Make Better Notes by Linking Your Thinking (LYT Kit Lesson 1) w the Obsidian App

Linking your thinking is presented as a practical way to turn scattered notes into a navigable “ideaverse” that makes insights easier to generate and decisions easier to make. The lesson’s core claim is that once notes are connected with hundreds of internal links, ideas start behaving like an ecosystem—so instead of getting overwhelmed by information, a person can move through it deliberately, find relevant context fast, and build momentum on creative work.

The lesson uses the “LYT Kit” (an acronym for Linking Your Thinking) as a concrete starting point. Inside the kit sits a folder of roughly 250 notes. Those notes point to each other over a thousand times, creating dense interconnections that function like a map of content. In Obsidian, the interface is described in terms of three main areas: the note text in the center, folders on the left for organizing where notes live, and tags (left mostly alone in this lesson). The emphasis lands on links—especially a special note called the “light kit,” treated as a central map. From that central note, dozens of “mention” links (33 in the example) act as gateways into the rest of the kit, letting a reader jump from overview to detail without getting lost.

To show how linking changes thinking, the lesson walks through a “choose your own adventure” navigation path. Starting from a “habits map of content,” the reader clicks into a definition of a habit, then follows a link to “feedback loop,” and continues through related notes. As more links are followed, the connections expand beyond the initial topic—bringing in examples like Jim Collins’ flywheel and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein—illustrating how linked ideas can spark unexpected insights. The practical payoff is framed as being able to turn a cluster of linked notes into outputs (an article, a video, something shared online), while also producing value even if no public work happens.

A key technique introduced is the “top link.” The lesson says every note should have one topmost relevant link—sometimes an “uplink” (up the hierarchy) and sometimes an “across link” (an “X” relationship at the same level). Only one top link is allowed, and it should represent the most relevant next destination for orientation. An example contrasts “note takers” (passively consuming information) with “note makers” (actively making sense of what’s encountered), using an across link represented by an “x” to reflect their equal-level relationship.

Finally, the lesson emphasizes navigation as training: download the kit, wander through it in Obsidian, and practice making links to build “reps.” The message is that linking thinking is both practical—reducing friction when searching and synthesizing—and compounding over time, because future choices become easier when the internal network of ideas is already wired. The next lesson is teased as focusing on why people fall into bad habits like over-collecting and over-highlighting, and why the fix is “note making,” not just note-taking.