Network Analysis
Table of Contents
Look at which notes connect everything else - those hubs show where the garden actually lives.
Key Concept
- Study links and hubs in a graph - who connects whom, what is isolated.
- Bridges and orphans matter more than node count - the graph shows who carries traffic and what is stranded.
- Linking by Meaning builds the graph; Maps of Content wins when a hand hub beats metrics.
- Those hubs tell me where the garden actually lives.
- Network analysis shows who connects whom in the graph - and which notes sit isolated without links.
Level 1 - Recognize
Network analysis reads a note graph for hubs, bridges, and orphans - who connects whom and what sits isolated.
Level 2 - Explain
Like seeing which kids know everyone at recess and which stand by the fence, bridges and orphans matter more than node count.
Level 3 - Use
Open the graph view, list the top three hubs and three orphans - fix orphans before you add more nodes.
Level 4 - Connect
Traffic carriers and stranded notes tell you where to maintain - the graph shows who carries links and what is forgotten without folder memory.
Level 5 - Create
Build a maintenance view from Linking by Meaning that flags hubs and orphans, then create Maps of Content where human judgment can extend what the metrics reveal.
Examples
- Glad the playbook diagram showed one motion offense linking twelve other sets - that was the doorway I would simplify first.
- The chore chart showed one kid linking every task - that is the bottleneck we fixed first.
Note Relationships
| Relationship | Wikilink | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| contradicts | Maps of Content | when the opposite frame fits better |
| extends | Graph View Analytics | Analytics surface hubs and orphans from the link graph |
| extends | Linking by Meaning | Links create the graph you analyze for hubs |
