Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning 205. A Hands-On Guide To Zettelkasten Notes: Practical Advice from Expert Bob Doto
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Nov 9, 2025 
Join Bob Doto, an author and Zettelkasten expert, as he shares practical insights on organizing your notes effectively. He defines Zettelkasten and reveals how it transformed his writing process. Discover how to adapt this method for academic projects and learn the workflow of capturing different types of notes. Bob emphasizes the importance of linking ideas and explains how to create structure notes to avoid writer's block. With a focus on simplicity, he makes Zettelkasten accessible for anyone wanting to enhance their note-taking.
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Non-Hierarchical Note Networks
- A Zettelkasten is a non-hierarchical note system linking single-idea notes into a network.
- It prioritises relationships between ideas instead of topical folders.
Discovery Through A Lifetime Of Writing
- Bob describes coming to Zettelkasten after decades of ad-hoc writing and notes.
- The system gave him a persistent place to store ideas and relate them to other work.
Unlearn Folder-Based Thinking
- Zettelkasten requires unlearning top-down folder thinking and adopting bottom-up idea linking.
- Users often struggle with where notes 'belong' until they accept networked connections.
