#readwise # Zettelkasten Method - DeveloPassion  ## Metadata - Author: [[DeveloPassion]] - Full Title: Zettelkasten Method - DeveloPassion - URL: https://notes.dsebastien.net/30+Areas/33+Permanent+notes/33.02+Content/Zettelkasten+method ## Summary Zettelkasten is a note-taking method by Niklas Luhmann that focuses on connecting ideas, not collecting isolated facts. It uses three containers: an inbox for fleeting notes, an archive for literature notes, and an archive for permanent notes. Notes should be atomic, written in your own words, and linked to other notes to build a web of knowledge. Review fleeting notes often, turn inspirations into literature notes, and develop original permanent notes to boost memory and creativity. ## Highlights **All your notes should be easily understandable. Both now and in the future** once you don’t have all the contextual information in your mind. Write in a way that will still make sense to you later. Don’t assume anything and write as if you had to learn for the first time. Always write to understand later. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k3ryy9935ad4b28cgcf4ev5t)) ^tp95sy --- The most important part of the Zettelkasten method is the elaboration and linking of permanent notes. While you capture ideas and write literature notes, you should always take note of your own thoughts and ideas. Those will be the starting point for permanent notes. Writing permanent notes means writing what you know, what you think, and what you care about. Permanent notes are the ones you should spend the most time and energy on. You want those to be well-written, using full and clear sentences. Just like literature notes, permanent ones need to be written to be easy to understand by your future self, without additional context. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k3rz86r7cbpnkzzn1b0fy2af)) ^8yf75p ---