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One literature note per idea

One literature note per idea

26 October 2024†

Ahrens,1 and others,2 prefer to create a separate Literature note for each idea they find relevant in the source. This dramatically slows up the initial reading process and offloads the Literature note function to Fleeting notes resulting in more notes than useful.

When One literature note per idea is followed each Literature note is an Atomic note.

Footnotes

  1. How to Take Smart Notes ↩

  2. Williams (2020), The Zettelkasten Method - Examples to help you get started ↩


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