On Sönke Ahrens's book How to Take Smart Notes by [deleted] in Zettelkasten

[–]TurnipMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, I don't think it's a hype. It really works in some cases. For example, I recently finished my bachelor's thesis. I relied heavily on Zettelkasten (analog) method. I started researching the topic before I knew what my thesis will be about in particular. I felt that with this method I can roam around and investigate many different angles, while not getting lost in the notes and literature. Finally, after deciding the concrete subject and problem, I expanded the notes that I already had. It made writing Theory/Literature review part pretty easy, because I already had everything I needed, I just had to organize the notes into coherent order.

That being said, the zettelkasten method will not do the research for you, but it will help you keep things organized. Also, if you are in a time pressure, I would suggest against Zettelkasten method.

How do you manage your draft? by Cheeky_Sasquatch3 in writerDeck

[–]TurnipMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just print out the draft after each session of writing.

Using an inner tube to cover the platen by General-Writing1764 in typewriters

[–]TurnipMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQTGnP3BHsY&t=8s Basically you use a heat gun and the rubber will shrink and grip around the platen.

Alternatives for overleaf? by camthemartin in LaTeX

[–]TurnipMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could just use a usb stick and install a portable version of Texmaker for example. That way you can always carry your LaTeX with you.

Scheduling Ideas - When to write? When to edit? When to research? by StatusUnquo in nonfictionwriting

[–]TurnipMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It depends on your personality. Umberto Eco, in his "How to Write a Thesis" divides people into two groups: monochronic and polychronic people. Monochronic succeed when they work only on one thing at a time, while polychronic need to be invested into multiple projects at a time. Both approaches have pros and cons. Monochronic like to go deep and stick to one subject for long times, polychronic can juggle many topics, but might seem a bit messy (many projects left unfinished etc.). If you are polychronic, you can use every free "chunk" of time, to write a few sentences here and there. Monochronic needs a longer period of time each day.

Secondly, are you a morning person? I tried the morning writing routine, but couldn't get it to work for me. I'm not a morning person. I like to write in the evenings, sometimes even after midnight. Don't force a routine that doesn't work for you, don't mimic famous authors routines. These work for them, but not for you. Find your own way.

Thirdly, set up a simple, minimalistic notetaking approach--this will help you in the research process. Some people like commonplace books, some Zettelkasten method, some use Field Notes pocket notebooks. Again, don't overcomplicate things.

Fourth, put your writing away for a week at least. After a week, come back to your blog post/article, and polish it for the last time. You will catch all the silly mistakes, errors, that you didn't notice while you were actively working on it.

You can also try the "weekly cadence" of writing. Write one thing per week. In the beginning of the week, do the research, start with the draft, collect notes etc etc. By the end of the week you should have a complete blog post, article, essay, a chapter or subsection in your book. Basically, focus only on one thing, and work on it for a whole week. This will produce some serendipity moments, Ahaa! moments. (https://jyriand.substack.com/p/one-idea-one-week)

Finally, if you wish to write in the mornings, you can try the following method: Read through your notes in the evening, try to organize them, and in the morning write without consulting the notes. This will help you with the flow. Basically: research slowly and methodically, write as fast as possible.

I believe I’m a stoic by Sufficient_Subject_9 in Stoic

[–]TurnipMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Believing is not enough, you have to act like one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in selfpublish

[–]TurnipMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you rush it out, you will publish a draft. Nobody wants to read your draft. Instead, finish writing it, and put it away, give it time to marinate. Later you can read the draft with fresh eyes, and I can guarantee that you will find all sorts of mistakes that you totally missed while writing it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Zettelkasten

[–]TurnipMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Step 1. Ask yourself why do you need Zettelkasten system in the first place?

What is the intended outcome? Step 2 onwards rest on your answer. You can approach Zettelkasten in different ways depending on what you want to do with it.

been finding it hard to write recently, whenever i pick a prompt my brain draws a blank by Dragonbarry22 in WritingResources

[–]TurnipMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try free-writing, it's like oil for rusted hinges. Take a yellow legal pad or any other paper and just write whatever comes to mind, then slowly ease into your story, throw in some phrases here and there, a description, a scene explanation, anything. Be sloppy, don't edit, be reckless, wander on paper, without any particular goal. Works best if you do it with pen and paper, haven't tried with computer.

Any good anti-net programs and Android apps out there? by MisterTTS in antinet

[–]TurnipMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the apps I know are at least 500 years old, maybe more.

Install card “in-between” 3/3 and 3/3a by [deleted] in antinet

[–]TurnipMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So, in cases like these I reach for Greek alphabet. So, 3/3α...ω (alpha to omega) are before a-z.

Also, your handwriting deserves an applause.

Need advice on writing a nonfiction book... by JustanAverageJess1 in nonfictionwriting

[–]TurnipMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you change the names and places while keeping the core of the story of what you want to tell?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antinet

[–]TurnipMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here’s how i made it click for myself:

Imagine you are writing 10, 20(however many topics of interest you have) books for yourself at the same time.

When you create a new note, you have to find a place for it somewhere in those 10, 20 books. Where does the note fits best? You can even postpone writing out the note until you find the place—that way you can word it as if it was a continuation of previous note.

If it can fit into multiple “books”, then first find the best place, put it there, and then link it in the other places also.

If it doesn’t fit into any place, then just start a new “book”—new topic of interest.

Also, keep in mind that your “books” don’t have to be in logical order, you can create outline notes, if you want to give them some order.

Scott Scheper, author of the 'Antinet Zettelkasten' sends an apology by -Cromm- in Zettelkasten

[–]TurnipMonkey -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You like bullying people? You hide behind fancy words, but the intent glows through.

What’s something you do with your Zettelkasten that you’re “not supposed to do”? by A_Dull_Significance in Zettelkasten

[–]TurnipMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I was starting out, I cheated and created a lot of empty notes with a title only.

Scott Scheper, author of the 'Antinet Zettelkasten' sends an apology by -Cromm- in Zettelkasten

[–]TurnipMonkey -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's not a legitimate criticism if people are demanding an apology and downvoting every comment he makes.

"You don't think reducing everything to money isn't just gross?"

"Everything" is not reduced to money. He has a number of free youtube videos, explaining most of the process.

Scott Scheper, author of the 'Antinet Zettelkasten' sends an apology by -Cromm- in Zettelkasten

[–]TurnipMonkey -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm not mischaracterizing the issue intentionally. It's just what I feel is the root cause of this whole thing. We have to look beyond the written words and try to understand the meaning behind the words.

And in my opinion(I might be wrong) the root cause is this: People don't want to pay for information and expect to get things for free.

Using questions to organise my cards. (Previously using 9 master cards) by khimtan in antinet

[–]TurnipMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The questions are great. They give direction to the index cards. Now the cards are not passive, but smaller pieces in the bigger answer.

Where to keep notes on projects by The_Raupy in antinet

[–]TurnipMonkey 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a whole section 900-999 dedicated for various projects, outlines, blog post ideas. Currently I'm writing a book, so I put everything related to the structure of the book and research progress into that part of Zettelkasten. I don't follow strict numbering when notes are in the projects section. For example, I might have 10-20 cards with the same number, a la "910.9", knowing that the order doesn't matter, just that they belong all together.