| name | 0.2.1-understand-slip_card |
| description | [0.2.1] A single note card serving as the atomic unit of a slip-box; the fundamental indivisible element that carries |
understand-slip_card
CALL NUMBER: deep_knowledge_management.slip_card : personal_knowledge_management_and_the_second_bra(11)
DEFINITION: A single note card serving as the atomic unit of a slip-box; the fundamental indivisible element that carries one idea.
Invoke this skill to understand slip_card down to its primitives. The RELATIVE ROOT below is the least-fixed-point closure of everything it bundles from — the full import cone, grouped by the lib each prim comes from. Projected from a prover-typed KB (MAP/SWI-Prolog consistency gate): every reference below resolves.
THE RELATIVE ROOT (the import cone, by lib)
from deep_knowledge_management
- accumulation (d1): The organic growth process of a slip-box over time; cards added gradually form an increasingly dense network of linked ideas.
- card_id (d1): A unique alphanumeric identifier assigned to each slip card enabling explicit reference and bidirectional linking within the box.
- digital_slip (d1): An electronic representation of a slip card in software; the digital equivalent maintaining atomicity and linking capability.
- handwritten_slip (d1): A physical card with handwritten notes; the original material form Luhmann used for his 90,000-card box.
- literature_slip (d1): A slip card that records a reference to a source text alongside or within the note, linking reading material to derived insights.
- note_link (d1): An explicit connection between two slip cards created by writing the target card's ID on the source card, forming a web of relationships.
- branching_id (d2): Luhmann's hierarchical ID scheme using letters and numbers (e.g., 21, 21a, 21a1) that allows new cards to be inserted between existing ones without renumbering.
- physical_index (d2): Luhmann's topical index cards kept at the front of the box that point to entry-point card IDs by subject heading.
- bidirectional_link (d2): A note link recorded on both participating cards, ensuring navigability in both directions through the slip-box network.
- note_cluster (d2): An emergent grouping of slip cards that have accumulated links around a shared theme or concept without explicit folder assignment.
- entry_point (d3): A slip card serving as a hub that collects links from many other cards on a common topic, providing a navigation anchor into the box.
- box_context (d5): The container holding all slip cards plus the index; the physical or digital environment where the network of ideas resides.
- communication_partner (d5): Luhmann's term for treating the slip-box as a dialogue partner; asking the box questions and following links to surface unexpected connections.
from personal_knowledge_management_and_the_second_bra
- permanent_notes (d1): Atomic notes in Zettelkasten that exist independently of their source material; connected to other notes via explicit relationships.
- capturing (d2): The act of quickly recording any idea, insight, or information before it is lost; the first phase in the CODE framework.
- atomic_notes (d2): Notes containing a single idea in complete, standalone form; the fundamental unit in Zettelkasten systems.
- evergreen_notes (d2): Notes written as atomic, concept-oriented assertions that are meant to evolve over time and connect to other notes in a growing network.
- fleeting_notes (d3): Quick, rough captures meant to be processed and either promoted to permanent notes or discarded within a day or two.
- zettelkasten (d3): A note-taking system using atomic, interconnected notes that forms a web of ideas; developed by sociologist Niklas Luhmann who wrote 70+ books using it.
- progressive_summarization (d3): A layered note-taking technique where you progressively highlight and bold key passages across multiple passes, making notes scannable at different depths.
- literature_notes (d4): Notes that summarize and reflect on source material in your own words; intermediate step before permanent notes.
- luhmann (d4): Niklas Luhmann, German sociologist who built the original Zettelkasten with 90,000 cards and used it to produce 70 books and 400 articles.
- slip_box (d4): Another name for Zettelkasten; emphasizes the slip-box metaphor of individual cards that can be recombined freely.
- distilling (d4): Extracting essential insights from source material through progressive summarization; making information denser without losing meaning.
CONSUMERS (what needs this)
luhmann_card
Projected from the personal knowledge management and the second brain KB (161 concepts / 149 relations) — consistency-typed by MAP; the facet list after the colon IS the cross-lib dependency web.
(leaf — this is an actual skill.)
