> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pensiv.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 2.2 Understanding connections in Pensiv

> How files connect and form relationships

Pensiv doesn’t work by listing files.\
Structure is built from **connections** between files.

Files can exist on their own,\
but their meaning grows through connections.

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## 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

These are not simple hyperlinks.

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## Connections create relationships

In Pensiv, connections\
form **relationships** between files.

* Which document is tied to which character
* Which scene is based on which setting
* Where an idea came from

Those relationships form the project’s structure.

The lines you see in the **Graph**\
are exactly those relationships.

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## Connections build structure

Folders organize files.\
Connections tie them together.\
Organizing and structuring are different.

* Folder → organization
* Connection → structure

Folders give location.\
Connections give meaning.

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## 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**.

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## In one line

Files are units.\
Connections are relationships.\
Structure is the set of those relationships.\
Pensiv is the tool for working with them.

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Related: [0.5 Viewing things side by side](/en/guide/getting-started/split-view-experience), [0.4 Your first connection](/en/guide/getting-started/first-connection)