Zettelkasten
PulseAugur coverage of Zettelkasten — every cluster mentioning Zettelkasten across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
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Eugene Yan switches from Roam Research to Obsidian for note-taking
Eugene Yan details his migration from Roam Research to Obsidian, a process he found surprisingly straightforward and completed in under an hour. He outlines the steps involved, including downloading notes, organizing im…
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Eugene Yan reflects on Amazon role and prolific writing in 2020
Eugene Yan's 2020 retrospective details his move to Seattle for a new role at Amazon, where he builds recommender and machine learning systems. He emphasizes learning to scale himself through documentation, system desig…
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What I Did Not Learn About Writing In School
Eugene Yan shares insights on improving non-fiction writing, emphasizing that effective writing involves extensive preparation rather than just the act of writing itself. He highlights that much of the work occurs befor…
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Eugene Yan advocates Zettelkasten for building connected notes
Eugene Yan advocates for the Zettelkasten method of note-taking, contrasting it with traditional approaches that result in scattered, disconnected ideas. He highlights the productivity of sociologist Niklas Luhmann, who…
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Eugene Yan shares a new approach to writing as learning, not just sharing
Eugene Yan proposes a new framework for writing that emphasizes learning and thinking, rather than just content creation. He suggests a process of reading, note-taking, and then writing, with note-taking serving as the …