Over-linking, and the multi-faceted nature of a PKM system
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With my first two Obsidian vaults, I made the mistake of over-linking. Wherever I could possibly link something, I did. When I was making notes whilst learning a specific new subject, e.g. studying for CompTIA Sec+, then the dense linking made sense, as when I referred to ARP in a note I wanted to be able to hover over ‘ARP’ and remind myself that it referred to Address Resolution Protocol and what that actually meant – so I could understand how it worked in context with this new note.
Over-linking, and the multi-faceted nature of a PKM system
Over-linking, and the multi-faceted nature of…
Over-linking, and the multi-faceted nature of a PKM system
With my first two Obsidian vaults, I made the mistake of over-linking. Wherever I could possibly link something, I did. When I was making notes whilst learning a specific new subject, e.g. studying for CompTIA Sec+, then the dense linking made sense, as when I referred to ARP in a note I wanted to be able to hover over ‘ARP’ and remind myself that it referred to Address Resolution Protocol and what that actually meant – so I could understand how it worked in context with this new note.