# Zettelkasten is simpler than you think Zettelkasten is not that complicated. And it's not only for content creators and authors. It basically defines three types of notes that you should "isolate": - Fleeting notes are back-of-the-napkin notes. They are temporary and may contain anything (yours or not). You need to review those regularly. Either you complete them and turn them into another note type, or you delete them - Literature notes: notes taken from elsewhere: articles you read, videos you watched, podcasts, etc. Using your own words or not, it doesn't matter all that much - Permanent notes: your own notes, your own ideas/thoughts/thinking. Written using your own words. All yours. Those are the most valuable You can tag those using "fleeting_note", "literature_note" or "permanent_note". And you can also isolate those in different folders to make it easier to find relevant notes when you need. You can (and should!) create as many links as you want between literature notes and permanent notes. That's it. No need to overcomplicate things! ## Related - [[Zettelkasten method]]