Hi all,
I have this example. I have org files for different topics for my different learnings.
Let’s say that I have a file for java learning and a file for golang.
In the Java file, I have a headline with the title concurrency where I took notes about java concurrency.
In my golang file, I have a similar headline. My idea is to create a link between these 2 headings to references each other. Is org-roam helping here?
My understanding is that org-roam will require a different file for each headline to have links? So in this case I need a file called JavaConcurrency and one called golangConcurrency and via tags (?) I can reference each other?
I really like to have all my notes about a learning topic in a single file, not sure if that fits well with org-roam.
I hope that my explanation is clear enough to have some suggestions.
Regards
When two headings are far apart, this may be useful.
Personally I don’t find it helpful. But my way is to try to have one idea in one note, and link ideas together via links/backlinks to help future-me find something I have not thought of at the time of taking notes. I guess your purpose of linking headings is different.
Using your example, I might create a note on “Cuncurrency” in general, and have a link to Java section and Golang section of your Learning note – two notes, perhaps. Or, as I don’t use headings, three notes – Concurrency, Java, and Golang, with all of them sharing the “learning” tag. I think this will depend on your style.
Thank you very much for your reply. I found it useful. I am curious about your statement “I don’t use headings”. Why? How do you structure your notes?
Thanks again for your time.
Have a great day.
@reclaro, I was trying to say “I don’t use links at the heading-level” when I was writing my response. Now that you directed my attention to the headings and notes… I look at my notes. They don’t have headings (!). I will try to reflect carefully on what I’m trying to do with my notes
I think the reason is that I want to keep one note for one idea. One idea, one note. To me, multiple headings in one note indicate I have more than one ideas in a note. I’m loosely trying to follow the idea of “atomicity” that many from the community around zettelkasten.de seem to embrace, and this from Andy Matuschak.
I am not trying to be very strict about this, though. And I would not claim that this is the best way. After all, I have just started taking notes this way. I believe I will iterate on how I take notes along the way. I want to keep doing it, and keep enjoying it, rather than trying to fit myself into a mould someone else has made for themselves (I will try to listen to their experience as carefully as I can).
