The FUN and EFFICIENT note-taking system I use in my PhD

The Zettelkasten method of note-taking and knowledge management changed my life and saved my PhD! Originally used by Niklas Luhmann, a German sociologist who wrote hundreds of articles and over 70 books in his lifetime, “zettelkasten“ means “slip box“ because Luhmann’s system was in a literal slip box filled with note cards. I host mine, though, in a program called Obsidian (link below). If my overview of this method got you intrigued, here are some other resources to check out that go into more detail: The best book length overview of the zettelkasten system is “How to Take Smart Notes“ by Sonke Ahrens. I find it useful for getting inspiration and there’s an audiobook, too, if you just need a refresher/some motivation: By far the resource I return to the most is a post by Sascha on the Zettelkasten website called “Introduction to the Zettelkasten Method.“ I also just surf that website whenever I run into an issue with my own zettelkasten, because 100% someone has answered my qu