Thread by @kcorazo

1/ THE FABRICATION OF SERENDIPITY

My highlights from

"Niklas Luhmann’s Card Index" by Johannes F.K. Schmidt sociologica.unibo.it/article/view/8…

In which Luhmann dreamt of @RoamResearch

2/ "According to Luhmann the collection is a “combination of disorder and order, of clustering and unpredictable combinations emerging from ad hoc selection.”"

3/ "What this compilation immediately illustrates is that it is not a system of order in the sense of an established taxonomy but a historical product of Luhmann’s reading and research interests especially in the 1960s."

4/ "This indicates, accordingly, that the positioning of a special subject within this system of organization reveals nothing about its theoretical importance — for there are no privileged positions in this web of notes: there is no top and no bottom."

5/ "avoid premature systemization and closure" #roamfu black belt

6/ fabricate serendipity through:
- accidental connections
- emerging hubs of connection (check your graph overview)

7/ “Underlying the filing technique is the experience that without writing, there is no thinking.” - Luhmann, Zettelkasten II, index card no. 9/8g

h/t @moreina 🙏