> [!example] > [[My Maps of Content (MOCs)]] Created by [[Linking Your Thinking]], Maps of content (MOC) are notes that don't contain much information. They instead provide structure and act as a foundation for all the other notes related to a certain topic. See [[Personal Knowledge Management]] for an example of one. ## Why A crucial part of [[Idea Emergence]] - MOCs are created when there's lots of links to a certain idea (creating a [[Mental Squeeze Point]]) - Home for intrinsic learning through the process of [[Note-making]] - MOCs are for gathering ideas, developing ideas, _and then_ navigating ideas - Helps you view things from a higher-order perspective - we treat our [[Conceptual notes]] as lego bricks that to build in fast and freeing ways: - ![[Ultimate Primer 4 Make a Map#^ieqhio]] - Provides a space for critical thinking: - Show holes in understanding - Conceptual understanding of brain is made tangible and visible - See connectivity - ![[The Extended Mind#^od2nx5]] ### Can be helpful for easier processing working memory in ADHD > Returning to the GPS metaphor, Barkley suggests creating a work (or mind) map. This works well for those who achieve better results with visual cues – particularly when working on longer written projects or reports. Creating an image of something can be easier and faster to retrieve because it can be instantly imagined. [^1] ## What - MOCs are the high-order views of a topic you can enter, but then you should rely on your context-specific links to guide you around from note to note - It can be tempting to prematurely create MOCs when you feel that you will be compounding knowledge on a topic. In reality, - When [[Note-making]] in a MOC, considering having some vague intention to direct your learning towards, like a question you want to answer, or in [[Idea Emergence#Level 4]], trying to connect it to ideas from another discipline - ![[Ultimate Primer 6 Apply What You Know#^xqcgc6]] - Don't link everything to MOCs, if you are then it will be too cluttered - As a MOC grows full, consider: - Re-linking some notes to more specific sub-MOCs or notes - ex) PKM MOC can be broken down into other MOCs [[Note-taking]] and [[Obsidian]] - Using tension as cue for resolution - Can make bridge notes between ideas ## How ![[USV Workflow Callout]] Sometimes you might not always be available to immediately learn and apply insights from [[Inputs]]. So instead, you can just set the `Links` to the MOC it is most related, and revisit it when you have time or it is needed. ### Structure #### Notes ##### To Develop To show seedling [[Evergreen Notes]] that still need to be grown. ##### Notes All other notes not part of the other [[Dataview Query]] ##### Inputs A [[Dataview Query]] to show [[Inputs]] that link to this MOC ##### Thoughts A [[Dataview Query]] to show [[Thoughts]] ### Steps In [[Writing Original Works LYT Workshop]], Nick recommends three steps: - **Collect** to Calm - **Cluster** to Clarify - **Collide** to Create - Conflict promotes synthesis in [[Hegelian Dialectic]] Reminds me of [[Dump Lump Jump Writing Method]] but beyond jump you also collide. # References [^1]: https://www.additudemag.com/working-memory-powers-executive-function/