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Networked Note-Taking

Anne-Laure Le Cunff · 2020

"The brain doesn't work in rigid, hierarchical folders; it works through associative links. Your note-taking system should do the same."

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Most people organize their digital files like physical filing cabinets: putting documents inside folders inside folders. But what if a note belongs in two folders? Networked note-taking solves this by letting you link notes directly to each other, like Wikipedia.

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