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I love the Ratta Supernote<\/a> e-ink devices. They are a delight to use for writing, planning and all sorts of things. Writing things out by hand helps me connect with them on a deeper level because I need to choose the words more carefully than I would when typing, simply because of the speed difference. The Supernote’s onboard handwriting recognition works really well for my handwriting style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At work I also<\/em> love using Logseq<\/a>, an open source personal knowledge management tool and outliner. I use it to write down things I learn and ideas I have, then connect things together in interesting ways in order to gain deeper understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s the experience I wanted on the Supernote. Then I discovered Zettelkasten<\/a> and knew it was what I wanted to use. ZK is a paper-based method and there have been adaptations to all sorts of environments, both physical and virtual. When I started I found it difficult to figure out how to make it feel native<\/em> on a Supernote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also knew I wanted to be able to export my Supernote Zettelkasten as text in case I wanted to process it on a computer in different ways, or even run an AI assistant on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first attempt was pretty messy! I’d create a new handwritten notebook file for each idea. Each filename had a timestamp (pre-filled by Supernote when you create a new file) along with a short title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found pysn-digest<\/a>, a tool which is able to convert Supernote notebooks into Markdown files. So I worked out an elaborate system in which each notebook (each idea) had a level one heading for the title, then level two headings for metadata field names like “type” or “relates to”, then a level one heading again to start the content. The filenames were handwritten (timestamps and all) and I made them links to the idea files. It was really<\/em> process-heavy and I didn’t stick with it for long before realising I needed to improve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many months later I have evolved this system into a framework I’m really pleased with. It uses only level one headings and all the ideas can be in a single notebook (or split across notebooks if preferred). There are no complicated timestamps or numbering systems, only unique titles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Idea notes can link together arbitrarily but also cluster together neatly, as well as nest as deeply as I need them to. I don’t have to keep to the Supernote’s native limit of four heading levels. And thanks to a system of templates and stickers I designed, I can easily see how deep in the tree I am, even from the pages overview. This means it is fast to insert a new idea note into the right place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve called it Slipstream. If you have a Supernote and want to skip the trial and error, I\u2019ve packaged the entire framework (PDF user guide, templates, stickers, quick reference and notebooks) into a ready-to-use kit. Download the full Slipstream kit here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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