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# Top #20 in Academic Writing 200g lightweight read Boosts critical thinking Sonke Ahrens How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking

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## Summary

> 📝 Take smart notes, think smarter, write sharper.

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## Key Features

- • **Lightweight & Portable:** At just 200 grams, carry this game-changing guide anywhere your ideas take you.
- • **Proven Academic Success:** Ranked top #20 in Academic & Scholarly Writing—trusted by professionals and scholars alike.
- • **Shift Your Learning Paradigm:** Adopt a mindset that redefines reading, writing, and research for lasting impact.
- • **Master the Zettelkasten Method:** Unlock a proven note-taking system that transforms how you write, learn, and think.
- • **Step-by-Step Writing Blueprint:** Follow six actionable steps to elevate your nonfiction writing and research output.

## Overview

Sonke Ahrens' 'How to Take Smart Notes' introduces the revolutionary Zettelkasten note-taking method, empowering professionals to enhance writing, learning, and critical thinking. Lightweight and highly rated, this book offers a paradigm shift in academic and professional productivity.

## Description

Sonke Ahrens How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking : Ahrens, Sönke: desertcart.ae: Books

Review: Gran libro - Es un gran libro que da una perspectiva diferente sobre cómo mejorar tu ruta de aprendizaje.
Review: A great motivations to start Zettelkasten methods - How to Take Smart Note presents the Zettelkasten (slip-box) method as a note-taking system, which encourages an universal simple note format and an interconnected note storage and retrieval system. This method was pioneered by Niklas Luhmann. This book consists of three parts: - What is Zettelkasten method? This part explains the basic concepts and the practical skills (know-how) of note-taking using Zettelkasten method including how to separate different types of notes (fleeting notes, literature notes and permanent notes), how to use slip-box in writing and research etc. The focus is on what to do and how to do. - The Four Underlying Principles: This part focus on the principles underlying the Zettelkasten method. Zettelkasten method is not simply a skill for note-taking but also a set of principles and mindsets underlying reading, writing, critical thinking and research. To better use of Zettelkasten note-taking system, one should understand why it works. The principles introduced in this part helps the reader to understand what it really matters in note-taking, reading, writing and research. The reader can then adopt the Zettelkasten method with flexibility, allowing the benefits of using this method more obvious. For many, adopting Zettelkasten method would be a paradigm shift in their habits and perspective towards learning and thinking itself. - The Six Steps to Successful Writing: This part moves beyond Zettelkasten method itself and discusses the suggestions and steps of academia writing and research. These steps also follow the similar principles underlying the self-centered research principles. and the five elements of effective thinking. These suggestions are embedded in the design of Zettelkasten system which helps us to separate different tasks, to focus on understanding while reading, to develop ideas with connections, and to share insights with others. The author advocated that Zettelkasten method would lead to successful in non-fiction writing, learning, and academia research.

## Features

- Item Trademark: SONKE AHRENS
- manufacturer: Sonke Ahrens
- Item Weight: grams, pounds, 0.44092452400, 200.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #23,085 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #16 in Business Information Management #20 in Academic & Scholarly Writing #38 in Fiction Writing Reference |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 471 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gran libro
*by C***O on 22 December 2025*

Es un gran libro que da una perspectiva diferente sobre cómo mejorar tu ruta de aprendizaje.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great motivations to start Zettelkasten methods
*by T***E on 12 February 2024*

How to Take Smart Note presents the Zettelkasten (slip-box) method as a note-taking system, which encourages an universal simple note format and an interconnected note storage and retrieval system. This method was pioneered by Niklas Luhmann. This book consists of three parts: - What is Zettelkasten method? This part explains the basic concepts and the practical skills (know-how) of note-taking using Zettelkasten method including how to separate different types of notes (fleeting notes, literature notes and permanent notes), how to use slip-box in writing and research etc. The focus is on what to do and how to do. - The Four Underlying Principles: This part focus on the principles underlying the Zettelkasten method. Zettelkasten method is not simply a skill for note-taking but also a set of principles and mindsets underlying reading, writing, critical thinking and research. To better use of Zettelkasten note-taking system, one should understand why it works. The principles introduced in this part helps the reader to understand what it really matters in note-taking, reading, writing and research. The reader can then adopt the Zettelkasten method with flexibility, allowing the benefits of using this method more obvious. For many, adopting Zettelkasten method would be a paradigm shift in their habits and perspective towards learning and thinking itself. - The Six Steps to Successful Writing: This part moves beyond Zettelkasten method itself and discusses the suggestions and steps of academia writing and research. These steps also follow the similar principles underlying the self-centered research principles. and the five elements of effective thinking. These suggestions are embedded in the design of Zettelkasten system which helps us to separate different tasks, to focus on understanding while reading, to develop ideas with connections, and to share insights with others. The author advocated that Zettelkasten method would lead to successful in non-fiction writing, learning, and academia research.

### ⭐ Bad print.
*by N***G on 25 August 2022*

The printing is terrible, half of the book’s pages are double-printed and look hazy.

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