Structure is built from connections between files. Files can exist on their own,
but their meaning grows through connections.
How do connections work?
In Pensiv, files connect in many ways. For example:- A document references a character sheet
- A plotboard card links to a document
- A canvas node links to a file
- A note is attached to a document
Connections create relationships
In Pensiv, connectionsform relationships between files.
- Which document is tied to which character
- Which scene is based on which setting
- Where an idea came from
are exactly those relationships.
Connections build structure
Folders organize files.Connections tie them together.
Organizing and structuring are different.
- Folder → organization
- Connection → structure
Connections give meaning.
How Pensiv thinks
In Pensiv,what a file is connected to
matters more than where you put it. The project grows
not when you add files
but when you connect them. Pensiv is
not an organization tool;
it’s a connection-based thinking environment.
In one line
Files are units.Connections are relationships.
Structure is the set of those relationships.
Pensiv is the tool for working with them.
Related: 0.5 Viewing things side by side, 0.4 Your first connection