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Mentioned in 33 episodes
How to Take Smart Notes
One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers
Book • 2017
This book introduces the Zettelkasten method, a note-taking system developed by Niklas Luhmann.
It emphasizes the importance of creating a reliable and simple external structure to compensate for the limitations of our brains.
Ahrens explains how to organize notes in a way that fosters deep thinking, learning, and writing.
The method involves taking atomic notes, linking ideas, and using a slip-box to store and connect these notes.
This approach helps in developing a lifelong pool of rich and interconnected ideas, enhancing productivity, and improving critical thinking and writing skills.
It emphasizes the importance of creating a reliable and simple external structure to compensate for the limitations of our brains.
Ahrens explains how to organize notes in a way that fosters deep thinking, learning, and writing.
The method involves taking atomic notes, linking ideas, and using a slip-box to store and connect these notes.
This approach helps in developing a lifelong pool of rich and interconnected ideas, enhancing productivity, and improving critical thinking and writing skills.
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Mentioned in 33 episodes
Mentioned by 
Dave Stachowiak as a book that resulted in real behavior change in his life and learning.
Dave Stachowiak as a book that resulted in real behavior change in his life and learning.
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564: Make Your Reading More Meaningful, with Sönke Ahrens
Recommended in the Bookworm Club and discussed by Joe and Mike for its note-taking system.
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68: How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens
Mentioned when discussing a note-taking methodology.
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Ep. 61: How Should I Tackle Big Projects?
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Tim Rocktäschel as a fantastic book on taking smart notes, relevant to setting up a system for spontaneous discoveries.
Tim Rocktäschel as a fantastic book on taking smart notes, relevant to setting up a system for spontaneous discoveries.
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Open-Ended AI: The Key to Superhuman Intelligence? - Prof. Tim Rocktäschel
Mike Schmitz reread this book to determine if Rome Research was the right tool for him.43 snips
96: Triggers by Marshall Goldsmith
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Ali Abdaal as a source of information on recall, testing, and spacing in the context of note-taking.
Ali Abdaal as a source of information on recall, testing, and spacing in the context of note-taking.
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#231 - Ali Abdaal - How To Learn & Remember Anything, Fast
