- Lately I’ve been questioning my allegiance to atomic notes. - For over a year, maintaining that one file = one note = one concept has been the antidote to my over-reliance on linear thinking. Instead of locking myself into restrictive and arbitrary note structures, I’ve built a collection of LEGO-blocked thoughts and ideas that I can combine in increasingly interesting and personalized ways. - But I’m finding that this has just imposed a different *type* of restrictive structure: one where each idea lives connected to, but separate from, its broader context. Atomic notes are often minimally useful on their own, meaning I’m required to build out larger contextual notes anyway. It’s a similar type of work, just with different processes. - I was drawn to atomic notes because they helped me understand how digital and analogue systems are different… - [[2024-09-07]] This whole thing started with a Danny Hatcher video — I’ll have to find it. I really loved the way his longform notes work, and I tried implementing it for a while. I just can’t seem to get myself to work from outline and link to headers… [[people prefer to navigate file systems manually]]. Mostly back to [[🌲 atomic notes]].