diff --git a/content/test-yourself/zettelkasten-reflection.md b/content/test-yourself/zettelkasten-reflection.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1441045 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/test-yourself/zettelkasten-reflection.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +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... + +## 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... + +## 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. + +## The Value of Questioning + +Questioning why something's interesting or relevant makes me think about the topic in a much broader sense... + +## Publishing and Growth Mindset + +If our goal is to publish the material we write, the question of why must be broached... + +## 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