> [!tldr] Illustrative multi-card composition techniques ## Use horizontal rules for longform content A horizontal rule separating index-card-sized content fitting the above criteria is a great practice. It indicates to me mentally "*this chunk could be taken independently*". It's somewhere in-between [[Atomic Notes]] and [[My Notes are Atomic-ish]] quite nicely. Each of these chunks would be properly "atomic" – but they're so related it feels better to co-locate into a note like this. --- ## This style makes card templates valuable I felt somewhat disappointed with [[Index Card Sized Module Templates]] after I finished writing it, but couldn't articulate why. The reason was I didn't have an example pattern to illustrate the composition of multiple of index-card-sized chunks cleanly. The chunks in and of themselves are not impressive. This is their point. This presentation style unlocks their value. --- ## I need a non-linear example I need to find (or create) an illustrative example of index-card compositions that aren't [[Data Stream|linear stacks]]. ![[Index Card Canvas.canvas]] --- ## Relationships between cards exist *outside* cards The card itself doesn't need to know about its relationship to the whole. In the case of [[Obsidian]] notes, it may reference *other* cards - but those don't even need to exist. Cards themselves could exist to capture a relationship between other cards. This is essentially [[Reify]] in the [[Graph]] world. **** # More ## Source - self, but influnced by: - [[Smart Brevity (Book)]] - https://nextbigwhat.com - which uses this style