Make all new notes easily discoverable

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Zettelkasten/comments/jvd4a9/index_im_not_sure_i_get_it/gcl972k/

I’ve also just started note-taking with Obisidian and for me, keeping an index is all about (A) not forgetting about having written it in the first place and (B) making sure my future self can re-discover the note easily. The book “How to Take Smart Notes” talks about there being 2 types of note collectors:

The Archiver, who is more concerned about the way a note is stored

The Writer, who is more concerned about retrieving relevant notes when needed Nobody is a pure Archiver or Writer, consider this more to be a spectrum where you lean more towards one than another. The book, however, heavily encourages you to lean more toward being a Writer.

So whenever adding a new note into your collection think “how would I like to stumble upon this note in the future?”. I try to make it re-discoverable by adding tags and adding every note to a primary index note.

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February 22, 2023

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