The key to good and efficient writing lies in the intelligent organisation of ideas and notes. This book helps students, academics and nonfiction writers to get more done, write intelligent texts and learn for the long run. It teaches you how to take smart notes and ensure they bring you and your projects forward. The Take Smart Notes principle is based on established psychological insight and draws from a tried and tested note-taking-technique. This is the first comprehensive guide and description of this system in English, and not only does it explain how it works, but also why. It suits students and academics in the social sciences and humanities, nonfiction writers and others who are in the business of reading, thinking and writing. Instead of wasting your time searching for notes, quotes or references, you can focus on what really counts: thinking, understanding and developing new ideas in writing. It does not matter if you prefer taking notes with pen and paper or on a computer, be it Windows, Mac or Linux. And you can start right away.

The key to good and efficient writing lies in the intelligent organisation of ideas and notes. This book helps students, academics and nonfiction writers to get more done, write intelligent texts and learn for the long run. It teaches you how to take smart notes and ensure they bring you and your projects forward.
The Take Smart Notes principle is based on established psychological insight and draws from a tried and tested note-taking-technique. This is the first comprehensive guide and description of this system in English, and not only does it explain how it works, but also why. It suits students and academics in the social sciences and humanities, nonfiction writers and others who are in the business of reading, thinking and writing.
Instead of wasting your time searching for notes, quotes or references, you can focus on what really counts: thinking, understanding and developing new ideas in writing. It does not matter if you prefer taking notes with pen and paper or on a computer, be it Windows, Mac or Linux. And you can start right away.

本書告訴你how to take smart notes.
聰明的筆記不是堆積資料，而是幫你產生獨到的洞見
幫助你思考得更好，學習得更好，建立成功的習慣。
這一切，都在閱讀的過程中自然發生。
書寫是一切學習的基礎。所有要用到頭腦的，都是先從做筆記開始。因此做筆記是我們最重要的書寫。
本書介紹德國社會學家魯曼（Niklas Luhmann）的卡片盒筆記法。魯曼一生寫過主題不同超過70本專書、400篇以上的論文，甚至過世後他遺留的手稿經人整理，又出版了6、7本專書。如此驚人的產出，都源自他發明的聰明卡片盒筆記法。
這是一種「有系統的聰明書寫」，它可大幅改善我們的閱讀、學習與理解；而且筆記本身也會不斷成長與提升，不同筆記之間會產生有機連結。透過卡片盒筆記所記下來的資料，日後還可以出版。
本書就是一個筆記小精靈，幫助你：
★建立起一個有效的筆記寶庫，搞定資料的儲存、提取
★避免分心，可以專心處理最重要的事：思考、閱讀、產生想法
★改善工作流程，以最好的技巧與最可能成功的方式來工作
★培養成功寫作的6個步驟，把想法寫成具有說服力的文字
★寫作更容易、更有樂趣
★理解書寫與寫作的關係，長期持續地學習，不斷產生新的想法
書中提供讀者一切所需要的資源，讓我們學會如何一面書寫、一面學習，還有如何思考得好，建立成功的習慣。從今天起，再也不必盯著空白的銀幕發呆，人人都可以複製魯曼在學習、研究、寫作上獲得成功的秘訣。
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★這本書不只影響了我做筆記的方法，甚至影響了我的思考流程。如果你想提升自己的思考能力，我相信這本書一定能夠幫助到你。林威宇╱財報狗產品經理
★這本書是我讀過最精彩、紮實、充滿洞見的筆記和寫作專書，它會讓你重新認識筆記和寫作的精隨。瓦基╱閱讀前哨站
★如果你也跟我一樣熱愛學習，期望能更好地管理你的知識，這本書不會讓你失望！詹雨安╱Heptabase共同創辦人暨執行長
★卡片盒筆記…可以跟許多的數位筆記工具結合，產出效率大幅提高！朱騏╱數位產品經理
★寫作時可以即時檢索需要的資料，讓寫作靈感不中斷…讓我體會到卡片盒筆記對於創作者、社群經營者的強大功效。張永錫╱時間管理講師
★本書不只是講述聰明的筆記法…還有與筆記相關的重要議題，包含如何思考得好、如何學習得好、建立成功的習慣等。Scott Wozniak╱美國亞馬遜讀者
★本書主題簡單，卻高度重要：1）從下而上的工作法，蒐集自己感興趣的內容筆記，而非從上而下，先訂題目再填入資料。2）把「筆記」和「思考」區別開。3）把想法都連結起來，創造未來寫作機會。John L. Pope╱美國亞馬遜讀者

The key to good and efficient writing lies in the intelligent organisation of ideas and notes. This book helps students, academics and nonfiction writers to get more done, write intelligent texts and learn for the long run. It teaches you how to take smart notes and ensure they bring you and your projects forward.
The Take Smart Notes principle is based on established psychological insight and draws from a tried and tested note-taking-technique. This is the first comprehensive guide and description of this system in English, and not only does it explain how it works, but also why. It suits students and academics in the social sciences and humanities, nonfiction writers and others who are in the business of reading, thinking and writing.
Instead of wasting your time searching for notes, quotes or references, you can focus on what really counts: thinking, understanding and developing new ideas in writing. It does not matter if you prefer taking notes with pen and paper or on a computer, be it Windows, Mac or Linux. And you can start right away.

This is the second, revised and expanded edition. The first edition was published under the slightly longer title "How to Take Smart Notes. One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking - for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers".
The key to good and efficient writing lies in the intelligent organisation of ideas and notes. This book helps students, academics and other knowledge workers to get more done, write intelligent texts and learn for the long run. It teaches you how to take smart notes and ensure they bring you and your projects forward.The Take Smart Notes principle is based on established psychological insight and draws from a tried and tested note-taking technique: the Zettelkasten. This is the first comprehensive guide and description of this system in English, and not only does it explain how it works, but also why. It suits students and academics in the social sciences and humanities, nonfiction writers and others who are in the business of reading, thinking and writing.Instead of wasting your time searching for your notes, quotes or references, you can focus on what really counts: thinking, understanding and developing new ideas in writing.
Dr. Sönke Ahrens is a writer and researcher in the field of education and social science. He is the author of the award-winning book “Experiment and Exploration: Forms of World Disclosure” (Springer).Since its first publication, How to Take Smart Notes has sold more than 100,000 copies and has been translated into seven languages.

Der Schlüssel zu erfolgreichem Schreiben und Studieren liegt in der intelligenten Organisation von Notizen.
Dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie auf Papier oder digital ihre Gedanken und Fundstücke so festhalten, dass Sie 1) mit diesen auch später noch etwas anfangen können, 2) diese auch wiederfinden, wenn Sie sie brauchen und 3) diese so miteinander kombinieren können, dass aus ihnen neue Ideen, größere Gedankenbögen und vor allem gute Texte erwachsen.
Das Zettelkasten-Prinzip beschreibt die Methode, die es Niklas Luhmann ermöglichte, zu einem der produktivsten und interessantesten Sozialwissenschaftler des 20. Jahrhunderts zu werden und erläutert die lernpsychologischen Hintergründe seiner Funktionsweise.