I started reading Antinet Zettelkasten. It's interesting. I purchased the book because I think using technology has made it too easy to get information. So much so, that we stop thinking. I'm hoping this will fix that. To give an example, I only remember my own phone number. When I was younger, I remembered thousands of phone numbers. Granted, needing to remember phone numbers may not be that critical. But I'm concerned my mind isn't retaining more important information or worse not fully thinking to its potential. Also, I have never written a book. But I'm looking to change that.
Quick question sometimes I listen to different types of podcasts and so I usually use the transcription to take notes? Any thoughts on this. Sometimes it’s academic courses as well as other topics.
You could make your Lit references more efficient by just writing the authors last name and then the year or just the last name and if there's a second book from him then write "A" behind it. Is there a reason for why you don't do it that way?
No reason you can’t! Scott may only use 1 bib card for a source, but I use multiple. I index my bib cards: LastName:A/B where A is a number for that author that goes up with each source, and B is the number for the bib card. An idea I have yet to try out but think could work is branching bib cards for a rereading of a book!
@@drakebott535 i have never reread a book in my entire life :D though i guess what Scott also demonstrated in this video is that it's probably best to really get over the collectors fallacy and stop thinking that you need to turn every small aspect you find interesting during reading into a main card. I had the issue that i read for too long and gave myself too much "homework". I first thought I should get rid of the bib card and directly formulate main cards but that just led me to create way too many mains... With a bib card it's easier to select the really relevant stuff. And with selecting more closely to the actual thing you're working on it makes very much sense to eventually reread a book at a later point for a different project/question. I guess for me it's really tough to get used to the quite slow process of building an antinet since I've been a copy-pasting P.I.S.S. member for a pretty long time...
Christian found the inspiration to write the article on the Collector's Fallacy by reading Umberto Eco's "How to Write a Thesis". So, it is actually started in the analog realm. :) But what do I know? I am digital imbecil. :) (Perhaps, I nice word to address us with the contempt you are aiming for)
I've really been loving digging through the videos here on your channel, and I just ordered the getting started guide. One thing I am looking to an antinet zettelkasten for is that I am IT professional by day and aspiring content-based entrepreneur by night. I spend A LOT of time staring at a monitor, tablet or smartphone device, and I am hoping to use what little free time I have for learning to get away from the screens, collect and develop thoughts, create content outlines, and then come back to the screen to create the videos and articles that result from those developed thoughts.
That's exactly the beauty of AKD (analog knowledge dev). Also, it acts as a pre-processing system for your thoughts. By the time you type out your thoughts (using analog knowledge as the base), what you say will be much more developed than the verbal diarrhea many online creators spew out.
@@scottscheper One more quick question if I may - right now, I do a lot of my reading using online articles. Let's say for example I am reading a handful of articles on weight loss tips. Since articles are usually pretty short, does it make sense to make a bib card for them, or just take the ideas straight to main cards? URLs can be a pain to handwrite, so I am questioning if doing bib cards for online articles adds value or not.
Hi Scott, thanks for demonstrating your methods. Insightful. I guess, the issue linked to what you refer to as the 'collectors fallacy' does fundamentally depend on how disciplined the researchers is and not on whether she uses a digital or an analog system. However, I agree, with digital systems, you can be more tempted to collect without processing an integrating because it's easier than with analogue systems, where handwriting takes longer. Anyway, just an observation.
Great video I’m still stuck (gonna read your book a second time) with more “profound” philosophy books, they’re so denses sometimes I have hard time to not fully fulfill 2 or even 3 cards…
Same. Just using Obsidian as a back-up that is saved to the cloud. I was told in my graduate programs to have back-ups of my back-ups, and I just can't shake the habit now. Otherwise, I'm really, really enjoying the analog note-taking system.
More than halfway in and I've heard several times how we're going to be told how to read efficiently but still waiting to hear about that.
Good feedback, I meant the *entire* process of reading (installing the knowledge into your Antinet) end-to-end quickly.
I started reading Antinet Zettelkasten. It's interesting. I purchased the book because I think using technology has made it too easy to get information. So much so, that we stop thinking. I'm hoping this will fix that. To give an example, I only remember my own phone number. When I was younger, I remembered thousands of phone numbers. Granted, needing to remember phone numbers may not be that critical. But I'm concerned my mind isn't retaining more important information or worse not fully thinking to its potential. Also, I have never written a book. But I'm looking to change that.
Quick question sometimes I listen to different types of podcasts and so I usually use the transcription to take notes? Any thoughts on this. Sometimes it’s academic courses as well as other topics.
You could make your Lit references more efficient by just writing the authors last name and then the year or just the last name and if there's a second book from him then write "A" behind it. Is there a reason for why you don't do it that way?
No reason you can’t! Scott may only use 1 bib card for a source, but I use multiple. I index my bib cards: LastName:A/B where A is a number for that author that goes up with each source, and B is the number for the bib card. An idea I have yet to try out but think could work is branching bib cards for a rereading of a book!
@@drakebott535 i have never reread a book in my entire life :D though i guess what Scott also demonstrated in this video is that it's probably best to really get over the collectors fallacy and stop thinking that you need to turn every small aspect you find interesting during reading into a main card. I had the issue that i read for too long and gave myself too much "homework". I first thought I should get rid of the bib card and directly formulate main cards but that just led me to create way too many mains... With a bib card it's easier to select the really relevant stuff. And with selecting more closely to the actual thing you're working on it makes very much sense to eventually reread a book at a later point for a different project/question. I guess for me it's really tough to get used to the quite slow process of building an antinet since I've been a copy-pasting P.I.S.S. member for a pretty long time...
Christian found the inspiration to write the article on the Collector's Fallacy by reading Umberto Eco's "How to Write a Thesis". So, it is actually started in the analog realm. :)
But what do I know? I am digital imbecil. :) (Perhaps, I nice word to address us with the contempt you are aiming for)
Interesting 🙂
I've really been loving digging through the videos here on your channel, and I just ordered the getting started guide. One thing I am looking to an antinet zettelkasten for is that I am IT professional by day and aspiring content-based entrepreneur by night. I spend A LOT of time staring at a monitor, tablet or smartphone device, and I am hoping to use what little free time I have for learning to get away from the screens, collect and develop thoughts, create content outlines, and then come back to the screen to create the videos and articles that result from those developed thoughts.
That's exactly the beauty of AKD (analog knowledge dev). Also, it acts as a pre-processing system for your thoughts. By the time you type out your thoughts (using analog knowledge as the base), what you say will be much more developed than the verbal diarrhea many online creators spew out.
@@scottscheper One more quick question if I may - right now, I do a lot of my reading using online articles. Let's say for example I am reading a handful of articles on weight loss tips. Since articles are usually pretty short, does it make sense to make a bib card for them, or just take the ideas straight to main cards? URLs can be a pain to handwrite, so I am questioning if doing bib cards for online articles adds value or not.
I bought 3x5 and set it up spent loads and struggle to get all the info on the card
Hi Scott, what equipment do you use for your zettelkasten system? If you could provide links that would be great
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@@scottscheper Thanks. What about the cards? Do you make your own or do you buy them?
Hi Scott, thanks for demonstrating your methods. Insightful. I guess, the issue linked to what you refer to as the 'collectors fallacy' does fundamentally depend on how disciplined the researchers is and not on whether she uses a digital or an analog system. However, I agree, with digital systems, you can be more tempted to collect without processing an integrating because it's easier than with analogue systems, where handwriting takes longer. Anyway, just an observation.
Great video
I’m still stuck (gonna read your book a second time) with more “profound” philosophy books, they’re so denses sometimes I have hard time to not fully fulfill 2 or even 3 cards…
Is the Passion Card - The Yellow One - a Main Card or an index card? Index card right?
I re watched. Yes INDEX card. - Ex Ref - is a Bib Card or Zotero etc
Index card
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Not bad, but too long :(. 5 min would be enough.
True. The TikTok ruhtards can only handle 30 seconds or less.
@@scottscheper The problem is not the absolute length of the video, but that the content in it is at best five minutes.
I told people around me that the digital way is only as a backup, you know, fire safety.
Same. Just using Obsidian as a back-up that is saved to the cloud. I was told in my graduate programs to have back-ups of my back-ups, and I just can't shake the habit now. Otherwise, I'm really, really enjoying the analog note-taking system.
Passion that you, Scott, keep up the good work.
The beginning made me motion sick.