fix: restoring a destroyed article from Git history

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I use [BibDesk](https://bibdesk.sourceforge.io/) to manage my citations, as described in the essay [Manage Citations for a Zettelkasten](https://zettelkasten.de/posts/bibliography-zettelkasten/). For every book, webpage, or video I want to reference, I create a new entry. Its a quick process, but immensely helpful later to find the source again.
I updated the citation template mentioned in the essay to my wi
I updated the citation template mentioned in the essay to my wishes (to support URLs).
## Note Creating Workflow
If I sit at one of my Mac computers, I press a shortcut in Obsidian to automatically create a new Zettelkasten note, automatically suffixed with a timestamp ID. I enter a title for the note, and a template feature of Obsidian automatically fills in the basic structure of a note. I use Alfred to create other types of notes. My note template is as simple as it gets:
#### Zettelkasten Principles - 202008311912.md
```md
#
## Related
Tags:
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I add the title, content, commented links to other notes, and tags. I decided to drop the ID from the title of the headline. This example is translated, I use the German language for my notes:
```md
# Zettelkasten Principles
The 12 Zettelkasten principles mentioned in [#Clear2019aa].
1. Atomicity Just one idea per note
2. Autonomy A note should be self-contained and comprehensible on its own
3. Link your notes Link the note to already existing notes
4. Explain why youre linking the notes Add a comment to the link
5. Use your own words Dont copy and paste. Writing in your own words forces you to understand the idea.
6. Keep references Add references to your notes to remember where you got the idea from.
7. Add your thoughts Add comments or ideas.
8. Dont worry about structure You dont need folders
9. Add connection notes If you see a connection between random notes, add new notes connecting these.
10. Add outline notes If you see topics emerging, create outline notes, that contain just links to other notes and create a story or narrative.
11. Never delete Dont delete old notes, link the new notes describing whats wrong or outdated.
12. Add notes without fear You cant have too many notes.
## Related
- How to add a custom template to BibDesk: [[Add BibDesk Markdown template - 202008231056]]
- Blog posts on my website on how to use DEVONthink for the Zettelkasten method: [[Zettelkasten Note-Taking Method With DEVONthink - 202005171813]]
Tags: #Zettelkasten
[#Clear2019aa]: David B. Clear (2019): _Zettelkasten How One German Scholar Was So Freakishly Productive_, <https://writingcooperative.com/zettelkasten-how-one-german-scholar-was-so-freakishly-productive-997e4e0ca125>.
```
In DEVONthink I select all notes I created on a given day and press the right mouse button, select `Tags` → `Convert Hashtags to Tags` which will create Mac tags out of the Hashtags on my notes. Its possible to activate this feature in the settings automatically, but I didnt do it because Obsidian doesnt have a save feature, instead automatically saves the note on every keystroke. The Hashtag feature in Obsidian supports auto-complete, but as the sync to DEVONthink is instantly the feature would create multiple meaningless tags, e.g., `Zet`, `tel`, `ka`, `sten` depending on how fast you type or when you select the auto-completed tag.
DEVONthink can create a nice preview thumbnail of the notes and will sync all notes or changes via the sync storage with other devices (including the Mac tags).
I commit all changes or additions to my Zettelkasten folder and push the changes to GitHub. Its not needed to pull my changes on another computer (unless I want to commit to a different computer) because DEVONthink handles the synchronization.
I try to connect notes when I find a note without connections and split notes into small notes if I stumble upon a note that is too big.
Over time, these connected notes convert into a second brain. New ideas emerge by connecting notes that werent originally intended to be connected.