# LYT, Zettelkasten, BASB, Etc Are the Same?  URL:: https://www.reddit.com/r/Zettelkasten/comments/mdfdoi/lyt_zettelkasten_basb_etc_are_the_same/ Author:: u/Salloww ## Highlights > You can basically sum all of these things up as different forms of Personal Knowledge Management. You could see them as existing on a spectrum starting with task organization on one end and moving to knowledge organization on the other end. > **One side of the spectrum** > GTD is a methodology focused on organizing your life and tasks across different lists. > **Middle of the spectrum** > PARA is essentially a modified version of GTD that is distilled down a bit into a more streamlined process. It is the first step in Building a Second Brain (BASB), both concepts by Tiago Forte. Where GTD is primarily based on project management, PARA and BASB include techniques for note taking and collecting the things you learn into easily accessible areas. > **Other side of the spectrum** > LYT is basically Zettelkasten, the concept behind LYT is that you are linking your thinking through use of taking smart notes. MOC is just a specific way of arranging those notes to allow for idea emergence. > What I’ve found is that these systems are not one size fits all. It has been more effective for me to use parts of all of these. The biggest hurdle for me was building the habits to use them consistently. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gam9xx214q3dh93hjc4f7q9q)) > The terms you ask about can be put towards three categories: Task management, Knowledge management, and Knowledge development. > • Task management is organizing your tasks, keeping track of your commitments and appointments, and trying not to forget anything. > • Knowledge management is about organizing and being able to (re)find knowledge/resources that you collect. > • Knowledge development is about learning new things, being creative, making new hypotheses and trying to validate/contradict them, and maybe becoming a better person. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gam9zh3jwa00bfnctc8ysmdw)) --- Title: LYT, Zettelkasten, BASB, Etc Are the Same? Author: u/Salloww Tags: readwise, articles date: 2024-01-30 --- # LYT, Zettelkasten, BASB, Etc Are the Same?  URL:: https://www.reddit.com/r/Zettelkasten/comments/mdfdoi/lyt_zettelkasten_basb_etc_are_the_same/ Author:: u/Salloww ## AI-Generated Summary None ## Highlights > You can basically sum all of these things up as different forms of Personal Knowledge Management. You could see them as existing on a spectrum starting with task organization on one end and moving to knowledge organization on the other end. > **One side of the spectrum** > GTD is a methodology focused on organizing your life and tasks across different lists. > **Middle of the spectrum** > PARA is essentially a modified version of GTD that is distilled down a bit into a more streamlined process. It is the first step in Building a Second Brain (BASB), both concepts by Tiago Forte. Where GTD is primarily based on project management, PARA and BASB include techniques for note taking and collecting the things you learn into easily accessible areas. > **Other side of the spectrum** > LYT is basically Zettelkasten, the concept behind LYT is that you are linking your thinking through use of taking smart notes. MOC is just a specific way of arranging those notes to allow for idea emergence. > What I’ve found is that these systems are not one size fits all. It has been more effective for me to use parts of all of these. The biggest hurdle for me was building the habits to use them consistently. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gam9xx214q3dh93hjc4f7q9q)) > The terms you ask about can be put towards three categories: Task management, Knowledge management, and Knowledge development. > • Task management is organizing your tasks, keeping track of your commitments and appointments, and trying not to forget anything. > • Knowledge management is about organizing and being able to (re)find knowledge/resources that you collect. > • Knowledge development is about learning new things, being creative, making new hypotheses and trying to validate/contradict them, and maybe becoming a better person. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gam9zh3jwa00bfnctc8ysmdw)) --- Title: LYT, Zettelkasten, BASB, etc are the same? Author: u/Salloww Tags: readwise, articles date: 2024-01-30 --- # LYT, Zettelkasten, BASB, etc are the same?  URL:: https://www.reddit.com/r/Zettelkasten/comments/mdfdoi/lyt_zettelkasten_basb_etc_are_the_same/ Author:: u/Salloww ## AI-Generated Summary None ## Highlights > You can basically sum all of these things up as different forms of Personal Knowledge Management. You could see them as existing on a spectrum starting with task organization on one end and moving to knowledge organization on the other end. > **One side of the spectrum** > GTD is a methodology focused on organizing your life and tasks across different lists. > **Middle of the spectrum** > PARA is essentially a modified version of GTD that is distilled down a bit into a more streamlined process. It is the first step in Building a Second Brain (BASB), both concepts by Tiago Forte. Where GTD is primarily based on project management, PARA and BASB include techniques for note taking and collecting the things you learn into easily accessible areas. > **Other side of the spectrum** > LYT is basically Zettelkasten, the concept behind LYT is that you are linking your thinking through use of taking smart notes. MOC is just a specific way of arranging those notes to allow for idea emergence. > What I’ve found is that these systems are not one size fits all. It has been more effective for me to use parts of all of these. The biggest hurdle for me was building the habits to use them consistently. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gam9xx214q3dh93hjc4f7q9q)) > The terms you ask about can be put towards three categories: Task management, Knowledge management, and Knowledge development. > • Task management is organizing your tasks, keeping track of your commitments and appointments, and trying not to forget anything. > • Knowledge management is about organizing and being able to (re)find knowledge/resources that you collect. > • Knowledge development is about learning new things, being creative, making new hypotheses and trying to validate/contradict them, and maybe becoming a better person. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gam9zh3jwa00bfnctc8ysmdw))