MODULE 1
BUILDING YOUR ZETTELKASTEN
The fundamentals of zettelkasten: how to capture, connect, track, and leverage your ideas. Learn the difference between fleeting notes, reference notes, main notes, hub notes, structure notes, and indexes.
what it is
what you’ll learn
how you’ll learn
- discussions
- illustrated lectures
- thinking exercises
- demonstrations
- weekly assignments
Note: Only the 2-hour didactic sessions will be recorded. One-hour “Open Studio” sessions will not be recorded so students will feel free to discuss their works-in-progress.
who’s it for
who’ll be teaching
when it’s happening
Tuesday, 1/14 @ 1100am NYC time (lecture)
Thursday, 1/16 @ 1100am NYC time (Q&A)
Tuesday, 1/21 @ 1100am NYC time (lecture)
Thursday, 1/23 @ 1100am NYC time (Q&A)
Tuesday, 1/28 @ 1100am NYC time (lecture)
Thursday, 1/30 @ 1100am NYC time (Q&A)
Tuesday, 2/4 @ 1100am NYC time (lecture)
Thursday, 2/6 @ 1100am NYC time (Q&A)
what’s included
- Access to the private “Zettel Sunrise” Discord server
- A pdf copy of A Concise Reference Guide to A System for Writing
cost
Note: Do not purchase this module if you are intending to take the full 9-week course. The above cost is for Module 1 only, which is included in the purchase of the full 9-week The System for Writing Master Course.
All you need to get started.
The foundation upon which everything else is built.
Module 1, Building Your Zettelkasten, is a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of building and working with a zettelkasten. Everything from fleeting notes, to reference / literature notes, to main notes, to indexes, structure, and hub notes are covered. You'll also learn the basics of making connections, what connections are worth making, and how to keep track of them.
This is where it all begins.
Keep track of your thoughts.
Thoughts come and go. This system helps you to keep track of them.
Having lots of ideas, even great ideas, can be a blessing or a curse. If there's nowhere for our thoughts to land—for a place to capture our thinking outside our mind—ideas can feel burdensome, even discouraging. Module 1 provides not only the fundamentals for building a system where your ideas can live, but a way to work with them, year after year.
Make insightful connections.
Your system should inspire you. This system will.
A great idea on its own is fragile. It needs context, a way to speak to, inform, and be informed by other ideas. The course will help you give weight to your ideas by putting in direct contact with others.
Become part of the conversation.
No longer feel intimidated by online discourse.
With so much conflicting information, and so many people buying into it, finding your place in the discourse can feel impossible. At the end of Module 1, you'll have such a comprehensive understanding of the principles and practices of keeping a zettelkasten, you'll have no problem entering any discussion on the subject in any forum.
Help others.
We need more people who can talk about this work.
I truly believe those who are able to synthesize information will be the most sought after in the years to come. With so much polarization, mixed messages, enclaves and silos of communities no longer in communication with one another, We need people who can explain and teach how to make connections between ideas, even conflicting ones.