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Annotation - The practice of adding notes, comments, highlights, and marks to content for understanding and reference.
Atomic Notes - The principle of creating notes that capture a single, self-contained idea.
Atomic Thinking - A PKM system focused on breaking down information into atomic units, combining first principles with systematic note-taking to generate new ideas.
Bidirectional Linking - Links that automatically show connections in both directions, displaying what links to a note.
Block References - Links that point to specific blocks or paragraphs within notes rather than entire documents.
Book Highlights Are Not Enough - Passive highlighting while reading is insufficient for true learning and knowledge retention.
Capture on the Run - The practice of being always ready to capture ideas and thoughts whenever and wherever they arise, not just at your desk.
From Collector to Creator - The transformative journey from passively collecting information to actively creating original work, using PKM as a bridge between consumption and creation.
Commonplace Book - A historical practice of collecting quotes, ideas, and observations in a personal notebook.
Cornell Note-Taking Method - A systematic note format dividing the page into cue column, notes section, and summary area.
Dense Linking - The practice of creating many links between notes to maximize connectivity and discoverability.
Document to Forget - The purpose of documentation is to free your mind from remembering—once properly recorded, information can be safely forgotten.
Documents Are Prisons for Ideas - Ideas trapped in long documents are isolated and unable to connect.
Evergreen Notes - Notes that grow and improve over time through continuous refinement.
Fleeting Notes - Quick, temporary captures of thoughts and ideas for later processing.
Hub Notes - Central notes that connect many other notes, serving as navigation points in a knowledge network.
Index Notes - Notes that serve as entry points or directories listing links to related notes by topic.
Iterative and Incremental Note-Taking - A methodology that treats notes as living documents refined through continuous small improvements over time.
Linked Thinking - The practice of connecting ideas through explicit links to develop and navigate understanding.
Literature Notes - Notes capturing ideas from external sources like books, articles, and videos.
Marginalia - Notes, comments, and marks written in the margins of books and documents.
Networked Thought - An approach to thinking and note-taking that emphasizes connections between ideas over hierarchical organization.
Note-taking vs Note-making - The distinction between capturing external information and creating your own knowledge.
Notes as Cattle, Not Pets - Treat notes as part of a dynamic, evolving system rather than precious individual artifacts.
Obsidian - A powerful note-taking app that uses local Markdown files and linking.
One Big Text File (OBTF) - A minimalist note-taking approach where all notes, thoughts, and ideas are stored in a single continuously growing text file.
Orphan Notes - Notes that have no incoming links from other notes in the knowledge base.
Outlining - Hierarchical organization of ideas using indentation and structure to plan or capture content.
Paper System - Analog organization systems using physical paper for note-taking and knowledge management.
Permanent Notes - Your own thoughts, ideas, and interpretations - the most valuable notes in your system.
Progressive Distillation - A technique for highlighting and extracting the most important information from notes over time.
Progressive Summarization - A layered highlighting method to distill information over time.
Remark, Relate, Reference (RRR) - A three-step method for capturing and connecting information while maintaining source attribution.
Sketchnoting - Visual note-taking that combines hand-drawn elements, typography, shapes, and text.
Smart Notes - Notes designed for reuse, connection, and long-term value.
SN(A)CK System - A PKM system inspired by Zettelkasten that simplifies the thinking process from inputs through processing to outputs, with creation as the key to learning.
Stub Notes - Placeholder notes created to mark topics for future development.
THIEVES Pre-Reading Strategy - A structured skimming technique using an acronym to preview texts before deep reading, improving comprehension and retention.
Transclusion - Embedding content from one note into another while maintaining a live link.
Types of Notes in PKM - Different note types serving distinct purposes in a knowledge management system.
Write Once Read Never - Information that is captured but never accessed again.
Zettelkasten Method - A note-taking and knowledge management method based on interconnected atomic notes.

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