Thought Relationships
The Active Thought in TheBrain is located in center of the adjacent navigation screen (plex), and corresponds with the content area where this text is located.
- In this view, the "active thought" is "Thought Relationships".
The relative positions of the various thought relationships are described below and highlighted in several sample thoughts in the plex:
- Child Thought = Below the central, active thought
- Parent Thought = Above the active thought
- Jump Thought = Left of the active thought (May or may not share the same parent)
- Sibling Thought = Right of the active thought & sharing the same parent(s)
- Grandchild thoughts always display immediately below the child thoughts, when a child thought becomes active.
The relative importance of these thought relationships corresponds with their relative positions:
- Parent and child thoughts have the closest relationship to the active thought
- Jump thoughts are of secondary importance
- Sibling thoughts have only an indirect relationship to the active thought by virtue of the shared parent connection.
Recommendation
As you begin exploring DiscoveryNow, I recommend focusing on the active thought and its children. Because these thoughts are the most directly related, this will help you review immediately relevant content, without being distracted by adjacent content that may be less relevant, at least initially.
Later on, as you become more comfortable with the display of multiple thoughts within the plex, you can then begin exploring the additional content provided in the parent, jump and sibling thoughts.
★ Tip: Throughout the DiscoveryNow library, the 3 primary thought relationships are frequently reflected in the thought notes with the following designations:
- Learn More = Child thoughts
- Related = Jump thoughts
- Return to = Parent thoughts
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