Fleeting notes are the first step of Zettelkasten and are simply brief captures of knowledge, ideas, and thoughts that occur throughout the day, such as thoughts during a walk, audio memos, or lecture notes, which will later be processed into permanent notes.

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Morgan

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the very first step that i take is to make fleeting notes and this is just how you capture bits of knowledge and information and ideas and thought that occurs to you over the course of your day

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The FUN and EFFICIENT note-taking system I use in my PhDmorganeua
Created: 8/13/2026, 9:54:15 AM

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