Doubts regarding linking (granularity and density) and atomic notes: "How linked is too linked?"

From the answers given by previous posters how then you will manage the process of linking is thinking ? Because what I get is that if the linking is to be done after serious thought then you will be able to do that only on a few occasions. This is also a sphere where I am struggling. One reply is that link learning won’t be as effecient in learning STEM which is different from humanities ? Have you been able to get around to an answer to this ?