Slip-box

Category: thinking method

Summary: A system of small linked notes used to support thinking and writing over time.

What it means

The slip-box externalizes thinking. Notes are not filed away as dead references; they become conversation partners that can be recombined into new work.

How it shows up in personal knowledge management

This page connects to niklas-luhmann, zettelkasten, linked-notes, permanent-notes, and emergent-structure.

Common mistakes

• Focusing on the box instead of the thinking.
• Creating structure without developing ideas.

Related pages

• niklas-luhmann
• zettelkasten
• linked-notes
• permanent-notes
• emergent-structure