Note Relationships

Evergreen Created Jun 20, 2026 · Updated Jun 20, 2026

Note relationships = five link types I put in the body - extends, contradicts, implements, alternative, index - so the graph shows how ideas push and pull.

TypeQuestionExample
extendsWhat does this build on?Signal vs Noise extends Capture
contradictsWhat tradeoff does this push against?Slow Productivity contradicts The 12 Week Year
implementsWhat makes this real?Weekly Review Checklists implements Periodic Knowledge Review
alternativeWhat else could do this job?Mobile Capture Workflows alternative to Analog Capture Tools
indexWhat gathers many notes?Maps of Content indexes the garden

I give every atomic note extends and contradicts in the body - one sentence, wikilinked. “Pairs with” in older notes means informal extends. Pipeline order (capture → distill → express) is prose, not a sixth type.

Extends Associative Linking. Contradicts PARA Method.

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