Hello! I am writing you because I am launching a new template for Notion today!

In the last months, I was busy creating a Zettelkasten for Notion.

At this point, you might ask: A Zettel...what?

Well, the Zettelkasten is the most powerful method for students or knowledge workers, because it brings your note-taking process to a new level.

Zettelkasten is a German word and can be translated into English as a slip box. However, I believe the German version sounds much better and more academic!

The Zettelkasten method was originally invented by the German sociologist Niklas Luhmann. If you want to learn more about the method, I recommend reading the resources here: https://zettelkasten.de/

In short, what are the advantages of using a Zettelkasten:

Instead of saving notes in a hierarchical way, with a Zettelkasten, we are now saving them non-hierarchical in a slip box. Every note should be linked with other similar notes. So with time a web of knowledge emerges, that will help you to find unexpected connections and ideas.

I first heard about this note-taking system one year ago. Before, I always struggled to access my old knowledge.

I mean, I've read 20-30 books a year for the past ten years, but it's always been a nuisance for me that I've forgotten so many things that I'd already read the past

I took notes, made Kindle highlights, started several note-books, but I hardly accessed my old knowledge. It was lying somewhere on my laptop, phone, or in my desk drawer and got forgotten with time.

When I first heard about the Zettelkasten, I immediately got an epiphany moment. Within some weeks I started building a system in Notion - which was the basis for the template I am launching today.
Beginners of this method often overcomplicate their Zettelkasten system. Me too, as a result, I iterated my system a lot and greatly simplified it to make it more user-friendly.

Why should you use my template?

Because
1. it simplifies the note-taking process +

2. it will guide you through the workflow of note processing.

Every new note forces you to look back at your old notes. Every new connection you create strengthens the web (Metcalfe’s law).

For example, if you're writing about a topic, all you have to do this way is surf through the notes in a Zettelkasten. If you have already created a note on this topic, ready-made text modules and ideas for your service are available.

So, for whom is this Template for:

Writers
Undergraduate + PhD students
Content creators
Knowledge Workers
Knowledge Entrepreneurs

In short, for everybody who needs to take notes regularly.

If you are interested in the Zettelkasten method, I would appreciate your upvote on Product Hunt:

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Thank you for all the support,

Your Philipp

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