Step three involves curating your collected notes by keeping only the best ones ('pearls and gold nuggets') by comparing new notes against related past notes to evaluate whether the new note adds meaningful value to the existing collection.

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Mike

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now in step 3 it's time to figure out which one of these notes I want to keep because you don't have to keep all your notes you only want to keep the best ones the pearls and the gold nuggets and the way that I decide which notes to keep is by comparing it to the ones I already have

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ZETTELKASTEN METHOD (Explained Clearly with Examples and Software)Mike and Matty
Created: 8/13/2026, 7:43:06 AM

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