Using Luhmann's Zettelkasten-method in DEVONthink
kewms: It was extremely helpful to him. He wasn’t trying to create a universal system, he was trying to create a system that aligned with his own particular information needs and ways of thinking....
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kewms: The main point of the Zettelkasten is that it facilitates discovery of connections by the human. Of course. kewms: The Zettelkasten by itself – whether analog or digital – is just an artifact....
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FrankT: The “cross-references” (or whatever you want to call them) of a Zettelkasten are not the starting point of your own thoughts. It’s rather the other way around. Information can be archived,...
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As noted in our FAQ and often cited on these forums, if you have a sync issue, the first things you should look at are: What is reported in DEVONthink’s Window > Log? Is there a triangle on the...
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I use structure notes in DT to organize my Zettels in any sequence I want. Thus, a zettel can be linked to endless structure notes. When I need to put all notes together for an article, for instance,...
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Silva: I use structure notes in DT to organize my Zettels in any sequence I want. Thus, a zettel can be linked to endless structure notes. This is my approach as well. And I wouldn’t characterize it...
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DTTG on iPad and iPhone are doing fine and reporting no issue respectively triangles. DT on Macbook ist doing fine and reporting no issues. DT on the Mac Mini has no messages in Log. But its changes...
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This synthesis can help. Zettelkasten Method – 22 Feb 22 Folgezettel Overview of debates and arguments around the topic of 'Folgezettel'.
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The shortcomings of the original Zettel method is concisely synthesized at the beginning of the link you provided. For all intents and purposes, we often translate the German word “Folgezettel” as...
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Disclaimer: I don’t know anything about Zettelkasten. But “Folgezettel” does not necessarily mean a linear sequence of Zettels. It can also indicate a temporal sequence, ie Zettels created later than...
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meowky: I don’t accept an oversimplification of this web of ideas into a linear form. Links with context are good as they represent individual connections among nodes of this web. Sequences, numerical...
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In DEVONthink, hold the Option key and select Help > Report Bug to start a support ticket.
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I assume in my german localisation it is Hilfe>Kontakt
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This thread is about storing Devonthink database files in Dropbox (as backups), and restoring databases from these cloud versions in 2024 onto current MacOs and current versions of Dropbox Having read...
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saschabur: is it possible that this option has been automatically toggled on after an update? DEVONthink just remembers the last used setting, by default it’s off.
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amalis: However, at random times the progress indicator no longer appears, and the only way to get it working again is by restarting DT3. Closing and reopening the window should probably be also...
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Herb: Hilfe>Kontakt It’s Hilfe > Fehler melden while holding the Option key.
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As long as both File > Verify & Repair Database… and File > Check File Integrity are successful for all databases there’s IMHO no reason to worry. But I still wonder what exactly is/was...
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Ah, thanx. You see, DEVONhink is so great and stable that I am so unfamiliar with the report function. And I should have read Jim’s instructions more carefully.
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