The author uses the Zettelkasten method in Obsidian to organize their notes, which naturally cluster into visually appealing groups. These clusters inspire creativity as ideas intersect.
A central cluster revolves around a daily journal entry answering three questions: what was learned/achieved, who was spoken to, and what made the day special. This practice helped the author find positivity during COVID lockdowns.
Spectacular events often warrant separate files.
Another large cluster stems from notes taken during one-on-one conversations, serving as a personal CRM for relationship management. The author recommends using a dedicated personal CRM tool, such as a Notion template.
A “distinguishing between” tag categorizes notes comparing concepts, often acting as disambiguation pages or comparison tables for synonyms. Examples range from comparing types of beer (lager vs. ale) to technical concepts (dummies vs. mocks).
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With the Zettelkasten method, your notes can naturally cluster. Not only are they visually appealing, these clusters also serve as an inspiration of creativity as they bump into each other.
I’ve been using Obsidian for 2 years. Here’s the graph view of my personal notes today:
The biggest cluster centers at one huge note, “Journal”. Every day, I append an entry that answers 3 questions:
These questions nudge me to notice the bright sides of each day, making COVID lockdowns more bearable.
If the day has witnessed something spectacular and I’d write a lot, it usually warrants a separate file.
A good habit I picked up from workplace is to keep notes for one-on-one conversations, which resulting into this huge cluster of “Chat with people”. Unless you write some scripts, text itself can’t jump out spontaneously and remind you to catch up with individuals. For this reason, I’d recommend using a “personal CRM” tool for managing relationships. A good starting point is this Notion template.
The “distinguishing between” tag marks notes where I learn concepts by comparison. These notes are generally disambiguation pages (or comparison tables) between synonyms. Exact themes vary from day-to-day topics (like lager-v.s.-ale) to technical concepts (like dummies-v.s.-mocks).
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