Workflow Templates
Three concrete weekly routines — one per profile. Treat these as starting points, not protocols. Adapt what fits, ignore what doesn't.
Clara — Researcher
From sources to synthesis
Clara reads widely across disciplines and needs to synthesise connections that journals don't make. Her workflow is built around the literature → permanent maturation arc.
Clip articles and papers with the web clipper (annotated mode). Add your initial reaction as the annotation.
Process inbox clips into literature notes. Extract 1–3 concepts per note. Accept concept suggestions that match your vocabulary.
Review the concept nodes that received new connections this week. Write one permanent note consolidating what you now understand differently.
Open the Workbench. Use the Tensions framework to find where your recent reading conflicts with your existing permanent notes. These tensions are your best research questions.
Marc — Learner
From consumption to consolidation
Marc takes courses, reads books, and watches videos across topics. His challenge is that isolated learning doesn't stick. His workflow forces connections and revisits.
Write ephemeral notes as you go — one idea per note, in your own words. Don't copy the source verbatim.
Promote the 2–3 most interesting ephemerals to literature notes. Link them to existing notes where you see a connection.
Chat with your notes: "What have I written about [topic] this week?" Read the response and check if it matches your understanding. Update notes that feel incomplete.
Once a month, use the Connection Gaps framework in the Workbench to find links between your different learning topics. The unexpected connections are where real understanding forms.
Julie — Creator / Consultant
From thinking to deliverable
Julie needs to produce ideas for clients and audiences under time pressure. Her workflow uses Relinkia as a thinking infrastructure — not just storage.
Create one ephemeral note per idea that crosses your mind — from client calls, reading, conversations. Don't edit, just capture.
For each client project, create a Project note. Link your relevant ephemerals and literature notes to it. The project note becomes the gathering point.
Before drafting a deliverable, open the Workbench. Ask: "What tensions exist in my thinking on this topic?" The answer gives you the angles worth exploring.
Promote the strongest ideas from the project into permanent notes. Your best client work becomes permanent knowledge — usable next time, with a different client.
No workflow survives contact with reality unchanged. These templates are designed to be broken. Start with one that feels close to how you already work, run it for two weeks, and adjust. The best workflow is the one you actually use.