note-taking

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Obsidian’s Quiet Influence on Academic Workflows

How Obsidian's plain-text notes and linked thinking quietly became the default for grad students, and the optimization traps that come with the…

• 6 min read
A wooden card-catalog drawer pulled open to reveal densely handwritten index cards, each numbered in the upper corner.

Note-Taking Systems Compared: Zettelkasten, Cornell, and What Actually Sticks

Luhmann's slip-box, Cornell notes, and the honest reason most note-taking fails. The system matters less than whether it forces you to rewrite…

• 5 min read