Below I’ve aggregated a list of some of the longer articles and material I’ve written about these topics. The completist can find and search my site for even more specific material with these tags: zettelkasten, commonplace books, and note taking. I’ve also contributed a fair amount to the Wikipedia pages for zettelkasten and commonplace books.
General
- A note taking problem and a proposed solution
- Differentiating online variations of the Commonplace Book: Digital Gardens, Wikis, Zettlekasten, Waste Books, Florilegia, and Second Brains
- The Two Definitions of Zettelkasten
- Reframing and simplifying the idea of how to keep a Zettelkasten
- A Note on the Cargo Cult of Zettelkasten
- Thoughts on Zettelkasten numbering systems
- On The Interdisciplinarity of Zettelkasten: Card Numbering, Topical Headings, and Indices
- Different types of notes and use cases
- Zettelkasten Overreach
- Call for Model Examples of Zettelkasten Output Processes
- Note: Be sure to read the comments here for some useful examples.
- A note about my article on Goitein with respect to Zettelkasten Output Processes
- Rules against quotes in Zettelkasten? A closer look at Ahrens on Quotes and Collecting
History
- Zettelkasten Method State of the Art in 1898
- Zettelkasten History Prior to Niklas Luhmann: Antonin Sertillanges
- Review of “On Intellectual Craftsmanship” (1952) by C. Wright Mills
- The Zettelkasten Method of Note Taking Mirrors Most of the Levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy
- Contextualizing Cornell Notes in the Note Taking Traditions
- First Use of Zettelkasten in an English Language Setting?
- The Memindex Method: an early precursor of the Memex, Hipster PDA, 43 Folders, GTD, BaSB, and Bullet Journal systems
Hypothes.is
- Hypothes.is, a web annotation tool, as an off-label zettelkasten?!
- An Outline for Using Hypothesis for Owning your Annotations and Highlights
- Hypothes.is + Obsidian = Hypothesidian for easier note taking and formatting
- Creating a commonplace book or zettelkasten index from Hypothes.is tags
Miscellaneous Topics
- Self-hosting TiddlyWiki with GitHub Pages
- Pen and paper publishing to your website? PaperWebsite is on to something.
- Handwriting my Website with a Digital Amanuensis
- On Note Taking: Putting Ideas into a Crib
- Does Spirit hide in the filing cabinet?
- Thoughts on open notebooks, research, and social media
- On the Jokerzettel: An Apocalyptic Interpretation of Luhmann’s note ZKII 9/8j
Examples
- Victor Margolin’s zettelkasten process for note taking and writing
- Eminem and Stacking Ammo
- S.D. Goitein’s Card Index (or Zettelkasten)
- Santa’s Magnificent Zettelkasten: The Christmas Chronicles
- A Quick Look at Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Zettelkasten: Zettel 1967
Texts
Boxes
- The Ultimate Guide to Zettelkasten Index Card Storage
- Singer Business Furniture 20 gauge steel industrial 16 drawer index card filing cabinet
- Brodart Library Supplies for the Analog Zettelkasten Enthusiast
- Satelite Combination Card Index Cabinet and Telephone Stand
- Vintage wooden desk top Shaw-Walker 11 inch card index for 3 x 5″ cards
Accessories
Other formats
Portions of this collection can be downloaded and read in the following formats:
.epub (last updated 2022-12-27)
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@chrisaldrich …your script modification for hypothesis to obsidian is what we’re using in the class BTW. Thanks!
@chrisaldrich @hyde @adamsdeskOoh, saved for future reference when I’m done with this insane amount of schoolwork. 😉
@chrisaldrich @benjaminhollon @adamsdesk Nice collection ! Thanks for providing it 🙂