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Experiment 041Hypothesis: thought is a graph, not a list
A LAB BOOK
THAT LINKS
ITSELF.
Abstract
Field Notes is a second brain for people who think with their hands. Write like you'd write on graph paper — every [[link]] is a live wire to context. Measure twice, remember forever.
00.18s
avg capture
100%
offline
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nodes tested
◉ LIVE SHEET — field-notes://todayLn 12, Col 34
// 2024-11-12 — morning sweep
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- Thoughts that stick are thoughts that are linked to something tactile.
Backlinks — Montaigne (3)
→ On essay as attempt — 2d ago
→ Ownership vs. access — 11d ago
→ + Create new note “Montaigne — memory”
⌘Kto link • #tagto collect
Graph density: ███████░░ 78%REC ●
Trusted by researchers at MIT, Stanford, and 400+ labs — because paper never needed a password.
SOC 2 — pendingE2EMD
Unit 01CANVAS
Graph paper thinking
Canvas is infinite, precise, and snaps to a 4px grid. Draw, write, and connect like you’re at a drafting table.
Fig. 01 — schematic→
Unit 02EMBED
Transclusion, not copy
Embed any note inside any other. Edit once, update everywhere. Your thesis lives in five places at once.
Fig. 02 — schematic→
Unit 03SWEEP
Daily sweep protocol
Every morning we surface orphans, unlinked mentions, and stale hypotheses. Five minutes to inbox zero.
Fig. 03 — schematic→
Not a second brain. A second lab.
Your notes should work like your bench — labeled, linkable, reproducible.
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Pretty. Locked. Slow search. Your data held hostage.
Field Notes
Plain text. Local. Instant. Yours after we’re gone.
Test log — 12k node stress
Graph render58 fps
Search (fuzzy)23 ms
Cold start0.8 s
Bundle42 kb
All measurements on M1 Air — reproducible
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