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2 A Brief Introduction to the Zettelkasten Method

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Org-roam provides utilities for maintaining a digital slip-box. This section +aims to provide a brief introduction to the “slip-box”, or “Zettelkasten” +method. By providing some background on the method, we hope that the design +decisions of Org-roam will become clear, and that will aid in using Org-roam +appropriately. In this section we will also introduce terms commonly used within +the Zettelkasten community, which will also commonly appear in the Org-roam +forums and channels of discussion. +

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The Zettelkasten method of note-taking is designed to increase research +productivity: in particular, it acts as a research partner, where conversations +with it may produce new and surprising lines of thought. This method is +attributed to German sociologist Niklas Luhmann, who using the method had +produced volumes of written works. +

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In its paper form, the slip-box is simply a box of cards. These cards are small, +and often only large enough to fit a single concept. The size limitation +encourages ideas to be broken down into individual concepts. These ideas are +explicitly linked together, using an indexing system. Enforcing the breakdown of +ideas encourages tangential exploration of ideas, increasing the surface for +thought. Making linking explicit between notes also encourages one to think +about the connections between concepts, which forms a large part of research. +

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Org-roam is the slip-box, digitalized in Org-mode. Every zettel (card) is a +plain-text, Org-mode file. These files are often placed in the same directory. +In the same way one would maintain a paper slip-box, Org-roam makes it easy to +create new zettels, pre-filling boilerplate content using a powerful templating +system. Org-roam also facilitates the linking of zettels using Org-mode file: +links. +

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5 Anatomy of an Org-roam File

The bulk of Org-roam’s functionality is built on top of vanilla Org-mode. However, to support additional functionality, Org-roam adds diff --git a/manual/Appendix.html b/manual/Appendix.html index 8816a9c..a53b065 100644 --- a/manual/Appendix.html +++ b/manual/Appendix.html @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Next: , Previous:

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• Note-taking Workflows:   diff --git a/manual/Concepts-and-Configuration.html b/manual/Concepts-and-Configuration.html index b1b4b11..39f5c48 100644 --- a/manual/Concepts-and-Configuration.html +++ b/manual/Concepts-and-Configuration.html @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Next: -

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7 Concepts and Configuration

The number of configuration options is deliberately kept small, to keep the Org-roam codebase manageable. However, we attempt to accommodate as diff --git a/manual/Deft.html b/manual/Deft.html index 1a5351a..ac90888 100644 --- a/manual/Deft.html +++ b/manual/Deft.html @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Next:

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13.2.1 Deft

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14.2.1 Deft

Deft provides a nice interface for browsing and filtering org-roam notes. diff --git a/manual/Diagnosing-and-Repairing-Files.html b/manual/Diagnosing-and-Repairing-Files.html index 9eda01b..4f9e2c3 100644 --- a/manual/Diagnosing-and-Repairing-Files.html +++ b/manual/Diagnosing-and-Repairing-Files.html @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Next: , Pr

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13 Diagnosing and Repairing Files

Org-roam provides a utility for diagnosing and repairing problematic files via ‘org-roam-doctor’. By default, ‘org-roam-doctor’ runs the check across all Org-roam diff --git a/manual/Directories-and-Files.html b/manual/Directories-and-Files.html index db8654c..0b20a03 100644 --- a/manual/Directories-and-Files.html +++ b/manual/Directories-and-Files.html @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Next: -

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7.1 Directories and Files

This section concerns the placement and creation of files.

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14.2 Ecosystem

A number of packages work well combined with Org-Roam:

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9 Encryption

One may wish to keep private, encrypted files. Org-roam supports encryption (via GPG), which can be enabled for all new files by setting ‘org-roam-encrypt-files’ diff --git a/manual/Excluding-Nodes-and-Edges.html b/manual/Excluding-Nodes-and-Edges.html index 51bd470..aba865e 100644 --- a/manual/Excluding-Nodes-and-Edges.html +++ b/manual/Excluding-Nodes-and-Edges.html @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Previous:

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10.2 Excluding Nodes and Edges

One may want to exclude certain files to declutter the graph.

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5.3 File Refs

Refs are unique identifiers for files. Each note can only have 1 ref. For example, a note for a website may contain a ref: diff --git a/manual/Getting-Started.html b/manual/Getting-Started.html index b516dd5..2f8846b 100644 --- a/manual/Getting-Started.html +++ b/manual/Getting-Started.html @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Next: -

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4 Getting Started

This short tutorial describes the essential commands used in Org-roam, to help you get started. diff --git a/manual/Graph-Options.html b/manual/Graph-Options.html index c987cff..b50b1b2 100644 --- a/manual/Graph-Options.html +++ b/manual/Graph-Options.html @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Next:

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10.1 Graph Options

Graphviz provides many options for customizing the graph output, and Org-roam supports some of them. See https://graphviz.gitlab.io/_pages/doc/info/attrs.html for customizable options.

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Org-roam provides graphing capabilities to explore interconnections between notes. This is done by performing SQL queries and generating images using diff --git a/manual/How-do-I-have-more-than-one-Org_002droam-directory_003f.html b/manual/How-do-I-have-more-than-one-Org_002droam-directory_003f.html index 1e01d19..430eac0 100644 --- a/manual/How-do-I-have-more-than-one-Org_002droam-directory_003f.html +++ b/manual/How-do-I-have-more-than-one-Org_002droam-directory_003f.html @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Up: FAQ   [ -

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15.1 How do I have more than one Org-roam directory?

Emacs supports directory-local variables, allowing the value of ‘org-roam-directory’ to be different in different directories. It does this by diff --git a/manual/Index-File.html b/manual/Index-File.html index 5b370ee..09f5bd4 100644 --- a/manual/Index-File.html +++ b/manual/Index-File.html @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Up: Na

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8.1 Index File

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12.2 Installation

To enable Org-roam’s protocol extensions, you have to add the following to your init file:

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