#### [[Top level organization enforces a link based organizational network of information]] --- When hierarchical structure is abandoned in favor of a top level pool of notes, knowledge, or information the vacuum left by a lack of organization must be filled. Lacking a rigid taxonomy some way of structuring the amorphous pool must exist. Rather than sequestering notes into folders (*Umbrellas*) a more efficient approach to a large unordered pool would be that of [[Map Of Content|MOC]]'s (*Neurons*) A Nested folder hierarchy is like a collection of umbrellas under umbrellas etc. in regards to their granularity everything under 15th century Christianity is also under the umbrellas of Christianity, is also under western religions and .... etc. Where everything is hidden and completely absorbed by increasing scope of the topic (the larger parent umbrellas). *Index --> Religions --> Western --> Christianity --> 1500's* ``` Index └── Religions ├── Eastern └── Western └── Christianity └── 1500s ``` In contrast to MOC's where the structure is akin to a neuron or tree roots where you may have the tap root (*index*) but the roots branch off again and again reaching out into more granular topics but everything about those topics is not contained under an umbrella, or connected to that piece of root. rather something may connect to that root and that item connects to the other items. This loose association requires less cognitive load to manage, but also allows not only a more organic emergence of structure but also a more organic formation of our interconnected knowledge... ![[Pasted image 20201130014653.png]] --- Tags: [[Organization]] - [[Knowledge Formation]] Reference: Related: - [[Z/Obsidian]] - [[Map Of Content|MOC]] - [[Zettelkasten]] - [[{ 2020-09-09 How To Take Smart Notes]]