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+title: To create useful links, we need to connect, not group
+date: 2022-05-01
+lastmod: 2022-05-01
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+The focus for creating useful links is on making connections between notes and NOT making groups. Ideas need to be [[notes/atomic things are self-contained|atomic]] and grouping things doesn't create atomic ideas.

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+title: atomic things are self-contained
+date: 2022-05-01
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+atomic components are specific in content and self-contained. Having these attributes makes it [[notes/interoperable components are efficient|interoperable]].

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+title: clutter slows us down
+date: 2022-05-01
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+Having clutter makes it difficult to find things or gives us less space to do what we need to do. As a result, it slows us down.
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+Also, complicated things usually add clutter which is why [[notes/simple solutions are often the best|simple is often better]]

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-With more [[notes/connecting ideas is powerful|connections]], it makes it easier to traverse from one idea to another one. It's like comparing roads in a city versus roads in the countryside.
+With more [[notes/connecting ideas is powerful|connections]], it makes it easier to traverse from one idea to another one. It's like comparing roads in a city versus roads in the countryside. That being said, the links need to be [[notes/To create useful links, we need to connect, not group|useful]].

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+title: linking ideas should be natural
+date: 2022-05-01
+lastmod: 2022-05-01
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+Linking ideas should be natural because we [[notes/following a train of thought|think in connections]]. One idea leads to another through connections and the [[notes/having more connections is better|stronger the connections]] we have the more memorable it is. 

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+title: old habits make it hard to learn new things
+date: 2022-05-01
+lastmod: 2022-05-01
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+We often need to unlearn old habits before we learn new things. Because we try to adapt the habit to work in a new setting and it holds us back from absorbing new methodologies.

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+title: organization with the tree structure
+date: 2022-05-01
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+Organization with a tree structure involves grouping things in a hierarchical format where groups contain sub-groups. An example is having nested folders under a parent folder.

content/posts/how-to-create-useful-links-with-zettelkasten.md

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+title: How to Create Useful Links with Zettelkasten
+description: The linking feature of Zettelkasten is one of its most defining features, yet, it’s the least understood. Linking ideas should be natural for us, but a lifetime of organization with the tree structure has made it difficult to adopt this new form of organization.
+date: 2022-04-29
+lastmod: 2022-04-29
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+The linking feature of [[notes/Zettelkasten|Zettelkasten]] is one of its [[notes/connecting ideas is powerful|most defining features]], yet, it's the least understood. Linking ideas should be [[notes/linking ideas should be natural|natural]] for us, but a lifetime of organization with the [[notes/organization with the tree structure|tree structure]] has made it difficult to adopt this new form of organization. In order to make links useful, we'll [[notes/old habits make it hard to learn new things|need to unlearn our old habits]]. This is an entire paradigm shift, so don't expect it to be easy. 
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+## Don't group things, connect them
+The biggest mistake—and one I've made myself—is linking with categories. In other words, it's adding links like we would with tags. When we link this way we're more focused on [[notes/To create useful links, we need to connect, not group|grouping rather than connecting]]. As a result, we have notes that contain many connections with little to no relevance. Additionally, we add [[notes/clutter slows us down|clutter]] to our links which makes it difficult to find useful links when adding links. That being said, there are times when we might want to group some things. In these cases, use tags or folders.
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+## Creating points of connection
+It's clear that we shouldn't use links to group things together, but how do we create connections? Find the single idea behind what you're writing and create an [[notes/atomic things are self-contained|atomic]] link. These are powerful because they are [[notes/interoperable components are efficient|interoperable]]. If you're unsure of how to do this, you'll see that examples of links scattered throughout this blog post. Feel free to click around and "[[notes/following a train of thought|follow the train of thought]]". 
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+## How Fleeting Notes helps create useful links
+[Fleeting Notes](https://fleetingnotes.app) is a lightweight note-taking application for capturing and connecting thoughts. I know that [[notes/having more connections is better|having more connections is better]] and the [[posts/writing-quick-notes-in-obsidian|friction of writing notes in obsidian]] prevents me from creating more connections. With Fleeting Notes, I can easily create notes within my browser or phone and have them [[posts/sync-fleeting-notes-with-obsidian|sync with Obsidian]].
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content/posts/manage-notes-with-a-simple-workflow.md

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 ## Connect Ideas to Organize Notes
 Since [[notes/the brain is a network of ideas|the brain is a network of ideas]], we can take advantage of that by similarly structuring our notes. Therefore, we create notes that extend our brain. Because notes are organized more intuitively, finding notes is as simple as [[notes/following a train of thought|following a train of thought]].
 
-One trap that people fall victim to is organizing notes with categories. We want to organize through ideas because they are [[notes/interoperable components are efficient|interoperable]]. Categories are too broad and aren't interoperable. Some good examples of notes are: [[notes/time is the most valuable resource|time is the most valuable resource]], [[notes/if you dont use it, you lose it|if you dont use it, you lose it]], and [[notes/how to delete tags in github|how to delete tags in github]].
+One trap that people fall victim to is organizing notes with categories. We want to organize through ideas because they are [[notes/interoperable components are efficient|interoperable]]. Categories are too broad and aren't interoperable. Some good examples of notes are: [[notes/time is the most valuable resource|time is the most valuable resource]], [[notes/if you dont use it, you lose it|if you dont use it, you lose it]], and [[notes/how to delete tags in github|how to delete tags in github]]. See [[posts/how-to-create-useful-links-with-zettelkasten|How to organize notes with links]].
 
 ### Workflow #1 (Internet Browsing)
 1. I find an interesting quote or read an article (e.g. an article about remembering more things)