Keeping up to date with new literature and reviewing the existing literature helps you to build deep knowledge and understanding in your field. Developing effective reading strategies and systems to retain and evolve your knowledge over time is a key part of your research project. With millions of papers published […]
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Protolyst One of 5 Sage Concept Grant Winners!
We are delighted to share the news that Protolyst has been awarded a £2000 Sage Concept Grant. This funding will be used to offer workshops focused on using Protolyst for knowledge management and to develop data analysis skills. If you’d like to join one of these workshops sign up here! […]
Data Coding for Qualitative Research Analysis: Quick Start Guide
Qualitative research involves gathering and analysing non-numerical data, often to delve into complex, nuanced and context-dependent topics. There are various techniques to organise, categorise and make sense of qualitative data to uncover underlying patterns, themes and insights. Here we’ll discuss how to start ‘data coding’ a technique to identify and […]
The PARA Method: a Flexible System for Life Organisation
PARA is a simple, flexible system developed by Tiago Forte to help you organise all your digital information and tasks. PARA is an acronym for Projects, Areas, Resources and Archives, the 4 buckets by which you can organise your entire life. Here we’ll breakdown each component alongside some examples to […]
How to Start your First Zettelkasten
If you’ve come across the Zettelkasten note taking method, you may have come away feeling a bit overwhelmed by the different types of Note comprising the system. Here we’ll show you how to get started with your first Zettelkasten using just 2 types of Note: Fleeting and Permanent Notes. If […]
Connected Note Taking: A Powerful Next Step for your Notes
The amount of information you are exposed to on a daily basis is huge! In response, the ways that we can save and organise information have evolved. You can store and save your files on one device and access them on another, you can work across a team on collaborative […]
Bottom Up Knowledge: Organising at the Idea Level with Atoms
What are Atoms of Knowledge? How do these Atoms relate to bottom up knowledge? A bottom-up approach focuses on assembling small pieces together, just like how atoms are assembled together and there are similarities here to how ideas are combined together to create. Bottom Up Knowledge and Ideas Ideas are […]
Update: New and Improved Atoms in your Workspace
We’ve added clearer organisation and more screen real estate to see your Atoms, to give you greater ability to view and use your knowledge. View your Atoms in Full Screen With the click of a button you can view all your Atoms in a List in Full Screen in both […]
How to Efficiently Organise your Academic Reading on Protolyst
As a student or researcher, reading the academic literature is a key part of keeping on top of the new developments in your field and deepening your understanding. As you progress through your studies, the number of papers, articles, books and information to read quickly mounts up. To help manage […]
Atomic Notes And How To Use Them
Capturing and organising information in your own notes can make it easier for you to understand and remember new knowledge. In this post we’ll review common strategies and introduce Atomic Notes, which can be an easy and incredibly valuable addition to your note-taking. Common Note-taking Methods Common strategies include highlighting the […]