Posts tagged “video”
How to Explore the Depth of an Idea
In this video, I coach Fernando on how to create depth in his knowledge work using the Knowledge Flower, a core framework for increasing the value of information and turning it into knowledge. It is a thinking tool rooted in my ongoing research on the value of knowledge. If you want to explore the fascinating topic of the value of knowledge, read the article The Value of Knowledge, which offers a great starting point through a philosophical lens. My own research extends beyond philosophical musings and aims to develop practical thinking tools.
Nori’s Zettelkasten Journey and Why She Let It Go - An Interview
In this video I talk with Nori Parelius about her experience with her Zettelkasten. She shares the struggles she encountered, what ultimately led her to abandon her system, and the lessons she learned along the way. Nori has also penned a thoughtful article, diving deeper into her decision. Check out the video for our candid conversation and read her full story to see if her insights resonate with your own Zettelkasten journey.
The Archive: Introducing Image Import for Your Plain Text Notes
We’re excited to announce that The Archive now supports image import, making it easier than ever to add visuals to your notes. Check out this video to see our new image management features in action:
System Crafters Answered org-roam and Zettelkasten Questions in Livestream
On Friday, David Wilson of System Crafters hosted a 2 hour live-stream about Emacs org-roam to answer viewer questions after his previous org-roam v2 video demo and talk about the Zettelkasten Method in general. Sascha and I joined the chat, too, and overall we had a good time and interesting things were discussed with the nice folk in the chat. David’s recapture of the Zettelkasten basics is spot-on, and his pragmatic thinking promises good things to come from him!
Q&A #6 - Plural of 'Zettel'
Today’s video: How do you pluralize the German word ‘Zettel’ in English?
Q&A #5 - How to write good titles for your Zettelkasten
Today’s video: 3 tips to improve your note titles. Consider the content, and the main thought of the note.
Q&A #4 - Are Zettlers Cat People? Why?
A video about animals and brain lateralization. If you’re genuinely curious about the topic of brain lateralization, check out Iain McGilchrist: The Master and His Emissary (affiliate link).
Q&A #3 - Some tips on how to write good notes
This episode: Always think of your future self as if you encounter a different person than yourself.
Q&A #2 - How permanent a permanent note is
Watch and imagine leaping into the platonic world of ideas and coming back with one of them. That would be the most eternal note.
Q&A #1 - How to start a Zettelkasten
How to start a Zettelkasten? It’s easier said than done. But doing is superior than telling. So do it.
"Thinking Outside Experience" - David Epstein: "Range" - Book Processing Ep 06
This chapter’s outline started out was pretty short – and most of the stuff that I did add was anecdotes and stories. Interesting stories, sure, but nevertheless not much to brag about in front of your friends who study humanities. The actual sources will be interesting, but I didn’t get to them this time.
"Learning, Fast and Slow" - David Epstein: "Range" - Book Processing Ep 05
By accident, I started this episode with an outline that was surprisingly long and lended itself well to my favorite Zettel refactoring, called “Extract Zettel”, where I take part of an existing note and put it into a new one, leaving a link in place of the cutout. Took me 3 weeks to get into the groove, and since last time things flow quite smoothly as I hunt for precious information in this journalist’s take on a complex topic.
David Epstein: "Range" - Book Processing Ep 04
This episode is shorter, because I didn’t find many useful ideas in Chapter 3. And the ideas I did find interesting were not citable, so I had to look the originals up. That took most of the time, but did ultimately not produce many new notes. I did add a couple, though, and in the last 5 minutes extracted a few notes from a comment I left behind that also affected the previous chapter’s outline.
David Epstein: "Range" - Book Processing Ep 03
Please enjoy episode 3, hitting early this week because I’ll be traveling for a couple of days – and cannot muster the strength to wait until Friday to hit the “publish” button. This chapter was harder to process. There seemed to be parts missing in the story. Maybe I’m too sloppy and haven’t noticed the missing pieces? Either way, something’s amiss in Range land. I also notice that the topics from chapter 1 were connected to the topics here somehow, but it’s just a hunch how things will fit together eventually. I’m looking forward to the next episodes, because I hope it “clicks” and I know how to split the sequence of notes in the structure note up into new Zettel notes and then work with the more powerful web of notes instead of this monolithic book overview.
David Epstein: "Range" - Book Processing Ep 02
Here’s episode 2 for y’all! Everything was a ton easier this time. In the previous episode, I processed the classic study by Ericsson et al on deliberate practice. That was by far the hardest nut to crack, and on top everything was recorded. That took a noticeable amount of cognitive capacity, too. And the studies I wanted to have a closer look at were either not available in full-text or irrelevant in detail, so I could focus more on the actual connection-making and writing. (The part I actually like, heh.)
David Epstein: "Range" - Book Processing Ep 01
The episode is live! Please comment in the forums; we’d like to know what you think of the format. Sascha’s discussion starter, repeated here so you know the context when you comment below: We are very curious about your opinion. We don’t do bias your comment with specific question. So we ask in general: What are your thoughts about this format?