short time memory and outliner software

Posted by Manfred
Mar 26, 2008 at 11:57 PM

Guido and Cassius,
can’t help myself, but I need to respond:
(i) Even if hyperlinks can be useful, one should be aware that hyperlinks are not necessarily translated into meaningful connections between thoughts by your brain ( my main argument against the wiki approach of connected text ).

(ad i) I couldn’t agree more. But the idea is not to translate hyperlinks “into meaningful connections between thoughts,” but to translate (possibly) meaningful connections between thoughts into hyperlinks (to test and explore them) or to create a hierarchy of some sort

(ii) I agree completely! That is why one should be careful and “stingy/minimalist” in creating hyperlinks. I, too, fear to use the wiki approach for the same reason. Of course, some might say that wikis or an abundance of hyperlinks might support “thinking outside the box,” but I doubt it.

(ad ii) If (i) is the only reason for the fear, it is no reason, because that’s getting it “back a…wards,” as one of my friends likes to say. You should use just as many (or just as few) hyperlinks, as it is necessary to express meaningful links. And, you know, you are not eternally committed to links. they are just as easily removed as they are added.

I AM sorry.
Manfred