Why is the Zettelkasten methode not working for you?

Is it simply a system for hoarding and procrastination?

The Zettelkasten (aka as note box) is often described as the ultimate tool for knowledge workers.

Its inventor, Niklas Luhmann, is frequently cited for his prolific lifework. During his life he wrote more than 70 books and nearly 400 scholarly articles. However, many average users struggle to achieve higher knowledge output with Luhmann’s box, or similar systems like Tiago Forte’s Second Brain.

Is it simply a tool for hoarding and procrastination?

This fuels the criticism of skeptics like who repeatedly criticize such systems by saying that they simply serve as tools for hoarding and procrastination.

I think these critics are partly right. The system is sold as a simple solution that is supposed to solve a complex challenge: namely, the better organization of knowledge, with the aim of making it easier to retrieve at a later time.

The Zettelkasten achieves this by linking knowledge through hyperlinks, which shows remarkable parallels to the structure of our brains, which consists of interconnected neurons.