Minimal notetaking
- don’t focus on the tech (e.g. plugins and apps)
- keep your setup simple, to not waste brainpower on the “meta” of note taking, e.g. reducing note folders
- just start writing: don’t overthink note taking
Write scratchpad notes¶
Use less structure in notes¶
clutter slows us down , yet I have a lot of notes.
Can I reduce my workflow? Is deleting notes ever good?
Some people advocate for a minimal setup for PKM, after all Zettelkasten only uses links and pages of content.
add more structure to notes¶
This article talks about not using Obsidian as a scratchpad etc. And instead use it in a more organized way.
Backlinks¶
- reducing note folders
- I practice minimal notetaking, less is more. This change proved yet again this approach works for me.
- don’t overthink note taking
- Remember why you sought out note taking. Maybe it was to learn programming, or write a paper or thesis. Or to write a story or do journaling.
Just start writing to avoid writer’s block
- Remember why you sought out note taking. Maybe it was to learn programming, or write a paper or thesis. Or to write a story or do journaling.
- the urge to write notes for everything
- I likely won’t even reread this note myself, so why am I writing it? It is more like journaling, like therapy, than note taking. But maybe it will remind myself or someone else to stick to minimal notetaking, or maybe I just needed the journaling today. And this wasn’t a waste of time.