A Way to Upgrade Your Brain

(That Actually Works)

A Peak Inside The Table of Contents...

You Have Stumbled Upon The Most Exciting Movement Within Knowledge Management

Please Read The Following Letter...

Here's More of What You Get When You Order The Book...

Why I'm Giving The Book Away at Cost...

And No, It's Not a Gimmick (Well, Kinda)

I have included a screenshot of the book's cost.

This quote was sent to me by my print shop and fulfillment house.

The unit cost of printing each book is $11.22, and the fulfillment cost is $1.50. The shipping cost varies depending on where you live: $4.15 within the U.S., and $22.65 Worldwide (I realize that's a lot, but it's the cheapest option I've been able to find for now, without printing globally).

In total, this comes out to $16.87 (for U.S.), or $35.37 (for International).

I am selling each book at the cost of printing, fulfillment, and shipping, and not a penny more.

Why am I doing this? 

That's easy. Because I'm a saint.

But really, there are three reasons I'm doing this.

First, I spent over a year reverse-engineering how the Zettelkasten really works. I did this by writing out by hand many of Niklas Luhmann's notecards (the Godfather of the Antinet Zettelkasten). 

I'm doing this because I don't want you to waste a year of your life doing this! I've already done the legwork for you. I'd rather you learn the Antinet, and create the work you're uniquely called to create.

Therefore, my goal is to get this book into as many hands as possible.

The second reason I'm doing this is to stick it to the man. By "the man," I mean Amazon. And by "Amazon," I mean Jeff Bezos (And, by "Jeff Bezos," I mean his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez. Because, let's be honest, she's the one running the show).

Here's the deal: Getting a 594-page book printed on Amazon's platform costs $42.43 per book. With their fee-sucking structure added on top of this, I'm forced to charge $70.72 minimum! This nets me $0.00 in royalties. This is absurd!

Here's a screenshot showing the (insane) minimum price Amazon forces:

The Antinet Has Changed Lives!

Digital Notetaking Tools are Great for Storing Information, But They're Not Great for Doing What Matters: Developing Knowledge!

The Antinet Transforms You in Many Surprising Ways...

Here Are Some of The Things People Have Shared With Me*

When you learn the Antinet, you will become an efficient learning machine. You will learn how to extract the best concepts from the books you read. I teach a practice of knowledge extraction ensuring you will avoid getting bogged down with irrelevant details when you read. You will avoid spending too much time on things that don't matter. With the Antinet, you will avoid majoring in the minor.

For some, Alzheimer's runs in their family. The Antinet enables a robust process for developing "mental sharpness." One Antinetter described the process of using the Antinet like "Runner's High." After you finish a knowledge development session, she says it's like you experience "Reader's High."

There's an incommunicable magic that happens when you put pen to paper. Your thoughts are developed more clearly. You're able to write in a deeper manner, and in turn think in a deeper manner. You will experience this effect from using an Antinet, but it's even greater than that. You will not only develop your short term thoughts in a deeper way, you will also witness the branching evolution of these deep thoughts over the long term. Your thoughts are chain-linked together over time (something called associative chaining in human memory). In turn, this surfaces brilliant ways of thinking that will provoke interesting insights you couldn't have preconceived.

I've had several Antinetters come to me seeking help with their PhD thesis. After learning the Antinet, not only have they gone on to complete their thesis, their goals expanded beyond this. The Antinet is not only for helping you write your thesis, it's for helping you become an academic publishing machine. Whether your goal is to remain an independent researcher, or become a professor, the Antinet serves as the ultimate tool for attracting the attention of other scholars in your field.

Most likely, buried inside of you is a book you've always wanted to write. Heck, you probably have multiple book ideas ruminating in your mind. The answer to why you haven't written them yet is actually pretty simple. You have no clear process for writing it. The Antinet introduces a process that makes writing happen naturally (without the typical blank page, blinking cursor experience of writer's block).

Finally write the book you were born to write (without even realizing you're writing it). What if you could learn a process that allows you to enjoy the pleasures of reading, while also writing a book?

Paradoxically, the framework I teach you will enable your books to practically write themselves. The Antinet enables you to focus on developing your thoughts, while saving the organization of the book for later. You'll learn how to work on micro-projects. This will end up turning you into a writing machine. Whether this means writing the book you've always wanted to write, or finishing the dissertation that's been haunting you.

When it comes to the various tools people use for taking notes, one thing I haven't seen talked about anywhere else is the style of writing that each system optimizes for. The typical 30-day challenge writing course teaches how to write shallow pieces of writing. I assure you of one thing: the Antinet is the best system for producing deep writing. By this I mean your material becomes evolved and deeply thought out. Your writing will be backed with references and footnotes galore. Your audience, peers, professors, family, and others will wonder how you are capable of producing so much deep material so quickly.

When you read across many different disciplinary fields, the mind has a magical way of spotting recurring patterns and themes that others may overlook. The problem revolves around capturing these brilliant insights and installing them into your long-term memory. The Antinet serves as the ultimate solution for doing this.

The Antinet evolves in such a way that it becomes a tool for generating an endless amount of ideas. The ideas you can seemingly pull out of a hat are not ordinary in nature; the ideas you can pull from are well-developed, high-quality insights that are captured from engaging with books.

The problem with digital tools centers around the fact that creating digital information is cheap. It's frictionless. Before you know it, you've created so much information that the good crowds out the bad. With the Antinet, you'll have a system that is evolved to only surface the most potent pieces of wisdom that you will be retained for the rest of your life.

*In the summer of 2022, I conducted Zoom interviews with twenty-six people who have implemented an Antinet Zettelkasten. Every point above has come from things people have shared with me during these conversations.

It Goes Beyond Reading, Thinking, and Writing...

There Are Many Other Emergent Effects of The Antinet!

The Antinet is like a pre-processing engine for your thoughts. Before you even create an essay, book, podcast, or video, the thoughts you share will have been deeply evolved. The thoughts you share are formed by deep research and dialogue with other minds (the books, articles, and sources you engage with). Because of the knowledge development process you'll learn in this book, you will overcome another challenge: having the confidence to communicate your ideas. You will become excited about sharing your knowledge because you've earned the right to share.

One Antinetter, a retired German academic in his seventies, asserts the Antinet gives him clarity around his thinking. Furthermore, he says, "The Antinet gives me something to do with my time!"

The list of disciplinary fields I've seen Antinetters explore include: Philosophy of Mind, Morality, Data Science, Biology, Greek History, Theology, Modern Societal Issues, Linguistics, Math, Physics, Societal Collapse, Societal Rebuilding, Psychology, Productivity, and Cognitive Science. This is but a small fraction of the fields the Antinet can be used to research. The list is endless.

Niklas Luhmann referred to his Antinet as a communication partner. This was not an accident. He really viewed his Antinet as someone who he could collaborate with. One Antinetter, a Director of Analytics and Logistics for the military, uses his Antinet for the same reason—a communication partner. He's already published one book with a human co-author. He's now using his Antinet to write another book by himself.

As ridiculous as it sounds, one common theme I have experienced, and others have told me they've experienced as well, is that of being labeled a "genius" by others. When you can instantly recite a wide array of material off the top of your head, people will start to wonder if your brain is built differently than others. They'll start labeling you "a genius." Don't let it get to your head.

It may seem out there, but I have heard a familiar theme from several Antinetters. They describe the experience of engaging with a higher power while using the Antinet. One Antinetter, who practices Zen Meditation, observes how the experience of quietly reading and developing thoughts is similar to his meditation practice. Another Antinetter, a minister who is also getting his PhD in Christian Theology, describes the experience of engaging with one's internal voice as developing a closer connection with God.

Do you ever fear that you won't remember the gems of wisdom you uncover while reading? Here's the reality: Most people who spend their time reading ought to go fishing instead. The reason why is because they do not have a system for retaining that knowledge forever. Heck, even if they use a digital system, the material inevitably falls into a black hole. It's impossible to forget about a block of notecards staring at you in the face. The Antinet is the way. I have spoken.

If you don't take notes in a specific manner, you'll end up wasting time when reading. You'll never commit to memory the things that matter. Or even worse, you'll take the wrong types of notes that will end up wasting your time. You'll ingest books way too slowly, and spend time that could otherwise be put to valuable use. The workflow I teach with the Antinet will show you how to ingest books efficiently.

For most people, the biggest challenge you face every day is simply getting started! In today's world, many are forced to think using digital tools. There's only one problem: the best environment for thinking happens away from the computer! It's no wonder you struggle with procrastination when YouTube is just a click away. With the Antinet, you'll be developing habits that make procrastination a thing of the past. Discipline is a muscle. In the beginning, your muscle will be weak, but very quickly, the Antinet develops your mind such that procrastination becomes something the old you did.

When you're conditioned to use digital tools, you're exposed to an information firehose. As such, it becomes difficult to select what information sources are really important. It becomes difficult to select the primary material that you should read. The Antinet enables you to slow down, regain perspective on what truly matters, and gain clarity. You will no longer experience the feeling of taking two steps forward, and one step back. You'll never second-guess whether you're on the right path.

One Antinetter, a life coach from the Netherlands says it best, "I love writing. I lost that love for some reason. The Antinet helped me regain that love." How does the Antinet help with this? It creates an environment where you can unplug and think deeply. It's been described as "an almost spiritual experience."

The number one thing holding a lot of people back is fear. Everyone suffers from it. We fear that our ideas will be ridiculed. A large part of this fear stems from the maturity of our thoughts. When you use the Antinet your thoughts will undergo significant development. This is not an easy process. It takes work. This is a good thing because you'll feel like you have earned the right to share your ideas with the world. Why? Because it's gone through more stages of development before it even makes its way to the first draft. As a result, when you use the Antinet, impostor syndrome magically seems to dwindle away.

Deadlines are a part of life. You may feel like you don't have enough time to complete a project. For instance, a PhD thesis. The problem of time management is perpetuated by the modern super-sonic digital information age. The Antinet resets the monkey mind and enables you to gain a better relationship with time. It forces you to unplug and focus on what really matters. You'll find yourself completing major projects, and you'll find your focus improves after using the Antinet.

Here's the truth: confusion equals suffering. In this book, there is a chapter on selection, which teaches you how to select what to even work on in the first place. It shows you how to select books, how to select projects, and how to extract material within what you select. Once you learn this process, you'll be able to enjoyably pursue your intellectual interests (without second-guessing yourself).

Notes are the means, not the end. Many people who learn PKM systems spend their days taking notes instead of doing what really matters: creating output! With the Antinet, you'll develop knowledge strategically in a way that helps you create output. And the best part is this: the process will be enjoyable!

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How long will it take for the book to arrive?

Your book will be packaged up beautifully, and sent from Taylor, Michigan, USA.

For U.S. customers, you can expect the book to arrive in 2-6 business days (average is 4).

For International, you can expect the book to arrive in 5-12 business days.

You will receive a tracking number via email immediately after your order.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact support:

2. Why use analog if it takes more time than digital?

 Why The Hard Way is Better

3. What if I can't take my notebox with me everywhere?

Another question I sometimes get revolves around the worry of mobility. People fear not having access to all of their notes at all times. 

What would you rather have: 24-7 access to less-developed information on your iPhone, or a more developed mind?

The benefit of having access to all of your notes at all times stands as an illusion. You will come to think of the Antinet as containing knowledge (not information). The best way to create knowledge is to develop it deeply and slowly. This is the way of the Antinet.

Here's a PDF that outlines why being able to take all of your notes with you wherever you go is actually overvalued:

 The Myth of Mobility

4. What about the risk of fire or flood with my Antinet?

This is a good question and a valid one. When using analog systems, there's always a risk that you could lose your valuable knowledge due to fire, flood, or other natural disasters.

There's a risk of data loss with all systems, even digital ones. There are certain things you can do to mitigate this risk, however.

Some Antinetters in the Reddit community have solved this for themselves by making it a practice to snap pictures of the notes they create at the end of the day. In fact, Apple Notes has a fantastic and snappy user experience for making backups easy. Plus, Apple notes automatically scans and indexes the text on your notecards.

Another solution is to invest in fireproof and water-proof cabinets (yet those can be costly).

In the end, most have found that the pros of analog outweigh the risk of fire or flood.

What you'll find is that using analog systems will make you more productive, and even incentivize you to turn your notes into output quicker by getting them published!

Here's a PDF guide on why you should not be worried about the risk of fire and flood:

 Why You Should Not Worry About Risk of Fire, Flood, or Disaster

5. Do you offer refunds?

Yes. I believe in this book so much that if you're unsatisfied (for any reason), you can send the book back within one-year, and get a 100% refund. No questions asked.

Just email me at scott@scottscheper.com, or call +1 (619) 354-0129. We'll share the return address, and refund every penny.

If you're not happy, I'm not happy!

6. Why would I want a 594-page book?

There are several reasons the book is 594-pages. 

First, it serves as proof of one thing: The Antinet turns you into a writing machine! The book took roughly seven months of working with the Antinet. After that, it took only three months to spit out 190,000 words of deeply researched, deeply footnoted content. This type of output is what the system is all about. It's about slowing down, and developing deep thoughts. As a result, you'll be able to create rich pieces of work (without the typical pains of writing).

Second, don't feel like you have to read the entire book. It's really three (or four) books in one! This book will serve as a companion of yours for years. You can pick it up at various points and gain valuable insights for developing knowledge. Whenever you need a little boost for your reading or writing workflow, this tome shall serve as your knowledge bible.