date: 2025-03-04 previous note: related note(s): - tags: #permanent-notes #note-taking #knowledge-management # Taking Permanent Notes Taking permanent notes of our thoughts is a form of self testing. It allows us to reflect on our understanding and where we need to deepen it or whether contexts still are relevant or make sense. In a physical Zettelkasten, you may want to write rough drafts of your permanent notes in a notebook before copying to the permanent notecard. Say after creating several permanent notes you know your structure will be >1000 -> Strategy >> 1100 -> Strategists >>> 1110 -> Carl Von Clausewitz <- Do Not Index Past the third level If you want to add knowledge to a subject that is say at 1110, you can add a "/" then a number, like 1110/1. For example: > 1110 - Overview of Clausewitz > Carl Von Clausewitz is a great military theorist who wrote on War, he served in the Prussian Military and after Napoleon conquered Prussia, he served in the Russian Military >1110/1 > Clausewitz was of noble birth, but was never formally educated. blah blah blah about his youth >1110/2 > Clausewitz started serving at the age of 12 and saw combat for the first time at 13 > (The facts here aren't entirely accurate, just for demo purposes). Numbers should be facts but written in your own words and context, DO NOT COPY from source directly! Letters should be your own thoughts or interpretations and insights, that may or may not be backed up by source facts. >1110/1a > Clausewitz is a good demonstration of how you do not need a formal education in order to be a genius, hard work and experience can go a long way. Experience as a teacher can be a harsh mistress, but is the best teacher. Clausewitz also seemed to be able to look beyond context to the deeper meaning in strategy. > > Related: > - 0750/1 -> Using Your Intuition > - 0700/2a -> Thinking beyond a text > - 1575/5/5 -> Napoleon's thoughts on military experience > - 2255/15a/b -> Why Kant's genius within the context of learning --- ## References 1. [[How to Take Smart Notes]]