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I read this book hoping to get my life in order or more in order with less dependence on digital tools. I tried the method for nearly two years and while it was a beautiful and pleasant way of doing things, I eventually came to the conclusion that my life and responsibilities were too complex and my time too valuable to depend on this method of organizing. It may be that there is some adaptation that would work for me, but I've found that a reasonable mix of digital tools and other less minimalistic methods work better than the notebook did. That said, if the technosphere ever collapses, this will probably be at the top of my list for viable alternative methods.

Just saw today that this is coming out in September. I've really enjoyed all of the other books in the series & hope this one will be as strong as the others.

Started this as a complement to the Power of Awareness course from the Awareness Training Institute. So far I find the elaboration on the practice of RAIN more helpful than I would have expected.

@boum I thought the same in the beginning & then changed my mind as I read. Curious to see how it goes for you.

An interesting survey of the state of the field. Full disclosure that I am in danger of falling victim to confirmation bias here (because I've been uneasy about the "mind = brain" equation for years), but there are lots of good examples of how exactly it might not be the case that the mind is more than just an emergent property of the brain and suggestions for what practically to do about it.

I found this book very inspiring, but when I actually tried to start using the Zettelkasten method, I found that I needed to find other resources to get enough clarity to get started. If you need to be sold on the merits of the method or want inspiration , this book may be helpful for you. If you just want to learn to use the Zettelkasten method, the abundance of freely available resources online is probably a better place to start.