How to Take Smart Notes

One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking

by Sönke Ahrens

Paperback, 188 pages

Published March 9, 2022 by Sönke Ahrens.

ISBN:: 978-3-9824388-0-1

(53 reviews)

An informational book that describes and advocates for the note taking system of the German sociologist Niklas Luhmann. The author's primary claim is that Luhmann's system of keeping a slip-box (or "zettelkasten") full of interesting ideas and bibliographic references can help students, academics, and non-fiction writers be more productive.

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4 stars

Good information on techniques for better writing. I was more interested in the details of creating and using a digital slip-box, and those details are spread throughout the book as opposed to being presented in one portion of the book.