My FULL Obsidian Zettelkasten Workflow in 10 minutes
Summary
TLDREste video ofrece una metodología para tomar 'notas inteligentes' que transforman la información en pensamiento propio y fomenta la generación de ideas. Se basa en el sistema Zettelkasten, adaptado a herramientas modernas como Obsidian. Se discuten tres tipos de notas: 'notas efímeras' para capturar ideas rápidamente, 'notas de referencia' que registran citas directas de otros autores y 'notas literarias' que son la interpretación personal de las referencias. Estas últimas conducen a 'notas permanentes', que son conceptos y ideas descontextualizadas, esenciales para la creación de contenido original. El video también presenta 'brilliant.org', una plataforma para aprender matemáticas, ciencia de datos y ciencias de la computación de manera interactiva.
Takeaways
- 📚 Toma de notas inteligentes: Crea un sistema de notas que sea útil y que genere ideas, en lugar de simplemente copiar o resaltar lo que te interesa.
- 🔗 Sistema Zettelkasten: Un método de organización de conocimientos creado en la década de 1950, adaptado a las herramientas modernas como Obsidian.
- 📝 Notas efímeras: Notas para capturar rápidamente ideas, destinadas a ser borradas después de su uso.
- 🔍 Notas de referencia: Captura pensamientos ajenos a través de citas directas, sin tu propia interpretación.
- 📘 Notas literarias: Escribes en tus propias palabras sobre una nota de referencia, interpretando los pensamientos del autor.
- 🔗 Enlace entre notas: Crea enlaces entre las notas de referencia y las notas literarias para facilitar la conexión y la comprensión del contenido.
- 💡 Notas permanentes: Esbozos de ideas y conceptos independientes del contexto original, que se desarrollan a partir de múltiples notas literarias.
- 📝 Escribir de manera atómica: Cada nota debe contener una sola idea y ser lo más concisa posible.
- 🔑 Comprenderse fácilmente: Las notas permanentes deben ser comprensibles por cualquiera con conocimientos básicos del tema.
- 🔄 Beneficios a largo plazo: Las notas y pensamientos acumulados te ayudarán a ser un pensador y orador mejor, y mejorarán tus habilidades de escritura.
Q & A
¿Qué son las notas inteligentes y cómo difieren de las notas tradicionales?
-Las notas inteligentes son un sistema de anotación que va más allá de simplemente copiar o resaltar lo interesante; son creativas y transforman la información en algo propio. Mientras que las notas tradicionales son pasivas, las inteligentes se convierten en una máquina de generación de ideas a medida que se acumulan más anotaciones.
¿Cuál es el propósito de las 'notas efímeras' y cómo se relacionan con el resto del sistema de notas?
-Las notas efímeras son para capturar rápidamente ideas o pensamientos que se tengan en ese momento y están destinadas a ser borradas. Aunque no se profundiza en ellas en el script, sirven como punto de partida para ideas y tareas que luego pueden ser procesadas en notas de referencia o literarias.
¿Qué son las 'notas de referencia' y cómo se relacionan con las notas de literatura?
-Las notas de referencia capturan los pensamientos de otros, como citas directas de libros, artículos, etc. Sirven como base para escribir notas de literatura, que son la interpretación personal de los autores y lo que el lector extrajo de ellos.
¿Cómo se utilizan las herramientas modernas para mejorar el sistema de notas de zettelkasten?
-Herramientas como Obsidian, que permite enlazar notas diferentes, han adaptado y modernizado el sistema de zettelkasten creado en la década de 1950, permitiendo una ejecución más eficiente y adaptada a las capacidades de las herramientas actuales.
¿Por qué es importante no detenerse solo en las notas de referencia y continuar con notas de literatura?
-Detenerse solo en las notas de referencia es como archivar información sin hacer nada con ella; no se construye conocimiento. Las notas de literatura ayudan a pensar y a interpretar lo leído, lo cual es fundamental para la creación de conocimiento y la generación de ideas.
¿Cuál es la diferencia clave entre una nota de referencia y una nota de literatura?
-Una nota de referencia contiene citas directas de otra persona, mientras que una nota de literatura es una interpretación propia del lector sobre lo leído, expresada en sus propias palabras.
¿Cómo se relacionan las notas de literatura con la creación de notas permanentes?
-Las notas permanentes surgen a partir de ideas y conceptos que se desprenden de varias notas de literatura. Cuando varias notas de literatura enlazan a una misma idea, se crea una nota permanente para explorar esa idea en profundidad.
¿Qué características deben tener las 'notas permanentes' según el script?
-Las notas permanentes deben ser atómicas (una nota, una idea), concisas, fáciles de entender e incluir al menos un enlace a otra nota relacionada para enriquecer el sistema de notas.
¿Por qué es beneficioso mantener separadas las notas de referencia y las notas de literatura?
-Mantenerlas separadas permite no ser tan selectivo al resaltar contenido, lo que facilita una lectura más libre y enfocada en el texto. Además, al tener dos archivos diferentes, se puede ser muy selectivo sobre lo que se considera relevante y lo que se incluye en las notas de literatura.
¿Cómo se relaciona el proceso de tomar notas inteligentes con el patrocinio de Brilliant.org mencionado en el script?
-El patrocinio de Brilliant.org se relaciona con el tema del video en la medida en que Brilliant.org promueve el aprendizaje activo y la mejora del pensamiento crítico, lo cual es similar a los objetivos de tomar notas inteligentes para construir conocimiento.
¿Cuáles son los beneficios de seguir el proceso de notas inteligentes hasta la creación de obras publicadas?
-Los beneficios incluyen la acumulación de conocimiento y pensamiento que se genera a lo largo del tiempo, lo que ofrece insights y conexiones únicas. También se mejora la capacidad de pensar, hablar y escribir, siendo estas habilidades útiles en cualquier campo.
Outlines
📚 Cómo tomar notas inteligentes para la vida
Esta sección del video se enfoca en la importancia de tomar 'notas inteligentes' para ayudar en el pensamiento y creación de contenido. La gente comúnmente toma notas pasivamente, copiando o resaltando lo que les interesa sin darle un propósito más allá. En contraste, las notas inteligentes son un producto creativo que se convierte en una máquina de generación de ideas. El video presenta un flujo de trabajo basado en el sistema Zettelkasten, adaptado a las herramientas modernas como Obsidian, que permite enlaces entre notas. Se enfatiza que el método presentado es personal y que lo ideal es encontrar lo que funcione para cada individuo. Además, se menciona que se usará un vocabulario especializado que, una vez comprendido, se vuelve sencillo. Se comienza explicando los 'notas efímeras', destinadas a capturar ideas rápidamente y que deben ser borradas, aunque el hablante no las utiliza de manera convencional y en su lugar utiliza una metodología propia para capturar ideas y tareas pendientes, la cual se puede ver en otro video.
🔍 El proceso de toma de notas: Notas de referencia y literatura
Se describe el proceso de toma de notas en detalle, comenzando con las 'notas de referencia', que capturan pensamientos ajenos a través de citas directas de libros, artículos, etc. Estas notas son fundamentales para el desarrollo de 'notas de literatura', que son la interpretación personal del autor sobre las referencias. El hablante utiliza Readwise para importar sus referencias a Obsidian, pero menciona alternativas como Zotero. Se argumenta que simplemente resaltar y guardar no es suficiente para construir conocimiento, y que es necesario avanzar a la siguiente etapa. Las 'notas de literatura' son esenciales para la reflexión personal y se deben mantener lo más breves posibles, permitiendo que las ideas se vinculen entre sí y evolucionen. El proceso de enlace entre notas es fundamental para que el sistema de notas se convierta en una herramienta de creación de contenido efectiva.
💡 Creación de notas permanentes e ideas independientes del contexto
El video continúa explicando cómo se crean 'notas permanentes', las cuales son conceptos e ideas descontextualizadas, es decir, que se extraen de su fuente original y se formulan como pensamientos independientes. Se utiliza el ejemplo del mito del multitask, explicando cómo la idea de que el multitask no funciona se vincula con otras notas de literatura sobre hábitos y flujo. Estas notas permanentes se escriben de manera atómica, es decir, cada nota aborda una sola idea y debe ser concisa y fácil de entender. El hablante sugiere que cada nota permanente debe tener al menos un enlace a otra nota, lo que aporta valor al sistema de notas y lo convierte en una máquina de creación de contenido. Además, se menciona que este proceso no es solo para escribir trabajos publicados, sino que ofrece múltiples beneficios, como la mejora del pensamiento y la expresión, siendo útil para cualquier actividad que implique la escritura.
📹 Captura de ideas y promoción del patrocinador
El último párrafo del script menciona brevemente cómo el hablante captura sus ideas y pensamientos para procesarlos más tarde en Obsidian, y hace referencia a otro video para más detalles sobre este proceso. También incluye una promoción para 'brilliant.org', una plataforma de aprendizaje interactiva de matemáticas, ciencia de datos y ciencias de la computación, que se adaptan a las necesidades del usuario y permite trabajar al propio ritmo. Se anuncia un nuevo curso sobre cómo funciona la tecnología y se ofrece un descuento especial para los primeros 100 suscriptores que se inscriban a través del enlace proporcionado en el video.
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Keywords
💡Smart notes
💡Zettelkasten
💡Obsidian
💡Fleeting notes
💡Reference notes
💡Literature notes
💡Permanent notes
💡Published work
💡Brilliant.org
💡Content creation
Highlights
Smart notes are a system for creating content and generating ideas, transforming passive note-taking into active thinking.
The zettelkasten system, developed in the 1950s, has been modernized to fit today's digital tools like Obsidian.
Obsidian is a tool for note-linking, but any tool that allows linking notes can be used.
Fleeting notes are temporary and meant to be deleted, capturing immediate thoughts.
Reference notes capture direct quotes from others' work to aid in writing literature notes.
Readwise is a tool mentioned for importing reference notes into Obsidian.
Literature notes are personal interpretations of reference notes, written in one's own words.
Keeping reference and literature notes separate allows for more freedom in reading and note-taking.
Permanent notes are independent concepts and ideas, separate from their original context.
Clusters in the graph view of notes indicate areas of knowledge that can be further developed.
Permanent notes should be atomic, concise, and understandable to someone unfamiliar with the original context.
Linking is crucial in the zettelkasten system, as it turns the collection into a content creation machine.
The process of summarizing and writing one's takeaways from a book forces deeper thinking about the material.
Brilliant.org is highlighted as a sponsor, promoting interactive learning in math, data science, and computer science.
The benefits of the zettelkasten system include improved thinking, speaking, and writing abilities.
The process ends with creating published work from multiple permanent notes, though not everyone may choose this path.
The zettelkasten system helps in capturing and processing ideas, which is essential for effective learning and knowledge retention.
Transcripts
if you want to make notes that last a
lifetime notes to help you think and
even create content then this video is
for you because most people just take
notes they passively copy or highlight
whatever they find interesting and call
it a day but when you make smart notes
you're creating something it's no longer
someone else's thoughts it's your own
and as you make more and more smart
notes your system becomes exponentially
more useful to the point that it becomes
an idea generation machine this is what
makes Smart notes smart and I'm going to
go over my entire workflow which is
based on this little casting system but
the methodology behind zettel castan
which was created in 1950s is a bit
old-fashioned after all it's not like
people back then had access to the same
tools that we have today so while the ID
is the same the execution has been
shaped by the capabilities of modern
tools one of such tools is Obsidian
which I've been using for nearly three
years but if you use something else
that's fine as long as you can link to
different notes also bear in mind that
this is just the way I do it it's not
the only way and it might not even be
the best way because the best way is
whatever works for you and lastly I'm
going to mention a lot of fancy
terminology that may sound intimidating
at first but once you understand it
you'll see that it's actually very
simple alright so first up we have
fleeting notes these are notes to
quickly capture what's on your mind and
they're meant to be deleted I'm not
going to spend any time on this as I
don't use proper fleeting notes I think
of them more as to do's and I've made a
separate video on how I capture my ideas
and thoughts which you can find right
here in this video I'm Only focusing on
reference literature and permanent notes
and each of them has its own individual
chapter and let's start with reference
notes these are meant to capture someone
else's thoughts so if you read a book an
academic paper an article whatever it
may be and you highlight stuff those
highlights are your reference notes
these notes should only have direct
quotes of someone else's work and not
your own the whole point of having
reference notes is to help us in writing
literature notes which we'll get to in
the next chapter there's a lot of
different ways to get reference notes
into obsidian I personally use read wise
so in my Vault there's a readwise folder
which contains all of of my reference
notes from all this stuff I've captured
read wise is great but it isn't free and
if you want double the free trial to see
if you really use it you can use my link
in the description and if you want a
free alternative I recommend looking
into zotero or you can always do it
yourself and most people stop here they
don't go any further they see stuff they
like they capture it in their app of
choice and that's it they see this next
step as a waste of time but really the
true waste of time is stopping here
because you've consumed a bunch of stuff
and you're not doing anything with it
you're just archiving it and before you
know it you'll have hundreds of
highlights that you'll never see again
if you want to actually build knowledge
and stuff that lasts we need to continue
to The Next Step which are literature
notes a literature note is a note you
make in your own words about a reference
note it's your own interpretation of the
author's thoughts it's what you
personally got out of it there's no
right or wrong way to write these as
long as it's in your own words let's
take this book here as an example I read
it on my Kindle I took my highlights and
through read wise those highlights were
exported to obsidian and I can find it
here in My Vault Under the device folder
that's my reference note I then created
a new note which is this one right here
where I summarized the book and I wrote
down what I got out of it that's the
literature note over here on the top you
can see I have a literature tag and I
also have a medium here because I also
take literature notes on academic papers
articles and so on now you might be
thinking why not just keep one note as
opposed to keeping a reference and a
literature note and sure you can do that
but I prefer to keep two different files
because while all the highlights I take
make it to obsidian I try to put only
the most relevant ones in the literature
note the fact that I keep two different
files gives me permission to not be so
selective with what to highlight it lets
me read more freely and really focus on
the text itself instead of spending time
thinking like should this really be
highlighted or maybe I should have
highlighted that end up sitting makes it
really easy to Simply link the exact
location of a highlight so in here you
see that I'm linking to not only this
note but this exact highlight so if I go
on it it's going to take me right there
and when I'm writing the little future
note I normally open up the reference
note on one side and the original note I
want to write on the other the simple
Act of summarizing a book and writing
down what you got out of it may seem
pointless and even a waste of time but
in my opinion not doing it is what is a
true waste of time taking notes
highlighting Etc takes no thinking at
all it's the act of summarizing and
writing what you got out of it that
really makes you think about what you
read and Simply Having the predefined
headers of summary and my takeaways
forces me to think because I can't just
leave them empty and then down here I
have a list of all the chapters in the
book and as you can see the majority
were left empty but that doesn't mean
that they were a waste of time or that I
got nothing out of it in fact I even
took highlights on those chapters but
I'm extremely selective on what goes in
the literature notes this goes back to
what I said earlier about the benefits
of separating a reference and a
literature note and in the case of this
book these were my thoughts on what I
thought truly mattered and if I want to
look at what the author said I can just
click on any of these references and
it's going to take me to the author's
exact quote and if I want to re-read
that exact part of the book I can just
see what chapter it was and reread just
that chapter so depending on the medium
this will either be chapters Pages or
even timestamps I don't like to impose
strict rules on myself but I do try to
keep the literature note as short as
possible because that's what's hard it's
the same thought process as when I plan
out my YouTube videos doing a 30 minute
video is easy what's hard is turning
that 30 minute video into 10 or 15
minutes without losing anything of value
and the same applies here I want to say
the most that I can in the least amount
of words and more often than not as I
make my literature notes on a book it
usually leads me to think of one or more
ideas and I don't have to act on them
right away I can just link them that's
all it takes in fact I often don't act
on an idea until I find that I have
multiple notes pointing to it which
means that I'm almost never starting
from scratch and this usually marks the
starting point for a permanent note
which we'll get to in the next chapter
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comes the permanent notes these notes
are fully hours they're not reference
notes as that's someone else's thoughts
and they're not literature notes as
that's our interpretation of someone
else's thoughts permanent notes are
Concepts and ideas independent of their
original context let's take a look at an
example and go back back to the
literature note for this book right here
if I scroll down here there was a part
where the author talked about the
multitasking myth which basically says
that multitasking doesn't work and when
we think we're multitasking we're
actually switching between two tasks
really quickly and every time we switch
there's a switch cost and this is
something I agree with and I have my own
thoughts about it so it prompted me to
make a permanent note on it at the time
I created the link but I didn't write
the permanent notes I just linked it as
I read it could soon more content I made
literature notes on Atomic Habits by
James clear and Flow by mihali those
three literature notes both ended up
linking to multitasking so later once I
saw that there were multiple links to
that empty note I started writing it and
I already had so much to write about
because I had already thought and
written about it before this is why it's
commonly said that in the goods at all
casting system you never start from
scratch as your Vault grows you'll see
clusters forming in your graph View and
some of these clusters will likely be
around notes you haven't even written
yet but when you have multiple notes all
point pointing to one single link it
becomes virtually impossible to not take
action and write a permanent note about
it because half of it is already written
for you you just need to put the pieces
together alright so how do you write a
permanent note and again there's no
right or wrong way to do it but I do
follow some guidelines the first is that
they should be Atomic which means one
note one idea secondly there should be a
short and concise as possible I make it
so I don't have to scroll down to see
the full note because generally speaking
if I need to scroll to see the full note
I mean it not being clear enough or I'm
covering more than one idea and lastly
it should be easy to understand by
anyone even if it pulls information from
two or three different literature nodes
someone with just basic knowledge of the
topic at hand should be able to
understand it as sunk has said in the
book permanent notes are directed
towards an audience ignorant of the
thoughts behind the text and unaware of
the original context only equipped with
the general knowledge of the field
lastly I do my best to have at least one
Link in each permanent note this of
course isn't possible when you're just
starting but it's something to keep in
mind as your Vault grows because that's
what adds real value to our system it's
what turns it into a Content creation
machine all right so is there more to
this is this the end goal and for me at
this point in time yeah it ends here but
for a lot of people it doesn't because
there's one final step in the process
and that is to write published work
that's when you take the content from
multiple permanent notes to write
published work whether that's an
academic paper a book Etc the same
permanent note can and likely will help
in creating several different published
pieces but for now my journey ends here
so the last question that is probably on
your mind right now is why bother with
any of this if you don't want to have
published work and there's so many
benefits to doing this your notes and
thoughts will compound over time giving
you insights and connections you
wouldn't find otherwise you'll become a
better thinker which turns you into a
better speaker because you're able to
better articulate your thoughts and no
matter what you do or plan to do being a
good writer will probably help it the
one thing I thought in this video was
how I capture my ideas and thoughts so
that I can later process them in
obsidian and you can find that in this
video right here so I'll see you there
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