Each note should encapsulate a singe idea.
Types of note:
- Fleeting Notes: These are for quick, temporary notes that capture in-the-moment ideas and llearnings. They're not meant to be comprehensive or polished, but are meant to capture your thoughts so that you can refine them later.
- Literature Notes: When you learn something from reading, create a literature note. These notes capture the key points and ideas from the books, articles, or other sources that you're studying. Remember to keep each literature note a single idea, as opposed to a collection of learnings from what you read.
- Permanent Notes: These are the notes that you want to keep for the long-term. They’re made up of the notes you’ve grouped and connected together. Think of it like a summarization of your ideas.
- Reference Notes: These notes act as “connectors” within your Zettelkasten. Think of them as the table of contents or legend that tell you where to find what information, or which notes connect with which. For example, if you’re using a star to mark notes that came from the same book, you can define that in a reference note. If you’re using a digital Zettelkasten, you might not need to create reference notes. https://www.goodnotes.com/blog/zettelkasten-method