name. Thus looking it up by the author's name has been worthless for me. Anyone else having this problem? A solution? Or possible solutions?
I don't normally find a topic's location by looking through my bib cards, that is normally done in the index :]
I review bib cards when I am either creating main cards, or I want to rapidly review a book :D
Then you are keeping all your books.@@nicolasgatien7283
I like your "use what you have" approach.
Wow, best Video about the Zettelkasten I ve seen so far. Thank you! The one thing I still struggle with is the 5 main categories and how to number the sub categories! So why for example do you choose number 3500 for space science and which number would you use for the next sub-category in 3000?
It's arbitrary. If it's a topic that fits under space science than probably 3550. If not, probably 3200. It doesn't matter very much as long as you have room for more categories afterwards. And if you do ever run out of room, you can add a category along the lines of 3200a
:D
New Sub here! - Loved your interview with Scott and so glad you put your work out into the world for us to learn from.
Thanks Terry!
Thank you so much, this was very helpful.. may I ask, in space sciences, you labeled 3150 for the next card, may I know why you didn't label it as 3110? Do you use multiples of 50 at the start?
It's arbitrary - there's no reason. I could have put it at 3110, doesn't really matter.
Your presentation is 100 times better than Scott's. Thank you for sticking to the topic.
This is so helpful and amazing, thank you!!
Excellent explanation - subscribed.
Thanks!
One last question. On the bib card, it gets challenging to write short notes when you deal with math equations, technical explanation, etc. I know it's much easier for productivity, philosohpy, etc
When dealing with highly technical topics, I often completely skip the bib card and go straight to main cards :]
You hooked me in the first 0:02 seconds!
Awesome.. many thanks for explaining it so practical and useful.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video, thanks for the contribution!
Thank you!
Great contribution Nicolas thank you 🙏
No problem!
Is there a 2nd part to this? Seems as if you are leaving some stuff out.
Not a direct part 2, but I do have a couple other videos about Zettelkasten on my channel if that's what you're looking for?
Would you say you have to use the Wikipedia outline for your box like do you need to have natural sciences
Nope! You don't have to, there are a few different methods used for numbering schemes. Most important thing to remember is just that cards that hold similar ideas should be filed close together.
Why choose "Arts & Humanities" , etc. ? What if I want to use antinet for chess studies or something like that ?
I explore many different topics, having the academic disciplines as a base is useful to me. You can come up with your own categories.
OK, I did not know about that. %akes senses after all@@nicolasgatien7283
Very explanatory video. I would like to ask something. The space sciences and space exploration which you used do not exist in Outline of Academic Disciplines. So ?
I do mine a little differently. I do mine mostly by project atm. Like I have a Section for my reading of a very long document and then another section for things I may need to do on the computer like commands on the terminal, and then another section for knowledge concerning my job. I don't really sort by scientific subject.
My numbering system is a little different to!
For my Overall subjects I number them 1-99 and have another card called "departments" that has what subjects are where
For a card entry I do a single idea as for example, 1/1. Expanding on 1/1 leads to 1 / 1.1, 1 / 1.2 etc.
A variation of 1/1 leads to 1/1A.0. Variation on expansion 1 / 1.1 leads to 1 / 1.1A.0 and so on
For notes inbetween 1/1.1 and 1/1.2 would lead to 1/1.1/0 and this still follows the schema above
For the rare note that is connected to two notes, say 1 / 2 and 1 / 1.3A.0 would lead to the address [1/2]/[1 / 1.3A.0]. This one doesn't have a "main subject" because this can be linked to two different subjects but can be filed in section 1. This still follows the same expansion and variation and inbetween schemas as above.
That's the content I was looking for since days! Thanks!
Best video on the topic.
Thanks!
Hi Nicolas.. Do you have plan to digitalize all your existing analog notes?
Nope - I plan to stay with an analog system
what kind of grades you gettin in Class? great video very much enjoying watching this. When you did the DIY Box building I laughed and Completely understood for those who "don't know how". But i love this video. Thank you so much for sharing. I read that Atomic Habits and I wrote soooo much down when I read it. I will reread it again soon but a great book. Also not sure if you read it or not, but the Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll is a really good book that has a lot of note techniques and organization as well.
Also sorry another question how do you have the card for like 1000 sticking up
It's not sticking up :]
I made separators by attaching sticky notes to regular 4x6 index cards
I've been doing Bib cards for awhile in a separate box. I've not find it helpful to file them under the authors last name. They just don't mean anything to me. I focus so much on topics/subjects. I've tried to find something later and not able to find it. I've been doing this for over 10 years now and read lots, with lots of Bib cards. Any thoughts on this? I'm not finding anything online on how to find topics I want to re-read on. Plus, just putting down the page number has not been helpful. I prefer to give away my books later, so that's lost actually. I was a radio talk show host for 15 years and had at least 10-12 books a week coming in to be considered on the show. I never got to read all of them. Too many book shelves and had to cut back after moving from a house to condo. So those page references would require me to buy the book again. And actually I don't want to be doing that. I've been leaving the page references off the past year and making sure my note can stand on its one. Which usually entails more than one card. Any thoughts or experience with this challenge?
Does anyone have challenges with either of these?
Why don't people use the Dewey system for indexing? Is it too complex or not inclusive enough?
WOW - thank you so much ... this is so clear and helpful!!!!!