☆ Category Index

Category Thought Types are an administrative feature in TheBrain used to organize and customize the display of content in the adjacent navigation screen.

This Index of Category Thought Types provides a helpful way to review related types (or groups) of content included in the DiscoveryNow library.

★ Category Hints & Tips

All category types have been assigned specific icon. This icon will show up on any thought to which this category has been assigned.

For example, click on "Books" to see the green book icon on all thoughts to which this type has been assigned.

The shape of thought types can also help to distinguish them from standard thoughts:

Thought types are pill shaped.
Standard thoughts are rectangular.

In addition, all category types have been marked with preceding star symbol (☆) to distinguish them in search and in the plex from standard thoughts with the same name.

For example, compare the following thought type and thought that both share the same name:

☆ Quotations < All third party quotations in the library have been assigned this thought type.
Quotations < This is a standard thought currently serving as a "parent" for groups of thoughts focused on specific topics.

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