# Suggestion on workflow and better understanding or org-roam **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [June 21, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/suggestion-on-workflow-and-better-understanding-or-org-roam/421 "2020-06-21T15:54:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![reclaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/reclaro/32/260_2.png) [@reclaro](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/reclaro)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/suggestion-on-workflow-and-better-understanding-or-org-roam/421/1 "2020-06-21T15:54:05Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![nobiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/nobiot/32/159_2.png) [@nobiot](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/nobiot)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 11:22am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/suggestion-on-workflow-and-better-understanding-or-org-roam/421/2 "2020-06-25T11:22:35Z")
Is this what you are trying to do? One big file on one topic (“Learning”, with two headings linking each other (“Concurrency in Java” and “Concurrency in Golang”)? ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/orgroam/original/1X/7e294cc761fe42550fee500efb3e50842fd661c7.png) 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. ---
**Author:** ![reclaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/reclaro/32/260_2.png) [@reclaro](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/reclaro)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 9:54am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/suggestion-on-workflow-and-better-understanding-or-org-roam/421/3 "2020-06-27T09:54:15Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![nobiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/nobiot/32/159_2.png) [@nobiot](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/nobiot)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/suggestion-on-workflow-and-better-understanding-or-org-roam/421/4 "2020-06-27T11:04:09Z")
@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”](https://zettelkasten.de/posts/create-zettel-from-reading-notes/) that many from the community around [zettelkasten.de](http://zettelkasten.de) seem to embrace, and [this](https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z4SDCZQeRo4xFEQ8H4qrSqd68ucpgE6LU155C?stackedNotes=z4Rrmh17vMBbauEGnFPTZSK3UmdsGExLRfZz1) from [Andy Matuschak](https://andymatuschak.org/). EDIT: Adding this: [Progressive Summarization by Tiago Forte](https://fortelabs.co/blog/progressive-summarization-a-practical-technique-for-designing-discoverable-notes/). It demonstrates a concrete method for creating a concise and useful note for our future self. 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). You too have a great day and weekend 🙂