A FAMILIAR QUESTION
Follow the thread back
Open the note that sparked the work and move through the context around it.
Start with what you know
Find the context you already wrote down.
Your notes do not live in isolation. When you connect them, earlier work is available again when you need it.
Links between notes
Connection map
Context in one click
merle / Ideas, in good companyMerle in motionIdeas
A place to think
Good spaces invite you to stay a little longer. The same should be true of our tools.
This connects to [[Product principles]] and the conversation in [[Notes from the studio]].
2 connections in this note
Help your ideas meet.
A small link can save you from starting over. Merle keeps close what belongs to the same story.
Mark a relationship
Connect an idea to the note, decision, or reference that gives it meaning.
Follow the thread
Move between related notes without losing the place where you started.
Recover the context
Return to what you already know when a project or question comes up again.
WHEN YOU HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE
Let earlier work find its way back.
A small connection can make a past decision, a useful reference, or an unfinished idea available at the right moment.
A NEW DIRECTION
Connect the useful evidence
Link an idea to the conversation, decision, or reference that makes it stronger.
Keep the why nearby
A RETURNING PROJECT
Resume without rebuilding
Use related notes to remember where the work paused and what mattered then.
Continue with context
Clear answers.
Without overcomplicating it.
The essentials of linked notes, explained to help you get started without friction.
Do I need to organize notes first?+
No. Start by writing, then add connections when a relationship becomes clear.
What kinds of notes can I connect?+
Ideas, decisions, projects, references, or any note you want to find alongside another.
Can I see all my connections?+
Yes. The map helps you discover which ideas are close and which might open a new path.
Keep exploring
Merle.
Explore other tools to give your space the context it needs.