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Linking notes by title promotes conceptual cohesion

Linking notes by title promotes conceptual cohesion

Since Note titles should express note content, note titles can be used to express the concepts those notes represent when linked inline. This promotes atomic notes (Notes should be atomic), relevant and specific titles, and also discourages discohesive linking (linking to notes that aren’t actually pertinent). Connections between ideas will be validated by the relationship between the content of the linking note and the title of the linked note, encouraging sharper lines of thought.

In order to encourage linking to note titles, I’ve adopted a few Habits that promote linking notes by title.