evergreen-notes

卡片盒筆記法 (Zettelkasten, Slip Box) by 德國社會學家 Niklas Luhmann

#TODO How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens

一張筆記卡片只記錄一個想法
不定時整理筆記，建立新筆記跟舊筆記之間的「連結」 (Connecting dots)
筆記間必須彼此連貫 (coherent) 而非彼此獨立 (independent)
- 任何一則完整、簡潔、準確的「筆記」，應該具備的元素：基於科學的事實、思考過後的想法、可被檢驗的文獻。最重要的是，它代表一個擁有前後文的完整脈絡，而且不會隨著時間而失去它的效用 (Timeless)。
不要只是單純「蒐集想法」，而是專注在「發展新想法」(Idea Emergence)
不要求「記得」，而是求「理解」
- 每當你寫下任何一個新的資訊、新的筆記，你都可以透過一些「提示」對自己自問自答
- 在這個過程中，你會激發自己的想法、喚醒既有的記憶和經驗、產生具有個人風格的獨特洞見
選對標題關鍵字，可以促使你想出更深層的解讀，去跟其他舊筆記進行更有創意的聯想和連結
- 一個好的關鍵字，往往不會存在於表面的文字上
- 選定了好的關鍵字的筆記，就不再是一個想法的「提醒/提示」，而是蘊含了一個文字形式的「實際想法」
Luhmann 有一個很特別的閱讀習慣。他在書本和文獻上面從來不劃線，也不會在頁面的邊緣寫上筆記。他只會把書中的洞見寫在另一張紙上面。如果他當時有靈感，他就用一張紙寫下一則 Fleet Note。如果讀的文獻值得以後引用，就寫下一則 Literature Note。
1. 靈感筆記 (Fleeting Notes)
2. 文獻筆記 (Literature Notes)
3. 永久筆記 (Permanent Notes)
  - 值得注意的是，永久筆記代表的是對你自己「永久有用」，而不是「永久不能修改」。隨著你接觸到新的資訊，你可以回頭對永久筆記做補充或修正
不要用分類和主題來整理筆記，而是用脈絡和連結來整理筆記
- Alphabetical/Hierarchical Categorization (主題式)
  - The classic mistake is to organize them into ever more specific topics and subtopics. This makes it look less complex, but quickly becomes overwhelming.
  - The more notes pile up, the smaller and narrower the subtopics become, limiting your ability to see meaningful connections between them. With this approach, the greater one’s collection of notes, the less accessible and useful they become.
- Organize notes by index (索引編號) & context (脈絡/前後文/因果關係) in which it will be used, instead of topics/subtopics.
  - In other words, instead of filing things away according to where they came from, you file them according to where they’re going.
  - Connect any given note to as many different potentially relevant contexts as possible.
This is the essential difference between organizing like a librarian and organizing like a writer.
- 由上到下：A librarian asks “Where should I store this note? (我應該在哪一個主題下收錄這個筆記？)”
- 由下到上：A writer asks “In which circumstances will I want to stumble upon this note? (在什麼情境之下我會再次遇到這則筆記？)”
不要想著如何把一則筆記放到「最正確」的資訊位置，而是思考這一則筆記在未來會如何被你「重新利用」。在你寫一篇文章的過程當中，任何一個被你放棄不用的筆記，都可能在未來的某一個時刻，成為另外一篇文章的核心論述。

🧠 Second Brain

Your slip-box is your best dialogue/communicative partner, main idea generator and productivity engine.
- Helps you to structure and develop thoughts.
- Allows you to work from a place of abundance, as opposed to a place of scarcity.
The box of notecards is like an external brain, a tangible memory bank, a private search engine, an idea warehouse, a factory for creative output, an ultimate thinking tool.