Circles and lines
A circle is one note. A line means the two notes lean on each other, and every line was written down on purpose with a reason behind it. Circles grow a little with each connection, so the busiest ideas stand out at a glance.
A garden of notes, tended slowly
Each circle is a short note and each line a link between two of them. Bigger circles are better connected; the little icon shows how far a note has grown. Choose one to read it, or switch to the list.
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Growth stage
- Seedling, dashed edge
- Budding
- Evergreen, nearest the centre
Keyboard: focus the map, then Arrow keys hop to the nearest note in that direction, [ and ] step through them in order, Enter opens a note, Shift + arrow nudges one, Esc closes it.
Pick a circle to begin
The note you choose opens here. Its neighbours light up on the map, and the buttons at the bottom of each note lead on to the ideas it touches.
Not sure where to start? The three circles nearest the middle are the evergreen notes: the most settled ones.
A short field guide
Reading the map
Rings of growth
The faint dotted rings are not decoration. Evergreen notes settle near the centre, budding notes gather in the middle ring, and seedlings drift toward the edge where there is room to grow.
Wandering on purpose
Follow a line from any note and you will land somewhere you did not plan to go. That is the point. The practice page explains how the garden is tended, and how it works explains the machinery.