[From the Reasonable Derivations website by Martin](https://reasonabledeviations.com/2022/04/18/molecular-notes-part-1/) (Refinement of How to Take Smart Notes) > The main reason I needed to evolve beyond Zettelkasten is that it lacks a good primitive to deal with established concepts. If a source really just has one idea (like this one), just make it a Concept without a Source. **"Mine Atoms out of Sources, make Molecules out of Atoms, organise everything with Topics."** ![[Pasted image 20240117100456.png]] Atoms are chunks of knowledge that could have it's own wikipedia page. Molecules combine atoms with insights. ![[Pasted image 20240117100444.png]]