• Contains a summary
• Contains a quotable (something I can directly drop into a piece of writing)
• Can contain figures
• Short & succinct
• Contains the PDF with key highlights
@obsdmd 4. Atomic bits of information go into COLLECTION NOTES
► Always add a link to the original paper (i.e. not the review you read it in)
► Quickly access the original source and catch up on it, even the PDF.
• Collection of atomic "facts" or "claims"
• Link to the original note - allows me to double check
• Very succinct short statements.
• Cites original source, not mention, even if I haven't read it yet. (e.g. "Hutchinson 1959 in Connell 1964")
@obsdmd 5. Questions and Ideas go into THINKING NOTES
► All (absurd) ideas, questions, suggestions go here.
► Birthplace of "synthesis" as multiple sources will naturally come together in these notes.
► Don't "think so much" here, creativity is spontaneous. Jot. Jot. Jot.
• Questions AND ideas
• Note simple questions, that will resolve by more reading
• Be critical and ask "what if..."
• Link Sources 1️⃣ and Collections 2️⃣ to start understanding.
@obsdmd 6. Gather Collections and Ideas to start an OUTLINE NOTE
► Use Collection facts as "lego stones" for writing
► Questions and Ideas are "writing prompts".
► Write Outline notes as you would publish in a journal
• Based on questions (3️⃣) and facts (2️⃣)
• Uses only primary sources (1️⃣)
• Aims at "publication grade", readable text
• References can be extracted automatically by Obsidian
@obsdmd This process is a RECIPE for academic writing. 🥘
The more often you "cook it", the easier and more effortless it becomes. 👨🍳
Practice, to be fast:
"Chop your knowledge up – cook it around a question – serve in an outline – repeat"
► 1 PDF = 1 SOURCE note (contains summaries)
► Facts from papers go as blocks into COLLECTION NOTES
► Fill THINKING NOTES with questions and ideas as you go
► Use collections and thinking notes to create OUTLINE NOTES
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