In an ecosystem where we are constantly exposed, have access to, and consume diverse points of view of information from several sources, it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain and keep all our information and notes aligned.
Some individuals may use notebooks or record comments on notes, others use online tools and apps (many not designed for this function), and very quickly, they’ll have a system in place where it becomes difficult to track their notes.
Niklas Luhman created the Zettelkasten note-taking system that has spawned several apps to help with note-taking. However, these new applications do not assist in recording the information initially but help find it once we have a record.
If you are someone who reads and digests a vast amount of information, takes notes, and often looks to write your thoughts or record what you have learned, you will undoubtedly have found yourself searching for your notes, the article you read, and see you have lost them. This new trend may be of value to you for your work or personal endeavors.
With all the data we consume and our need to quickly recall and connect data points, the system we have used for decades is ready for some improvement or possibly radical transformation.
