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EmacsConf 2025: Zettelkasten for regular Emacs hackers - Christian Tietze (he)

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Intermediate. Assumes working knowledge.

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Christian Tietze explains how to build and maintain a Zettelkasten note-taking system inside Emacs using Denote.

emacsconf.org/2025/talks/zettelkasten Introduction Advocating Freedoms What Is This About? Write - Essential Mechanic Connect - Essential Mechanic Correct - Essential Habit Design for Use - Habit Create Structure - Mechanic Start in the Zettelkasten - Mechanic Start with a Link - Mechanic Recap Facilitate Growth Emacs demo Learn, Share, Grow Outro You can view this and other resources using free/libre software at emacsconf.org/2025/talks/zettelkasten . This video is available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.

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What people say. Recommended as a beautiful and polished talk on Zettelkastens for those starting or struggling with the method.

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Great talk on Zettelkastens with Demo in Denote [video Christian Tietze gave a beautiful and polished talk on the second day of EmacsConf 2025 about Zettelkastens. As a narrator, he has an amazingly soothing voice. I could listen to him all day. This talk is for those people who have hesitated to start one and for those people who have abandoned using them. The talk is also great if you are seeking advice on overcoming mental barriers to using your knowledge base. I found inspiration from this talk as an irregular user of mine, which has not quite broken the 1000-note mark. He spells out some simple rules to follow when working with your Zettelka\\"sten. One rule I think is quite help…