tags:: #meta #seed

- **prev:** [[personal knowledge management]]
- zettlekasten is a german word meaning "slip box".
- zettlekasten is a note taking system. it was popularized by sonkhe ahrens by documenting the way that []
- the original zettlekastens were card files consisting of small pieces of information stored on note cards kept in card filing cabinets.
	- these small pieces of information are called [[zettles]].
	- [[zettles]] are usually linked together to create a mental network of information.
	- card files were eventually used as inspiration for [[hyperlink]]-based [[personal knowledge management]] software.
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- ### further reading
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	- this video by artem kirsanov shows a really neat way of using [[obsidian]] that influenced a lot of the way that i take notes.
		- {{video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6ySG7xYgjY}}
	- this video by aidan helfant showcases a brief history of [[zettlekasten]] and the benefits of having a second brain through taking [[zettles]] down quickly!
		- {{video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvAZ9-hmWQU}}
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