About Literature notes

Sönke Ahrens (): 2.3 Literature Notes [[@ahrens_23_nodate]]

• Created via the Zotero plugin.
• should contain the reference to the Author
• there is now appropriate template for a literature note

4 levels of complexity

You can also mix all 4 level for one literature notes

The Mere Reference

• added directly where it belongs with a reference to the source
• the reference is super handy to later on learn where it will be used too …
• it shows which ideas point back to this literature note

Simple Note

• When we write more content on the literature note
• Often it is better to continue in a permanent note, especially when you start with your own thinking. Then it makes sense to reference the Literature note

Bullet Point list

• on page x it say y …
• this is fast for reading and not interrupting flow
• turn them into a permanent note later on …
• this becomes an accelerator for permanent notes

The excerpt

• best to really learn from what you read
• to immerse yourself further
• highlights as in between notes
• don’t just repeat the text but add your questions, express in your own words
• helps us to detect the main arguments
• it supports better understanding
• learning by elaboration, by doing something with the text

About highlighting

• highlights still stay in the context of the authors flow
• they are useful as an intermediate step
• write the literature notes or permanent by the highlights
• highlight are a bit like About fleeting notes

Connections

• can well be linked in out output and permanent notes
• still - literature notes are mainly in the context of the authors writing
• but develop from the existing permanent notes and integrate the literature notes. This way you leave the literature notes context . You really free your mind here

Questions

• How to best integrate Kindle highlights into a Literature reference from Zotero?
  • I guess I should them embed the Kinde highlights linked into the Literature note
  • example Tiago Forte (2022): Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organise Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential [[@forte_building_2022]]
  • [[@broas_simple_2024]]

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