Help Templates

This thought is a library of reusable templates for notes and structures related to help, onboarding, and learning.

You can copy/paste from here or clone patterns when creating new areas in your Brain.

🧩 Template: Simple How-To Guide

Use for short, focused “how to” notes.

# [How-To Title]

## Goal
Briefly describe what the user will be able to do after following this guide.

## Steps
1. Step one
2. Step two
3. Step three

## Tips
* Tip 1
* Tip 2

## Related Thoughts
* [Link to related thought]

🧭 Template: Topic Overview (Beginner-Friendly)

Use for introducing a new concept or area of your Brain.

# [Topic Name] – Overview

## What this is
Short, plain-language explanation.

## Why it matters
Why someone should care; what problems it helps with.

## Key ideas
* Idea 1
* Idea 2
* Idea 3

## Where to go next
* Beginner: [link]
* Intermediate: [link]
* Advanced: [link]

📚 Template: Learning Path

Use when you want to guide someone from beginner → advanced.

# [Topic Name] – Learning Path

## Beginner
* Concept / resource 1
* Concept / resource 2

## Intermediate
* Concept / resource 1
* Concept / resource 2

## Advanced
* Concept / resource 1
* Concept / resource 2

## Suggested order
1. [Beginner item]
2. [Intermediate item]
3. [Advanced item]

🧱 Template: Troubleshooting / FAQ Entry

Use in your “Common Problems & Fixes” area.

# [Problem title]

## Symptoms
* Symptom 1
* Symptom 2

## Likely causes
* Cause 1
* Cause 2

## Fix / workaround
1. Step 1
2. Step 2
3. Step 3

## Related
* [Link to concept / help / reference]

As you develop more patterns that work well for you, add new templates here so future you (and other users) can reuse them easily.