![]() ![]() You might be thinking? What, another box? Do I really need three boxes to take notes? No, you don’t need it, but as your permanent notes grow, you’ll start to notice topic clusters emerging from the bottom up in ways you couldn’t have forseen or planned. Literature notes live on the backside of the bibliography card (more on that later). This is a box that holds references to authors. I made mine from a box that just happened to fit 3x5 cards perfectly. With your notes in a dedicated box, you won’t have to worry about them getting mixed up on your desk, lost, etc. You just want something that allows your cards to standup so you can easily rifle through them. I acquired this handsome box here but you could easily put one together. If your perfectionism gets in the way, start with a pencil, then you can always make changes easier as you get the hang of it. I make all of my writing in black ink and use a red ink pen to highlight connections and footnotes. Ok, you’re ready to start an analog Zettlekästen (slipbox). His videos cleared up a lot of misconceptions for me, and I believe he’s working on a book on this subject! I’m indebted to Scott Scheper’s YouTube videos.Luhmann wrote an expository paper on his process.It’s short, to the point, and by someone who studied Luhmann’s process in detail. If you’re not familiar with what it is, checkout these resources: I just want to focus on the nuts and bolts of working in an analog system. So I’m going to assume you’re familiar with Niklas Luhmann, what a Zettlekästen is, and general information about it. This post is for you if you have a good idea of what it is and why it’s awesome, but it’s unclear how to get started with your analog. If you’re looking for something like that for yourself, read on. This post is the culmination of hundreds of hours of research and practice of trying to do an analog zettlekästen “the right way”, or as close to it as makes sense. I know there are other methods out there, but this one is specifically for the Zettlekästen, so I want an authentic breakdown. And more importantly, I want it to be true to the process Luhmann discovered. I learn by seeing how something is actually done, especially an analog process. So why add another one? Frankly most of them aren’t that helpful. There are tons of blogs and forums about Niklas Luhmann’s practice, his prolific publishing record. ![]() There is a veritable plethora of videos and articles on how to setup a digital Zettlekästen. ![]()
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