# PARA Method and Zettelkasten: What’s The Difference?

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- Full Title: PARA Method and Zettelkasten: What’s The Difference?
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> [!tldr]
> The PARA method organizes digital information into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archive, focusing on actionability. In contrast, Zettelkasten is a note-taking method that emphasizes linking ideas without a strict structure to foster new insights. While both methods can be used together, they serve different purposes and should not be confused.

## Highlights
PARA is an acronym for Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archive. 
It’s a way of organizing all digital information. 
Re-read this sentence again. [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j6mjrgpc2gnjjwzpzyr7ndgc))

the Zettelkasten is a note-taking method. it focuses on links between notes and how to think in associations.
When dissecting and studying the Zettelkasten method, you see that all notes are contained within ONE slip box, and are linked between them.
There is absolutely no structure. [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j6mjs40nymdj2zsnjk4rwm42))

**Zettelkasten is a note-taking method designed to spart new insights. PARA is not. It’s a way of organizing files and information for a specific project.** [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j6mjsp1f97yprmm81h7c6nn7))

So people who look to implement the zettelkasten methodology using PARA didn’t get the point of both methodologies. [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j6mjxkq0a5z7m3w967zj3xxz))

