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ZettelkastenZettelkastenZettelkasten A form of "Hypertextual note taking", where Atomic Notes representing small ideas (memes) become highly interrelated through ample references, links, and embeds. Modeled after the human brain, (or rather, a model of the human brain), in which densely interconnected neurons become more than the sum of their parts. Core Idea * Human friendly * connects nodes together the way our brain connects ideas together. * Ideas are not a singular monolithic entity, they're a series of i

A form of "Hypertextual note taking", where Atomic Notes representing small ideas (memes) become highly interrelated through ample references, links, and embeds.

Modeled after the human brain, (or rather, a model of the human brain), in which densely interconnected neurons become more than the sum of their parts.

Core Idea

  • Human friendly
    • connects nodes together the way our brain connects ideas together.
    • Ideas are not a singular monolithic entity, they're a series of interconnected dots.
  • Non-Hierarchical Network
    • makes content more discoverable & flexible.
  • Links & Backlinks

Outlining Tools

  • Some ZettelkastenZettelkastenZettelkasten A form of "Hypertextual note taking", where Atomic Notes representing small ideas (memes) become highly interrelated through ample references, links, and embeds. Modeled after the human brain, (or rather, a model of the human brain), in which densely interconnected neurons become more than the sum of their parts. Core Idea * Human friendly * connects nodes together the way our brain connects ideas together. * Ideas are not a singular monolithic entity, they're a series of i tools (like RemNote, but not Obsidian) are outlining tools.
  • These tools focus on block-level links instead of file-level links. For outliners, each bullet-point is its own entity.
  • The creators of Obsidian have stated it is not an outliner. They have created a similar product, Dynalist, for this reason.

Tool List

  • Obsidian
  • Taskade
  • Roam Research
  • Notion.so

Tools for Teams (instead of Individuals like Remnote/Roam)

See Also

  • Zettelkasten - Wikipedia
  • Can be put on display using a Digital GardenDigital GardenDigital Garden A digital garden represents a publicly accessible journal, usually a Zettelkasten, where posts represent more of an "ongoing idea" than a finished & published "dead idea". A note in a digital garden could be updated over the course of years, each time having new ideas added to further flesh it out. Art is never finished, merely abandoned. Digital gardening represents a mentality of building with the garage door up. Let people see what you're up to, poke their heads in, and rea
  • Made to Stick - ideas that "keep coming up" tend to be remembered.