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+title: "Reflections on Zettelkasten: A Test of Understanding"
+date: 2023-05-12
+tags: ["zettelkasten", "productivity", "oakley", "learning", "writing"]
+categories: ["test-yourself"]
+---
+
+## Redefining Zettelkasten
+
+Grammarly tells me, "The main idea behind Zettelkasten is to organise information to promote connections and insights". I see it slightly differently. It is a reorganisation of thoughts when approaching subjects...
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+## The Power of Writing
+
+By treating 'the act of writing' as a first-class citizen, it has forced me to focus more on the point of what I'm reading, watching and listening to rather than getting to a destination or the end...
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+## Recapping vs. Re-reading
+
+Barbara Oakley believes recapping is far superior to re-reading when storing information in long-term memory. I agree with this sentiment and find that by re-writing content in my own words, with the promise of publishing for feedback, I'm slower at reading but taking in far more detail.
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+## The Value of Questioning
+
+Questioning why something's interesting or relevant makes me think about the topic in a much broader sense...
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+## Publishing and Growth Mindset
+
+If our goal is to publish the material we write, the question of why must be broached...
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+## A Thought to Ponder
+
+> The professor is not there for the student, and the student is not for the professor. Both are only there for the truth, which is always a public matter. ~ Willhelm Von Humbolt
+
+## References
+
+- Oakley, B, 2014, 'A Mind for Numbers' 
+- Ahrens, S, 2014 'How to take smart Notes' p . 34, 35, 46