202104291522 The Entry Point
#structureThis is the main entry point into my knowledge graph. At the risk of being prescriptive about categories and connections, a single top-level entry point is useful to maximize discoverability. If you're looking for other things I do, check out my home page.
The lofty goal of this project is to contain all of my knowledge. I hope this will be a lifelong project where I can learn, collect, and create a record of my thoughts in a simple, plain-text format that should never become obsolete.
Workflow
This will change drastically over time, but in an effort to keep myself organized, here's my process.
- Find a source of information
- Create a #source note with solid citations (managed in Zotero) for taking notes while consuming the source.
- Create, link, and manage the Zettel and my Zettelkasten.
For more information on the why and how of using a Zettelkasten, see 202107272242 The Art of using a Zettelkasten.
Tags
- The #structure tag is used for structure notes. These are hubs of Zettel that are connected under some sort of idea. They help with discoverability and maintenance of the Zettelkasten as a whole.
- The #source tag is a single Zettel to organize the notes I take while working through some source material. Each Zettel that's a #source is also a #structure Zettel. For example, I take notes while reading a book in a Zettel that's named for the book's title and tag it with the #source tag. These notes aren't technically needed if we do a good job citing sources, but it's helpful during the initial reading and note taking for long-form content that requires multiple sessions.
- The #wip tag indicates that this is a Zettel I'm actively working on creating or adding to. It's not meant to signify whether the idea itself is well enough formed, only whether I knowingly have more writing/editing to do at this point in time. All Zettel should strive to be permanently useful, not permanently unchanging. In fact, each and every Zettel should be viewed as infinitely ongoing projects of understanding.
- The #new tag indicates a new Zettel that I'd like to sit down and look for some more connections before removing the #new tag.
- The #thread tag indicates that there's an idea in this note that I find fascinating that I could follow up on at some point. These are threads to pull at and see what unravels. For instance, if I see a cross-functional connection to a Zettel but I don't have notes in that area yet, I'll just write it freely in text, add the #thread tag, but not create any new Zettel until I'm ready to pull on that thread and meaningfully add it to my Zettelkasten.
Emergent Structures
- 202205231312 A Career
- 202304031317 A Life
- 202107272242 The Art of using a Zettelkasten
- 202206191300 Computer Science
- 202104291540 Emergence
- 202109060835 Knowledge is constructed
- 202104291523 Leadership
- 202106221146 Leverage
- 202109071211 Philosophy
- 202208221305 Poetry and quotes
- 202106221150 Procrastination
- 202109061338 Software Engineering
- 202203210833 Systems thinking
Tag colors and order for graph groups
tag:#structure = rgb(133, 199, 255)
tag:#new = rgb(000, 000, 000)
tag:#wip = rgb(246, 127, 095)
tag:#thread = rgb(255, 237, 117)
path:/ = rgb(133, 255, 199)