%% date:: [[2023-04-08]] parent:: [[Emergence]] %% # [[Emergent note-taking]] Emergent note-taking is the process of taking and making notes in a way that allows new ideas to surface as a result of connections between the notes. It is the application of [[Emergence]] to [[Personal Knowledge Management]]. Emergent note-taking requires a [[Bottom-up approach]]. ## [[Zettelkasten]] The Zettelkasten methodology is an example of emergent note-taking. It emphasizes the creation of [[Principle of Atomicity|atomic]] notes that can be combined, connected, and applied to different fields, and then seeing where clusters of interest develop. ## [[Napkin]] Napkin is an [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]]-based app that uses a fork of [[GPT-3]] to generate tags and categories based on input sent to it. Napkin facilitates emergence and [[Serendipity]] in idea generation.