Pattern Language of Zettelkasten

A pattern language is a shared language so that enthusiasts and experts have an efficient way to communicate.

It’s a way to think and talk about the problem at hand; here: of creating an effective tool for thought.

The following section go from large to small, from wide to narrow, from overview to detail. They are not meant to be read in that exact order for a cohesive story. The story is to emerge in you, the reader, as you browse the patterns, enter something that piques your interest, and find your own path.

Zettelkästen

This part is about the Zettelkasten, not the note, like a book on architecture will talk about cities and towns before it can talk about windowsills and wallpaper.

Zettelkasten

Departments

Structures

You / Process / Working Effectively

This part is about you, the thinker, writer, Zettelkasten user, who brings new ideas from the outside world into the system. Who makes time pass, and experiences things.