How to Take Smart Notes
The note-taking method of a prolific sociologist, explained as a way to think and write better.
Biography
Sönke Ahrens is a German writer and researcher on education and learning. How to Take Smart Notes introduced many English-speaking readers to the Zettelkasten method.
Main ideas and philosophy
Ahrens argues that writing is the medium of thinking, and that connected notes make insight and writing easier.
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