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EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 5 MIN

What Is Zettelkasten?

from The Thinking System · host Scott Ray

The problem with how most people take notes — and why Niklas Luhmann's 90,000-card slip box changed everything. We cover the three principles (atomicity, connectivity, emergence) and why this system is built for thinking, not just filing.

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The problem with how most people take notes — and why Niklas Luhmann's 90,000-card slip box changed everything. We cover the three principles (atomicity, connectivity, emergence) and why this system is built for thinking, not just filing.

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