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Zettlekasten

Planted Feb 2021 Tended 5 years ago

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In German, Teutonic word that breaks into “Zettle “ meaning note or slip of paper and “Kasten” meaning box.

It’s a notetaking technique used by German Sociologist Niklas Luhmann to capture thought and create links between them, allowing for novel new observations to emerge.

Further Reading

  • https://writingcooperative.com/zettelkasten-how-one-german-scholar-was-so-freakishly-productive-997e4e0ca125