Your First Note
Creating a note
Click New Note from the dashboard or press ⌘ N. Give it a title, choose a type, and start writing.
Don't overthink the type. Ephemeral is always a safe default — you can promote a note to a different type at any time as it matures.
The five note types
Note types aren't a rigid system — they're a way of expressing how mature an idea is. Think of them as a natural progression: a quick thought can become a source note, then a consolidated idea, then the anchor of a whole topic.
Ephemeral
A quick capture — an idea, a question, something you don't want to lose. No pressure to refine it yet.
"Interesting point about attention spans from the podcast this morning."
Literature
A note grounded in a specific source — an article, book, paper, or video. It records what you took away, not just what was said.
"From the Kahneman chapter: System 2 thinking is slow, effortful, and easily fatigued."
Permanent
A consolidated idea that stands on its own. It connects observations from multiple sources and reflects your own understanding.
"Cognitive load is the hidden cost of complex interfaces — across all of the sources I've read, this holds."
Index
A map of a topic. It doesn't contain ideas itself — it links to the notes that do. Useful when a subject has grown large enough to need navigation.
"Index: Everything I know about decision-making under uncertainty."
Project
Anchored to a specific goal or deliverable. It gathers the notes relevant to that project and tracks progress.
"Project: Preparing the Q2 workshop on knowledge management."
Which type to start with
Most first notes are ephemeral — and that's exactly right. Capture something quickly, without worrying about where it fits. Relinkia will help you find connections to what you've already written.
A note doesn't have to be finished to be useful. An incomplete thought today is the starting point for a stronger idea next week. The mess is part of the process.