Linking Ideas#

The link is the fundamental unit of value in a note system. Notes without links are isolated islands. Links create a network where ideas can travel.

Good links are:

• Bidirectional (you can navigate both ways)
• Meaningful (connected for a reason, not just co-occurrence)
• Surprising (connecting ideas from different domains)

The best insights come from unexpected connections between familiar ideas.

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• Niklas Luhmann ↖ 👤 People