The Zettelkasten as a Lattice of Thought Strings
dubbed “folgezettel” or “follow-up note,” allowed Luhmann to work non-hierarchically. Ideas were no longer bound to topics, listed alphabetically, or cataloged according to consecutive prime numbers only, all of which would have created a linearly organized system.
Bob Doto • A System for Writing: How an Unconventional Approach to Note-Making Can Help You Capture Ideas, Think Wildly, and Write Constantly - A Zettelkasten Primer
A zettelkasten is organized bottom-up. Luhmann did not invent the zettelkasten. Rather, he developed a unique approach to using it. The structure of a Luhmann-style zettelkasten is not predetermined. It emerges out of the relationships the note maker establishes between ideas recorded in the notes. As relationships develop, areas of the
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The most common form of reference is plain note-to-note links. They have no function other than indicating a relevant connection between two individual notes. By linking two related notes regardless of where they are within the slip-box or within different contexts, surprising new lines of thought can be established. These note-to-note links are
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