Anyone using Zettelkasten?

Posted by Jeffery Smith
Apr 4, 2019 at 06:13 PM

Actually, I’m reviewing a few right now (the one named “part two”). It occurred to me that a notecard system would always have some fields in common (fields for notes, source, topic, category, etc.), but Zettelkasten doesn’t seem to have any fixed template. Tinderbox would allow taking a note (notes) with a title or topic, and then a seemingly unlimited number of specific fields for tracking the source, date, whether or not it is a quote, etc. With Filemaker, I can make a basic template, and then design a form with the relevant notes. My issue is that I get distracted by futzing with the form, the programming, the appearance, etc. If I could master Tinderbox just for Zettelkasten note taking, I wouldn’t have that distraction of tweaking the tool instead of just using it.