ThoughtTank is a tool-supported set of methods and processes for systematically building a collection of linked notes. For the collection of unconnected notes, a zettelkasten and thus ThoughtTank is the wrong choice.
Not only collect information, but link it
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A zettelkasten brings advantages for those who gain new knowledge and insights from connecting information.
Possibly related Notes
Transformation of implicit into explicit relationships between notes generate knowledge
By identifying related notes that are not explicitly linked, ThoughtTank encourages you to explicitly link these notes. Making relationships explicit generates new knowledge.
Importance of a note is proportional to the number of notes that reference it
Link a new note from existing notes when creating it.
Links are only unambiguous if each note contains exactly one idea or thought (atomacity).
As connections between notes create most value, connecting should be as convenient as possible
Thought Tank offers a editor-friendly, stable, markdown compliant and url-readable way of linking notes.
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.
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.
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.
This is my father day entry. The first entry that should be detected as a diary entry.