We all know about “atomic notes” — notes that contain a single indivisible idea, which can be combined into molecules of thought (if we all didn’t know about them, that’s what they are). Atomic notes have enabled an explosion of thought and writing about them — but why stop there? Miniaturization has brought us supercomputers we can carry in our pockets, enabling us to atomically capture our thoughts about atomic notes anywhere. Miniaturization has also brought us miniature ponies — and ponies are already miniature horses. Things are getting smaller and better all over — and so can our notes, if we take a quantum leap and make them subatomic.
Obsidian is an ideal app for subatomic notes because it is built in a framework called Electron, and electrons are subatomic particles (the mobile version is built in Capacitor, but that’s okay — it still has the capacity to handle subatomic notes). In addition to that, its power is magnified by its rich field of plug-ins — or, as I call them, gluons (short for glue-ons). Gluons are another kind of subatomic particle — so you can see how perfect Obsidian is for subatomic notes.
But what are subatomic notes? A subatomic note contains less than an idea. This makes them wildly composable — you can build them up into ideas, which you can then further combine into thoughts — thoughts you might never have had — perhaps thoughts no one has had! Subatomic notes can cause a brain to radiate thoughts at an accelerated rate — and when combined with a second brain, the results can be astounding! They may be so profound that no one else can understand them — or even so profound that you, yourself, may not understand them.
And when that happens…it’s time for more subatomic notes!
