Provide structure. How do you use Zettelkasten in Obsidian?

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Thank you very much for the detailed explanation of the practical realization of the concept and idea of Zettelkasten in Obsidian. :sunglasses: I’ve been using your system for a few months now, but I’ve adapted and simplified it a bit to suit my needs. :grinning:
I saw that you updated the picture on github on note structure and thought I’d ask you. Why did you decide to remove the 4_Reference (Bibliografical) notes folder? :thinking:

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Here’s my why:

  • My first Zettelkasten started with the basic structure from Sönke Ahrens’ book: Provide structure. How do you use Zettelkasten in Obsidian? in 2022. Literature Notes were part of my inbox. Processed notes moved to the Permanent Notes or Bibliographic Notes folder.

  • It was not a good idea for me to have two inboxes. The Literature Notes folder was almost empty. My results from reading are typically Literature Notes, Bibliographic Notes, and Reference Notes (I don’t use a reference system like Zotero), and of course Permanent Notes.

  • Now I have a Literature Notes folder in my Zettelkasten. I have a single inbox. And only one decision: Should I save the idea in Literature Notes (written in the context of the source) or Permanent Notes (written in the context of my own ideas and interests)?

My decision to change took a few months and now some work to adapt my Zettelkasten to the new structure. But I like the new, simplified approach.

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Thanks Edmund! Nice overview! Can you elaborate a little more on Bridge notes and Point notes? I am very curious how you they are set up and how you use them?

I don’t see any trace of those type of notes in your Github Repositories.

Thanks!!