Using Nested White Boards Flashcards
What is a drawback of traditional hierarchical note-taking apps?
As notes accumulate, it becomes easy to get lost in the layers and changing the folder structure can be difficult.
What do modern note-taking apps advocate for instead of hierarchical structures?
Establishing bi-directional links between notes to create an interconnected graph.
What is a challenge of using graph-based note-taking apps?
As the graph grows larger, it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain direction and locate notes.
How does Heptabase balance hierarchical and graph structures?
By integrating designs of ‘nested whiteboard’ and ‘graph-based card library.’
When does disorganization typically start in a hierarchical note-taking app?
Once there are more than twenty notes in a folder.
How many layers of folders are needed to manage around ten thousand notes in a hierarchical app?
At least three to four layers of folders.
What is a significant drawback of redesigning a folder structure in a hierarchical note-taking app?
It can take an entire week to move all notes into the new structure.
What happens to memory in a graph-based note-taking app with many notes?
Memory cannot keep up with the size of the graph, leading to reliance on keyword searches.
What is the maximum number of cards manageable on each whiteboard in Heptabase before feeling overwhelmed?
Over a hundred cards.
How can ten thousand notes be managed in Heptabase?
With just two layers of hierarchy using parent and child whiteboards.
In Heptabase, how are cards and whiteboards related?
Cards and whiteboards are independent; a card can appear in multiple whiteboards.
What allows for flexibility in whiteboard structure in Heptabase?
The ability to create new whiteboards without altering existing ones and reuse existing cards.
How do you create a sub-whiteboard within a whiteboard in Heptabase?
Right-click on an empty space of the whiteboard and choose ‘Whiteboard’ to add a sub-whiteboard.
What does the breadcrumb in the top left corner of the whiteboard indicate?
It shows which layer the whiteboard is in the hierarchy.
What do nested whiteboards typically represent?
The relationship between topics.
What are the two common methods to reuse cards across whiteboards?
- Access the Card Library to drag the card onto the whiteboard
- Copy and paste the card from another whiteboard, choosing ‘Sync pasted card’ while pasting.
Fill in the blank: In Heptabase, a card related to genetic science can be placed on both the _______ and _______ whiteboards.
[Genetic engineering] and [Biology]
Fill in the blank: A card related to the US reserve currency can be placed on both the _______ and _______ whiteboards.
[US history] and [Macroeconomics]
