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How to Take Smart Notes

By Sönke Ahrens

How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens | Core Message

  1. Two stage filter

    • Literature notes and Fleeting notes

    • Permanent notes

      • Criteria 1 - Does this note produce a similar level of excitement as when I first captured it?
      • Criteria 2 - Does this note add value to other permanent notes?

      Creativity is just connecting things by Steve Jobs

  2. Bottom‐up approach to deepen understanding and generate new insights

How to use Zettelkasten system

  1. Capture
  2. Convert/create permanent notes
  3. Connect
  4. Continuously update