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Posted by Hugh
Apr 16, 2012 at 07:30 AM
I’ve posted this series of images before, but because it’s relevant to this discussion, here it is again:
http://www.will-self.com/writing-room/
More wall acreage, less (overt) system.
Posted by Hugh
Apr 16, 2012 at 07:38 AM
By the way, IIRC in the computer versus “less efficient methods” debate, Will Self comes down firmly on the side of typewriters, despite earning his living as a fiction writer and occasional journalist. He’s also clearly a hand-writer too (see above).
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Apr 16, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Dr Andus wrote:
>You don’t just need wall space. You need a big office for the desks,
>space for filing cabinets etc. These are expensive resources. This is where
>computers introduce some social justice: they allow people with less means to
>achieve something very similar. The computer is a space-saving device.
As I’m writing this, I am looking out of the window of my “summer office” to the sea. It is a small house that we use during vacations, but as these days I have no appointments and the weather is great, we have come here for an extended weekend. I have spent many creative hours here, as I have in hotels, cafes (Starbucks usually) and friends’ homes.
Information technology allows me to take my office with me, and to enjoy a refreshing change of scenery even when there are tight deadlines—as is often the case. I wrote a part of my MBA dissertation while my wife was windsurfing. I would not trade this privilege for that of a big office, but that’s just my approach.
Posted by Bernhard
Apr 16, 2012 at 01:55 PM
There is another implementation of Luhmann’s Zettelkasten:
http://zettelkasten.danielluedecke.de/en/index.php
Posted by Slartibartfarst
Apr 17, 2012 at 03:59 AM
My thanks to:
@Dr Andus:
Quote: “Caro?s system sounds very much like Luhmann?s Zettelkasten. He would probably like ConnectedText:
http://takingnotenow.blogspot.co.uk/2007/12/luhmanns-zettelkasten.html “
@Bernhard: Link to Zkn3 - http://zettelkasten.danielluedecke.de/en/index.php
Both very informative links.
I am about to trial ConnectedText and Zkn3. The latter could be an alternative to some aspects of the Qiqqa Reference Management System (which I have found to be very useful).