Notes should be crafted of the meaning you make. Each note should be about 1 page or less and should be a narrow idea 💡. The context, the links to other notes is the thing that makes this whole system work. Luhmann used Zettelcasten for a lifetime of output, Was the magic in the notes or instead in his thoughtfulness applied to the [[Knowledge Value Making]] process Read quickly and write slowly. How to make smart notes recommends a 3 step [[Knowledge Value Making]] process: 1. Make quick notes - jot things down that you think are important, these are just quick first impressions 2. Make bibliographic notes - these are the text refernces with quotes, page numbers, etc. 3. transribe these into a formal note: this is the real work that I have't been doing. I have been taking the first and second types of notes. It's the coming back and making it your own that is different. p. 23 4. add links 5. The next steps are gathering the notes to make the argument 6. Write the skeleton 7. Look for and fill in the holes with more of the same process 8. compile, edit, and create your draft [[2021 How to read a paper]] [[🐓 Idea Farm/Deadfall/For myself only/Readwise/Books/How to Take Smart Notes]]