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You create a new page for every time you work on something

  • when you work on your project
  • read the book
  • you’re in a meeting
  • engage in your hobby
  • plan a holiday
  • etc.

You have a separate Index-Page/Log/MOC for key topics in your life:

  • Projects
  • Research topics
  • Hobbies & interests
  • Areas of responsibilities
  • etc.

Content First (Atomic)

Topic First

Maps of Content Index Pages 12 Favorite Problems Topical capture logs

Connector, Gardner

Writer, Librarian

Zettelkasten

Topic A

Topic B

Topic C

Daily Notes Page

Fed from a Daily Notes First System

Fed from a Topic First System

Everything gets recorded on the Daily Note

Daily Notes First

How do you organize your notes?… and why that way?

Action First

Context centric

Everything gets organized based on the context in which you will most likely to use it next.

Access

  • Atlas
  • Calendar
  • Cards
  • Extras
  • Sources
  • Spaces

Notes get recorded all over the place. They are mostly disconnected. You trust that search will find the documents when you need them. You may be adding keywords or tags.

Random mess

Not Better… Not Worse… Just Different

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