I’m strongly considering applying to a Phd program focused on knowledge management and communication science as initial started by Niklas Luhman. Intuitively, most people know that the Zettelkasten method is the most productive, efficient way to manage knowledge personally — and by extension to share with others in a consumable way. But being able to conduct the research studies that refine these hypotheses scientifically would be the ultimate offering to the world as we week to truly understand human communication behavior. The benefits to society could range from profitable business models to best note-taking methods.
I consider it an extension of my focus on natural languages.
It’s also some place I could formalize the thinking and work related to PEGN and KEG (obviously).
When I stop and consider it, my entire life has been filled with obsession about how we communicate and how to make communication and knowledge exchange easier and more productive. Ironically, I’ve not yet produced any papers or books on the topic mostly because I have such a huge hang-up over the very concept books with static content that is fundamentally at odds with the fluid reality of most human knowledge.