# Principles of Zettelkasten
- Fleeting notes: one inbox for raw information, half-formed ideas, etc
- Literature notes: not your own information/knowledge. May or may not use your own words
- Permanent notes: your own information/knowledge
- Atomic notes (short)
- Bi-directional links
- [[Evergreen notes]]. Continuous improvement mindset
- Importance of metadata, tags, and keywords
- Personal and permanent
## Related
- [[Zettelkasten method]]
- [[Zettelkasten is simpler than you think]]