Comments on: Classification become bottle-neck in writting http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/16/classification-become-bottle-neck-in-writting/ as a cultural genetic code Mon, 21 May 2012 19:37:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Den Zendzian http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/16/classification-become-bottle-neck-in-writting/#comment-236080 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:04:03 +0000 http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/16/classification-become-bottle-neck-in-writting/#comment-236080 Same approach works for Life dock: capture chronologically, then sort by (home) project or category, e.g. Film, Music, Books. Easier to find stuff this way. Although there is something to be said for browsing chronologically, then one gets the "serendipity" factor: encountering something that one had forgotten about. See Niklas Luhmann "Kommunikation mit Zettelkasten" Same approach works for Life dock: capture chronologically, then sort by (home) project or category, e.g. Film, Music, Books. Easier to find stuff this way. Although there is something to be said for browsing chronologically, then one gets the “serendipity” factor: encountering something that one had forgotten about.

See Niklas Luhmann “Kommunikation mit Zettelkasten”

]]> by: Hawk http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/16/classification-become-bottle-neck-in-writting/#comment-7725 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:28:14 +0000 http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/16/classification-become-bottle-neck-in-writting/#comment-7725 >>vdrblack Thanks for your comment. Dock@work works good as well as dock@home. There is slightly different character though. In case of "work", I think it is possible to classify by project much easier than "life". So if projects are completely pararell, we can separate index cards by projects. Here is another idea. I have been thinking an intermediate of chronological order and classification for index cards system. That is, accumulate index cards in chronological order first, and then a week later, for example, classify by projects. Time first, then space next. The classification won't be bottle neck at first stage of idea/information capturing. It takes benefit of both chrono- and classification. I actually use this technique in my filing system, but not yet in index cards system. If you don't want to lose tasks you have, you can rise index cards like <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawkexpress/330573840" rel="nofollow">this picture</A>. It is efficient for open-loop GTD cards, too. :) >>vdrblack

Thanks for your comment.

Dock@work works good as well as dock@home. There is slightly different character though. In case of “work”, I think it is possible to classify by project much easier than “life”. So if projects are completely pararell, we can separate index cards by projects.

Here is another idea. I have been thinking an intermediate of chronological order and classification for index cards system. That is, accumulate index cards in chronological order first, and then a week later, for example, classify by projects. Time first, then space next. The classification won’t be bottle neck at first stage of idea/information capturing. It takes benefit of both chrono- and classification. I actually use this technique in my filing system, but not yet in index cards system.

If you don’t want to lose tasks you have, you can rise index cards like this picture. It is efficient for open-loop GTD cards, too. :)

]]> by: vdrblack http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/16/classification-become-bottle-neck-in-writting/#comment-7716 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:13:49 +0000 http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/16/classification-become-bottle-neck-in-writting/#comment-7716 Hawk, How has the dock@work been coming along since you switched to chronological order? I have a lot of projects to track in parallel at work. I am trying to decide if I can work in chronological dock, but wonder if I will lose the 50,000 ft view of each project. I also wonder if I will lose tasks that have been mixed into dock. Any advice? Thanks, vdrblack Hawk,
How has the dock@work been coming along since you switched to chronological order? I have a lot of projects to track in parallel at work. I am trying to decide if I can work in chronological dock, but wonder if I will lose the 50,000 ft view of each project. I also wonder if I will lose tasks that have been mixed into dock. Any advice?

Thanks,
vdrblack

]]> by: Hawk http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/16/classification-become-bottle-neck-in-writting/#comment-5766 Sat, 26 May 2007 09:47:08 +0000 http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/16/classification-become-bottle-neck-in-writting/#comment-5766 >>Rick, It depends on the situation. In library, classification is better. Because many people share same system. For personal use, however, chronological order is better. Because classification needs much effort. I have two dock system, one in my room and another in my office. I tried chronological order for dock@room, and classification for dock@office, as experiment. The result was obvious. several month later, system of dock@office dead. So I decided to reorganize it in chronological order. ref. : <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawkexpress/244457228/" rel="nofollow">Reorganization of indexcards @ Flickr</A> >>Rick,

It depends on the situation. In library, classification is better. Because many people share same system. For personal use, however, chronological order is better. Because classification needs much effort.

I have two dock system, one in my room and another in my office. I tried chronological order for dock@room, and classification for dock@office, as experiment. The result was obvious. several month later, system of dock@office dead. So I decided to reorganize it in chronological order.

ref. : Reorganization of indexcards @ Flickr

]]> by: Rick http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/16/classification-become-bottle-neck-in-writting/#comment-5765 Sat, 26 May 2007 09:46:26 +0000 http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/16/classification-become-bottle-neck-in-writting/#comment-5765 Very interesting. I've heard people claim that chronological order is best, but to have actually demonstrated it for yourself with a direct and simultaneous comparison must be wonderful. I'm interested what exactly the problem was with classification. Do you mean you would hesitate to write cards because you were subconsciously worried that you wouldn't know how to classify them? Very interesting. I’ve heard people claim that chronological order is best, but to have actually demonstrated it for yourself with a direct and simultaneous comparison must be wonderful.
I’m interested what exactly the problem was with classification. Do you mean you would hesitate to write cards because you were subconsciously worried that you wouldn’t know how to classify them?

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