How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking

This is the second, revised and expanded edition of a guide to note-taking and writing. The book teaches students, academics, and knowledge workers how to organize ideas and notes effectively to improve writing, learning, and thinking. The method presented is based on psychological research and uses the Zettelkasten, a note-taking technique. This is the first comprehensive English-language guide to explain both how the system works and why. It is designed for students and academics in the social sciences and humanities, as well as nonfiction writers and others who work regularly with reading, thinking, and writing. By using this approach to organize notes, quotes, and references, readers can focus their time on thinking, understanding, and developing new ideas through writing rather than searching for information.