One of my 2024 goals is to get started with zettelkasten. So far I’ve only been experimenting, but the least I can do is keep experimenting until it’s a habit. I wish to keep myself accountable somehow, such as by journaling about it.
Today I made a small pile of hieroglyph cards.
Good for you, Ylva!
Not sure what hieroglyph cards are, but Zettelkasten is one of the great methods.
Feel free to ask any questions that may come up.
I’m very curious what you mean by hieroglyph cards, so feel free to expand on that!
I’ve also been trying to get into zettelkasten recently so I’m very excited for any future updates.
Thank you for your support, everyone!
By hieroglyph card I mean I draw a hieroglyph and write down the pronounciation and meaning on one side of a card, such as “ankh - [hieroglyph named ankh] - life” on one side, and a designation, such as “EGY-2a” on the other. Then related 'glyphs like “plant” and “tree” are “EGY-2b” and 2c. I don’t know if it’s the best way yet, but I’ll just have to try something.
Tried making some geography cards.
First I made one of a mindmap of major cities in Chechnya, but I don’t think this system lends itself well to mindmapping.
Then I made a pile of smaller cards with facts about Moldova, one fact per card. Works much better.
I didn’t know about it either, thanks for posting the link and @Ylva thanks for sharing!
I have recently started using Obsidian for consolidating general notes (neither evernote nor onenote worked very well for me) and it seems like it might be a good tool for a digital Zettelkasten…
Failed to write a card, though I made some notes on a post-it. I used to do that. At least I cut a piece of paper into eight blank cards.
Made a “profile card” for Malta instead of a dozen zettels containing the same information.
Successfully listed 6 out of sixteen German states. Scheduled another gold-listing in two weeks.
It’s just an index-sized card. I turn it vertically and write facts on it like a baseball card. F.ex.:
Malta:
Valletta
Μελιτη (honeysweet)
Gozo & Comino
Cominotta, Filfla, St. Paul
1964, autumn equinox
Et cetera.
I’m sticking with goldlists.
I’m sorry because my notes are in my native Spanish language but I use an atomic structure for most of my notes, but for some notes the atomic structure may be merely impossible, I like obsidian for my notes because I can connect them easily, it’s true which requires an initial learning but it is not an overwhelming learning… For my computer science study notes I cannot use atomic notes and what I do is make technical notes which I put aside, if possible I create specific notes outside the technical note to complement it and thus not have too extensive information in a single note… The best thing for the notes is that they are not extensive, but rather atomic, that by themselves they can give you the necessary atom of knowledge and all together a depth in a topic .
I was very demanding in the past with my knowledge since I wanted everything as detailed and extensive as possible, this is not a bad thing, but it usually happens that you want to trace the original text of what you study, read, etc… I’m sorry for quoting so much This character in this forum, but thanks to him I learned a lot and he is Giordano Bruno, in one of his works he talks about ideas and self-knowledge, the value of our ideas and how wonderful they are, ideas are not perfect if they are not May you sit in the shadow of truth between light and darkness, with the shadow in the middle being neither truth nor falsehood. So if you do something wrong, you will correct it as you find your truth, do not despise your own ideas… I have a book that I could share with you, although I do not follow its advice to the letter, it was very helpful to me to implement zettelkasten now. which is very detailed about this… You can send me a private message and I will share it with you.
Along the way you will look for your way and what suits you best.
Well, my NY goals were to implement the following memory habits:
Here’s how it’s going:
I’m considering variations and alternatives, so if anyone has any suggestions I’m all ears.
Following with interest. I thought I knew what zettelkasten was. Turns out I didn’t.
Okay, mostly going for the exposure method of language learning now.
Based on my dislike of paper slips, I have elected to take my atomic notes in a notebook.
Instead of goldlists, I have turned my gold book into a kind of dictionary. Only a few dozen words in it so far, in Finnish and Swahili.
Put the Hebrew alphabet in my palace. Tried to learn it by rote in high school, so kinda knew it already, but it’s liberating to know where I have it.
Today’s a Maltese day.
Yesterday was a Minnan day.
Thinking about creating a language schedule. I’ve tried them before, but always found them too stifling.
Two languages a day is probably ideal.
Question diary?
Atomic Notes - Obsidian
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Thank you, Magno. 
Today I added Hungarian to my language learning regime.