Noted Lab #2: Niklas Luhmann's Zettelkasten

"What do you think about ... notecard systems like Luhmann’s?"

Welcome to the second installment of the Noted Lab—where I answer subscribers’ questions on writing and note-taking. Since I began Noted, readers have consistently asked me to write a post on Niklas Luhmann’s Zettelkasten—a note-taking method with a cult following.¹ I can understand why it has so many devotees; the method promises to help us write more u…