Wow. Awesome job. You started off enthusiastically telling us about a life-changing system. Told us up front exactly what you were going to tell us. Then told us clearly. Then finished by encouraging us to take action. Thank you.

I saw many videos in youtube on Zettelkasten , but nobody has explained very simpler and understandable like you 👌. This is the best video on Zettelkasten i saw. Thanks so much for sharing it 🙏

This is by far the most complete and comprehensive explanation on this note taking system I've ever come across ❤

This video was true to the title; Simple & Complete. I’ve been struggling to wrap my head around Zettelkasten and while I’m not fully there yet, I feel that a few more pieces of the puzzle have clicked into place after watching. One Literature note is coming right up! Thanks Darin!

I've watched a lot of Zettelkasten videos and this is by far one of my favorites for understanding the big picture/theory of it! Thank you :)

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One of the most comprehensive explanation so far! Great video!

Just excellent! I’ve looked at approximately 20 to 25 other tutorials on zettelkasten to make sure I got a good grip on the system before adopting it. Yours is by far the most well structured, clear and complete. And very aesthetically presented, too. Thank you!!! 😃

The beauty of KZfaq is that everything you find here seems to be timeless. I say this because you posted this a while back and I just happen to get to your as of today. I really appreciate your help creating this video because it is really well done, and you have explained everything so well. It encourages me to start doing it. Little did I know that I have been building my reference box, but now I need to start building my main box and be more mindful of it exitance every time I am reading. I am also trying to improve my HUB system. Cheers!

Best explanation I have found so far

Wow. Your video is perfect. This is presentation of highest quality. Clear, specific, detailed, structured. Thank you. 👏👏👏

I love this woman. Very clear and helpful.

This one is much cleaner than the one from the previous video. The video is more concise and the visuals really support and reinforce what is being spoken. Good job Darin!

Best video I’ve watched on Zettelkasten. You’ve earned a subscriber. I can’t wait to learn more from you. Thanks for sharing.

Finally! Simple and great intro to Zettelkasten! And lasts only 10 minutes 😲

Thank you for the clear and concise info. I have been trying to get a grasp on the difference between literature and fleeting notes for a while now but this summed it up well. I think something important that people need to realize is that the system is likely to develop changes based on each individual's style, preferences, habits. Cheers on the good video :)

I really loved it. Specially the WHY and the steps that you mentioned at the end. I was feeling a bit lost with my Zettlecasten eventho i have a lotsnof notes there. I like how you are concise and to the point. Clear communication. Thank you so much 🙏

Great video, so inspired! Im just started to get know about zettelkasten metido and this kind of content gets me so motivated to keep moving forward! thank you =)

Thx. I use the app Obsidian. Linking thinking. This app changed my life in such a positive way. Mindchanging and deep insight. Such a powerfull tool.

This is the most helpful video I’ve seen on Zettelkasten so far. Thank you.

I love this video. Only a few minutes in and I find it's so easy to latch onto. Great job. I've subscribed!

I love how meta this excellent piece of content is. There are youtube zettle's to this youtube video, very nice to see how effective the method is, and how natural. The advice at the end is extremely meaningful and helpful. You have to invest time to reap the benefits. **WELL DONE** indeed! and thank you so much!

I've tried implementing a slip box method for my academic work and never saw a lot of progress or use until this video right here and I redid my slip box according to your guide. It has been revolutionary, thank you!

This is by far the best overview explanation of the Zettelkasten approach. Concise but also contain practical details that do not exist in other videos. The script, the infographics and even the background music are put neatly together. ภูมิใจที่เห็นคนไทยทำวีดีโอเจ๋งๆ ลึกๆ แบบนี้เป็นภาษาอังกฤษด้วยครับ เป็นแรงบันดาลใจมาก ๆ

Phenomenal explanation! Thank you for your efforts.

One of the best explanations I've found

I really appreciate your work, Thank you. I talk in Spanish, but I can understand very well all you say in your videos... because you are clear and understand what are saying. Now I am your follower. (sorry for my English).

Very well done. I've been looking into this over the past week. Very informative. You are the first person that touched on the process and how the system was used.

i discover thistechnique for my thesis after failing a lot with many studya techniques. forme works really well the physical one, also i found the old woodenbox of the granpa patients so it hast the size al the length for a good zettelkasten. great video is very sintethized and resume how the technique wqorks. the bloooms taxonomy is cool

Fantastic presentation, thanks! 🧡👌🌹

Your explanation is so clear that the literature note from this video would be the same as the permanent note 😂 and i literally was able to memorize everything you said on the first watch, i have no idea how you did it but you’re a presentation genius. please make more videos someday!!

Wonderful video. Thank you. I am intrigued by this system and intend to check out more of your content to understand it completely.

excellent content, this is what i was looking for

OMGoodness thanks so much for your vid! I've watched a few of these trying to understand, but you really broke this down concisely!

Thank you for introducing me to the idea of Zettelkasten superbly!

This is the the best short-format introduction on Zettelkasten I've seen thus far. Great job.

It beings a tear to my eye to see people in the video writing notes with a computer on their desk. It was developed long before computers and smart phones were prevalent. It seem totally computer-phobic to use any kind of paper based system in 2023. - - - It’s like building a house without using a hammer. I have watched 3-5 videos on Zettlekasten. They all describe the system in the way Luhmann designed it. What would be much more valuable would be for someone to make a video that demonstrates how to use the system with one of the more well-known note-taking system like Apple Notes or Evernote.

Outstanding video & explanation! Thanks very much for breaking this down! Well done!!

I guess I"m dumb. I still don't get it. I wish someone would just put it in practice on video. Like actually read several pages of a book, take their notes, think out loud, etc. I understand what it does, but I don't understand how to do it. This is a good video, but it seems like every video on the subject is saying the same thing from the 'How to take smart notes' book, which is the problem. I come to the videos because I didn't fully understand the book. 😭

Finest explanation on the World Wide Web of ZK

I am happy to have found your channel. I look forward to your content,

Congrats for such an amazing video! You are helping me a lot to study better for med school :)

Fantastic review and explanation. Full marks too, for making this video and it's links into a resource we can use and come back to.

thank you very much for explaining this concept with this much ease.

Thank you! Please don't stop 👍👍👍

Thank you! Very useful summarization!

Thank you for this video!

It was a pleasure to watch this video 😄 The one I would recommend to my friend

Subscribed! Great content! Thanks so much.

Really nicely presented! loved the content. The best summary of zettelkasten + high-quality production :).

It was invented by a smart German scholar named Nicholas Luhmann, who wrote over 60 books and 600 articles! The main idea is to help you learn and develop ideas by writing and thinking critically. Zettelkasten uses different types of notes called literature notes, permanent notes, hub notes, and fleeting notes. Literature notes are taken when you read something, while permanent notes are your own thoughts and ideas. Hub notes are like a table of contents, and fleeting notes are quick thoughts you have during the day that you transfer to other notes later. The system works by putting related notes together and linking them, so it's easy to find information and explore different ideas. You can create a Zettelkasten using index cards in a box or even digitally with an app. To get started with Zettelkasten, you can summarize books and articles, transfer your existing notes, or focus on your favorite problems to learn more about a topic. The most important thing is to make Zettelkasten a habit by scheduling time to work on it every day.

You do such a great job. This video helped this Boomer wrap his mind around this. Props to you, young man. 💛

Imo, the best video on Zettelkasten! I have only one remark: you speak twice about the Zettelkasten format but never explained it. Would you fixed it, you’re vid’ could be like a diamond!

Very well explained, thank you!

Your video is very effective. Congratulations!

thank you very much! !!!

Awesome!

Thanks for the update, that was useful.

amazing video, Darin. can you make a separate video on how to use tags like you did to connect to your hub notes???

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🧠 *Зеттелькастен - это метод управления личными знаниями, созданный Николасом Луманом, немецким учёным. Он позволяет эффективно учиться и развивать идеи, фокусируясь на письме и критическом мышлении.* 01:48 🗃️ *Зеттелькастен включает четыре типа записей: литературные, постоянные, хабы и мимолётные. Литературные записи - это краткие заметки о прочитанном, а постоянные - идеи и выводы из литературных записей. Хабы - это ключевые слова, связывающие постоянные записи. Мимолётные записи фиксируют мгновенные мысли.* 04:25 📚 *Организация Зеттелькастена включает две коробки: одна для литературных записей, другая для постоянных. Записи упорядочиваются физически и связываются между собой, образуя линии мышления.* 06:00 ✍️ *Процесс работы с Зеттелькастен включает чтение, запись, обзор, связывание и создание. Этот метод помогает учиться, обдумывать и разрабатывать идеи эффективно, а также улучшает критическое мышление.* 07:12 🤓 *Зеттелькастен обладает множеством преимуществ, включая стандартизацию формата записей, акцент на письме как инструменте мышления, схожесть с работой человеческого мозга и эффективную обработку информации.* Made with HARPA AI

Muchas gracias, aunque mi ingles no es muy bueno, creo haberlo entendido lo suficiente como para comenzar.

I've discovered Zettalkasten and Obsidian recently and your videos have helped me understand them in the simplest way. Love your editing and flow of speaking. Great work Darin! I'm slowly working on importing all my notes that are scattered in so many notebooks and apps. But I'm starting to see the potential of this system to help me make better use of all these knowledge. An idea for your future videos, if I may suggest. I would be interested to see how you use the notes you've made to create something. Perhaps you have a workflow that incorporates your zettalkasten with making videos? I'm quite interested in the application of this system in practical ways as I've yet to find content about this elsewhere. Cheers!

Thank you! Great job

very well done ... Thank you

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Incredible, thank you for your valuable content Darin. I'm curious, do you incorporate technical knowledge into your Zettelkasten system as well? For example how to use a software? While Zettelkasten seems effective for conceptual ideas, follow-up questions, and reflections, I'm uncertain about integrating technical content. I worry it might inundate my Zettelkasten with numerous reference notes.

Thank you for clear explanation about this method. By the way what is app on phone that used to write your note? So we can write easily

Great video. Keep going!

Hi K. Eng, nice and thorough explanation of Zettelkasten! Seems like the sources of this system will be mainly from data sources that you learn/absorb daily. In actual working environment, there are lots of information flowing through that you will also take notes. How should we distill what information to be maintained in PKM?

Subscribed! Thank you

Great video

Question: So in regards to the Zettelkasten's base systematic structure along with how the person develops insights based on connections between what they have read and what insights they have discovered, which class of notes would you consider making up the bulk of the Zettelkasten? My first guess would just be Literature notes making up the majority between Fleeting and Permanent, but I'm looking for some other opinions in the matter.

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Hi I love your videos. Quick question... How do I make better permanent notes with great care. Maybe I am not deep enough but my notes are pretty simple. I do know that writing aobut what you read in your own words is the core part of notetaking without plagiarism. But showing examples of source text and then your notes in a future video would be helpful. If not no worries. I can learn from this video.

Your explanation is fantastic. I've watched several videos on Zettelkasten and yours was the one that really got my attention. Thank you! You inspire me.

I love your videos !!! thks

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I never understood why literature notes and permanent notes can't be combined. One contains what the source said in your own words that you dont want to forgot. The other contains insights and ideas. I feel like you could combine the two easily sometimes. Any thoughts on what I am missing?

Your videos encourage me to keep using the system to build knowledge. Thanks for another great explanation about Zettelkasten. I am currently kind of struggling with the literature notes. I have the feeling that I was just copying the authors words and that makes me feel I am not taking any value...Do you happen to have any tips to help me out with that?

3:54: this is not a Hub-note, but an Indexcard. The Index was an essential element of Luhmanns Zettelkasten, that should be mentioned. Also the term "fleeting note" is not something Luhmann used, and frankly I dont see the point of mentioning something which is thrown away anyway.

Thanks for the helpful video! I did not understand only one thing: should the connections between the notes be made only between the permanent notes or also between the others (literature and fleeting)?

nice video editing. do you do it yourself or outsource it?

HI. If have a serios of notes that are factual, where do they belong in the Zettle Kasten method? For example: I collected in a note all the most important markup formatting for obsidian, gathered from several sources, or in another note I have the list of all the satellites of Jupiter. They are statements of facts not ideas. But I still want to keep and be able to access them. Where do I store them?

Love it but the obvious comparison is Wikipedia, right?

What do you use for your animations

First comment !!!!

Loved the video, really well done! But I get so annoyed that everyone mispronounces “Zettelkasten” 😅 It doesn’t take long to google it or type it into Google Translate and have it pronounce it for you.

Stop doing this. Your video is highly incomplete !

Absolutely brilliant video!! I can't wait to get started!!

Hi Darin, this is wonderful! I'm Radif from Indonesia and just recently learn about Zettelkasten. Your video explain the Zettelkasten in a very detailed yet simple way, so thanks and I subscribe to your channel immediately. Anyway, currently I'm interested how to apply Zettelkasten in a digital way. I am interested in these questions: 1. How Luhmann will use Zettelkasten if he live in current days? 2. There is some argument over chaining notes where you spread lots of idea into several notes due to limited writing space. Some said that this is not necessary in digital format as your note is very flexible. The problem with this is the note atomicity, do we really need to make the note as atomic as possible and spread them into several notes? Currently I prefer putting whatever comes to mind in a single topic into single note, for practical reason. I think it is easier to manage too. 3. Do we need to regularly purge unneeded fleeting notes? Seems like a hassle to me, and sometime I think that they are being done because the box limitation. But with the availability of search engine inside our tool and unlimited space, this task is no longer relevant. 4. Do hub notes really relevant in digital Zettelkasten? I mean there is already tagging, category, and search engine. Some tools (e.g. Obsidian) even provide graph to show topic connection and clustering. 5. Overall, how Zettelkasten could evolve in this digital age. I am sure that as there are many style in applying Zettelkasten, some could miss what Luhmann has intended and thus making it less effective. And some other could aid the original one and making it more effective. I am sure that given the simplistic nature of this technique, there are still room for improvement. Anyhow, whichever the style is, as you said in the video the most important think is the process or the daily routine. I hope that you can answer these question in your next video. Once again thanks a lot! 😃

I could never implement this in my life and make it stick. Never.

it wasn’t invented by Luhmann it is older than that. Check en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Gessner