Tags, Nested tags, Links/backlinks, Folders- What do you use? (Also, MOC's or Maps of Content pages)

Posted by Reder
Dec 18, 2021 at 05:30 AM

steveylang wrote:
How do you all organize your information- tags, nested tags,
>links/backlinks, folders, something else, nothing at all, or some
>combination of the above?

Overall, the most important thing to me is the title of a note, and the tool needs to allow me to directly “jump” to the exact one in 80% of the case. Notational Velocity is the first one to bring this to me, and all main tools I use nowadays supports that (Workflowy, TheBrain, Obsidian).

The hierarchy structure works for me, and that’s the main reason I still prefer Workflowy and TheBrain. With the Mirror introduced in Workflowy, I am able to have the same note under several different hierarchy, which helps to find and track down information. The Brain supports that with parent thoughts for a long time.

I use tags sparsely, probably about 10 to 20 tags. It’s the way I separate the notes out and give me a quick filtered view. The Workflowy view is the one I like the most.

Nested tags don’t work for me. With the provided hierarchy structure, it works much better than maintaining a separated and limited structure. I am still figuring out if I like links or backlinks. It sounds like a wonderful idea but I haven’t found it useful, at least for looking up or organization.