The core of a Zettelkasten consists of many individual atomic thoughts and their relationships to each other. We are used to being offered information in a linear structure. Index pages provide a larger context by listing related notes. By scrolling along this list of notes, index pages enable the linear exploration of a topic. It is quite possible that notes are linked in several entry points. In addition, topics can offer several entry points.
Documentation of larger, coherent thoughts: the entrypoints
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Index notes are entry points into a topic. They offer a linear structure with which one can study a topic. We tag these notes as
entrypoint.
Notes Linking this Note
Thought Tank features to build well documented and connected thought
ThoughtTank creates a methodological framework that supports the construction of interconnected knowledge. This is done through feature selection and specific instructions for creating notes.
Possibly related Notes
With tags you can structure your note box further, for example to create subtopics or cross the Separation of independent logical units introduced by topics.
Thought Tank uses topics to create largely independent contexts.
Luhmann’s self-discipline in the care of a zettelkasten is replaced by ThoughtTank in parts by guidelines, method and process support.
Thought Tank features to build well documented and connected thought
ThoughtTank creates a methodological framework that supports the construction of interconnected knowledge. This is done through feature selection and specific instructions for creating notes.
A zettelkasten brings advantages for those who gain new knowledge and insights from connecting information.
The creation of notes and the linking in the zettelkasten support the storing of information in the long-term memory.
Route of information from the text read into the zettelkasten
A separate and established reading workflow supports the systematic and efficient Anchoring of information in long-term memory and might be a Process support in place of self-discipline.
This is my father day entry. The first entry that should be detected as a diary entry.
Your thoughts are yours.