Continuing with yesterday’s theme about Zettelkastens, today I’d like to point you at two videos that explain and demonstrate the idea. The first, ZETTELKASTEN METHOD (Explained Clearly with Examples and Software), by Mike and Matty, two brothers who are physicians among other things, explains what a Zettelkasten is, why you might find it advantageous to use one, and how to use it effectively. They demonstrate the ideas with Roam and show how notes can be linked together to make exploring your ideas and notes on a topic easy. The video is just over 6 minutes long so it should be easy to find time for it if you’re interested.
The second video, A Tour of Org Roam, is by Ian Jones. He gives a quick tour of Org-roam and demonstrates the Zettelkasten idea in an Emacs setting. He demonstrates the backlink feature and how it’s useful for organizing and finding notes. The best part of his video, I think, is the segment on Org-roam-server that presents a graphical representation of your notes and how they’re linked. You can click on a node and Org-roam will take you to the corresponding note. It’s a powerful feature and a great part of Org-roam. Jones’ video is just under 5 minutes so it will be even easier to find time for.
If you’re not an Emacser but are interested in the Zettelkasten concept, the first video will explain things without mentioning Emacs. If you are an Emacser, you should watch the second video too. It shows you an excellent implementation that’s available for you in Emacs.