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  1. From my slip-box, written after a conversation with Claude: my thinking shapes the AI's response, and its response alters my thinking. A cognitive feedback loop.

    The upside is a perspective other than my own. The catch is that it is roughly the human average, and research suggests work made by human and AI together is less diverse than work made by humans alone.

    ctnet.co.uk/downsides-of-writi

  2. From my slip-box, written after a conversation with Claude: my thinking shapes the AI's response, and its response alters my thinking. A cognitive feedback loop.

    The upside is a perspective other than my own. The catch is that it is roughly the human average, and research suggests work made by human and AI together is less diverse than work made by humans alone.

    ctnet.co.uk/downsides-of-writi

    #AI #LLM #PKM #Zettelkasten #KnowledgeManagement

  3. From my slip-box, written after a conversation with Claude: my thinking shapes the AI's response, and its response alters my thinking. A cognitive feedback loop.

    The upside is a perspective other than my own. The catch is that it is roughly the human average, and research suggests work made by human and AI together is less diverse than work made by humans alone.

    ctnet.co.uk/downsides-of-writi

    #AI #LLM #PKM #Zettelkasten #KnowledgeManagement

  4. From my slip-box, written after a conversation with Claude: my thinking shapes the AI's response, and its response alters my thinking. A cognitive feedback loop.

    The upside is a perspective other than my own. The catch is that it is roughly the human average, and research suggests work made by human and AI together is less diverse than work made by humans alone.

    ctnet.co.uk/downsides-of-writi

    #AI #LLM #PKM #Zettelkasten #KnowledgeManagement

  5. From my slip-box, written after a conversation with Claude: my thinking shapes the AI's response, and its response alters my thinking. A cognitive feedback loop.

    The upside is a perspective other than my own. The catch is that it is roughly the human average, and research suggests work made by human and AI together is less diverse than work made by humans alone.

    ctnet.co.uk/downsides-of-writi

    #AI #LLM #PKM #Zettelkasten #KnowledgeManagement

  6. I just spent probably 2 hours cleaning up my notes on one small subject. Letting shit go like this makes writing so-o-o-o hard because everything is just scattered all to hell & gone everywhere in and out of my slip-box.

    But. Not only are my notes writing-ready now (on this topic only, alas, but hey), now I know a bit better how to do this one small part so I don't make so much chaos for the future.

    #Zettelkasten #Obsidian #notetaking #writing

    I'm for bed. You doing anything fun tomorrow?

  7. Anne-Laure Le Cunff offers five tips for avoiding cognitive debt with AI. Keep thinking, let it challenge you, write the first draft yourself, watch for over-reliance, keep reflecting.

    All reasonable. I am not convinced they are enough on their own, because none of them stop you offloading the very tasks you need to do in order to learn.

    My addition is metacognition, and a Zettelkasten to practise it in: ctnet.co.uk/cognitive-debt-ai-

    #PKM #Zettelkasten #AI #KnowledgeManagement #Obsidian

  8. Do you ever feel there’s too many ready-made answers that don’t fit your needs? Me too. That’s why I’m exploring an alternative: ’living questions’. Not quite Rilke, but also not not Rilke.

    writingslowly.com/2026/08/11/l

    #NoteTaking #LifelongLearning #Zettelkasten

  9. Yesterday, I was busy, and I'm a bit late for this week #OverUnder. But, here comes the 076 issue with @writingslowly

    He shares his thoughts about #Zettelkasten, #POSSE, #Journaling, #Solitude, and #Pavlova, the dessert.

    he also replied to @mre's question.

    And, we got a recommendation for two #books.

    #bloggers #bookstodon #book #blog #fediverse #mastodon #food #blogging #writing #desserts

    lazybea.rs/ovr-076

  10. I've been spring cleaning to exorcise evil spirits and bad qi (unnecessary metadata) from my notes:

    fd93.me/note-4-spring-cleaning

  11. Acquired Lochby Field Folio A6 (Lochby)

    Keep your A6 notebooks, pens, and essentials organized on the go with the Field Folio A6. Durable, vegan waxed canvas, slim design, and flexible pockets—perfect for travel, journaling, or everyday carry.

    I recently asked the kind folks at Lochby “if the Folio A6 will comfortably fit 25-50 standard 4 x 6″ index cards which are slightly larger than an A6 notebook? If not, is it something you might consider for some of us ‘Hipster PDA’ tribe members in the future?”  

    Erring on the side of caution their customer service replied, “Unfortunately, since the Field Folio A6 zips up, there’s no way to fit this many index cards in it without the potential for damaging them when zipping it up. But I’ll take note of your suggestion and pass it on to our product development team so we can consider it as well as gauge interest.”

    Because I often use A6 sized notebooks, I couldn’t resist adding to my Lochby collection, so I went ahead and ordered it anyway.

    It arrived in the post yesterday. Today I’m happy to report that it actually will accommodate 4 x 6″ index cards reasonably well.  I can comfortably fit about 30 cards into the right side pocket and still have room to tuck a Hobonichi A6 notebook into the folio and still zip it shut handily. 

    Because I usually have a few pre-glued decks of index card “notebooks” sitting around, I tried one of these and can happily report that the back cover/board fits into the right pocket easily (just as you’d tuck the back cover of a notebook into it) and works well with the Lochby A6 folio! (The center elastic bands are slightly smaller and fairly tight, and could work with these glued decks too, but will tend to cut the glue at the ends, so one should take care here or carefully only glue the center 5 inches of the deck for this use case.) I suspect that if one had a plastic wallet-photo type holder, it might work well in this, particularly if you’re carrying around some of your daily use cards in addition to blank cards for future use. 

  12. I now have definitive written proof of a numeric indexing system (delineated in a popular textbook for secretaries, and published by a company which did significant business in Germany) from the mid-1920s with increasingly more detail into the 1940s and a fifth edition published in 1950. It’s exactly like, but notably predates, Niklas Luhmann’s alphanumeric system which he started in 1952. I’ll write up some of the details shortly with specific references, but thought I’d tease it here a bit first.

  13. I now have definitive written proof of a numeric indexing system (delineated in a popular textbook for secretaries, and published by a company which did significant business in Germany) from the mid-1920s with increasingly more detail into the 1940s and a fifth edition published in 1950. It’s exactly like, but notably predates, Niklas Luhmann’s alphanumeric system which he started in 1952. I’ll write up some of the details shortly with specific references, but thought I’d tease it here a bit first.

  14. I now have definitive written proof of a numeric indexing system (delineated in a popular textbook for secretaries, and published by a company which did significant business in Germany) from the mid-1920s with increasingly more detail into the 1940s and a fifth edition published in 1950. It’s exactly like, but notably predates, Niklas Luhmann’s alphanumeric system which he started in 1952. I’ll write up some of the details shortly with specific references, but thought I’d tease it here a bit first.

  15. I now have definitive written proof of a numeric indexing system (delineated in a popular textbook for secretaries, and published by a company which did significant business in Germany) from the mid-1920s with increasingly more detail into the 1940s and a fifth edition published in 1950. It’s exactly like, but notably predates, Niklas Luhmann’s alphanumeric system which he started in 1952. I’ll write up some of the details shortly with specific references, but thought I’d tease it here a bit first.

  16. I now have definitive written proof of a numeric indexing system (delineated in a popular textbook for secretaries, and published by a company which did significant business in Germany) from the mid-1920s with increasingly more detail into the 1940s and a fifth edition published in 1950. It’s exactly like, but notably predates, Niklas Luhmann’s alphanumeric system which he started in 1952. I’ll write up some of the details shortly with specific references, but thought I’d tease it here a bit first.

  17. My journey from a simple note-taker to a dedicated PKM practitioner has been transformative. It's not just about collecting information; it's about building a connected web of knowledge that truly enhances understanding and creativity.

    I share my personal experience and the 'why' behind PKM in my latest post. Hope it inspires you!

    Find out more: ctnet.co.uk/note-taking-vs-per

    #PKMJourney #Zettelkasten #PersonalDevelopment #LearningToLearn #KnowledgeCreation #Mindfulness

  18. [1/2] Si están interesados en construir su propio #zettelkasten 🗃️, pero les parece una idea compleja y abrumadora, les recomiendo ver a este señor explicar de manera sencilla el método que utilizaba Niklas Luhmann y cómo adaptarlo a Apple Notes. #niklasluhmann #applenotes
    youtu.be/UucdSGJYxag

  19. [1/2] Si están interesados en construir su propio #zettelkasten 🗃️, pero les parece una idea compleja y abrumadora, les recomiendo ver a este señor explicar de manera sencilla el método que utilizaba Niklas Luhmann y cómo adaptarlo a Apple Notes. #niklasluhmann #applenotes
    youtu.be/UucdSGJYxag

  20. My repository of personal notes contains around 600 entries at the moment. There's a lot of useful information in there. However, as time goes on, I find myself forgetting about its existence. I've thought about it and reached the following conclusion: not finding the information that I need in the moment is so (mentally) painful that I am inadvertently avoiding looking into my notes first.

    I'm curious what others think about this. Any solutions?

    #pkm #PKMS #zettelkasten #obsidian #orgmode

  21. #introduction

    Hello, merveilles.town!

    I am a player of many roles at the same time. Sometimes I'm a creative person: writer or musician; sometimes I am a professional; sometimes---most of the time, in fact---I'm a lurker, and an admirer.

    Current interests include, but are not limited to: #PKMS #zettelkasten #obsidian #mentalhealth #cooking #blogging #indieweb #eurorack #fountainpens and many other things.

  22. If you’re an analog zettelkasten fan, I just bought a few bricks of 500 index cards for $6.08 each at my local Amazon Fresh. Most brands list for $12-$16 for this many; even Amazon.com is currently listing them for $10.50. Sadly it doesn’t match my all-time-best of $2.06. What’s your best? 🗃️📝

    #indexCards #Zettelkasten

    https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/08/index-cards-on-sale/

  23. Surfing around with respect to library card catalogs, I ran across John Blyberg‘s Library Card Generator this afternoon. Anyone who’s playing at the intersection of analog and digital zettelkasten is sure to love the possibilities here.

    Incidentally, if you’re still into the old-school library card catalog cards, Demco still sells the red ruled cards!

    #Demco #generators #indexCards #libraryCardCatalogCards #Zettelkasten

    https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/04/55821315/

  24. @ilyess organizing solely by folders as a form of categorization was avoided by Niklas Luhmann in his Zettelkasten, for example, it makes things complex when a note "belongs" to multiple categories.

    #NiklasLuhmann #Zettelkasten

  25. @ilyess organizing solely by folders as a form of categorization was avoided by Niklas Luhmann in his Zettelkasten, for example, it makes things complex when a note "belongs" to multiple categories.

    #NiklasLuhmann #Zettelkasten

  26. @ilyess organizing solely by folders as a form of categorization was avoided by Niklas Luhmann in his Zettelkasten, for example, it makes things complex when a note "belongs" to multiple categories.

    #NiklasLuhmann #Zettelkasten

  27. @ilyess organizing solely by folders as a form of categorization was avoided by Niklas Luhmann in his Zettelkasten, for example, it makes things complex when a note "belongs" to multiple categories.

    #NiklasLuhmann #Zettelkasten

  28. @ilyess organizing solely by folders as a form of categorization was avoided by Niklas Luhmann in his Zettelkasten, for example, it makes things complex when a note "belongs" to multiple categories.

    #NiklasLuhmann #Zettelkasten

  29. Everything about this video is exemplary:
    The audio
    The photography
    The transitions
    The structure
    The content
    The description, with links and timestamps.
    youtu.be/5O46Rqh5zHE

    #zettelkasten
    #ComplexityWranglers
    #KnowledgeManagement
    #AtomicNotes