Understanding Is a Path, Not a Point
“Understanding is a path, not a point. It’s a path of connections between thought and thought; patterns over patterns. It is relationships.”
Understanding isn’t a destination you arrive at. It’s a journey through connections. Each new connection opens new paths. The structure of those paths (what connects to ) shapes what understanding becomes possible.
Implication: Design for traversal, not just arrival. Good information architecture doesn’t just help people find facts; it reveals how facts relate to each other.
Connection to knowledge graphs: This is why relationship modeling matters. The connections between entities are the paths of understanding. Vector similarity finds related content; graph structure reveals how things relate.
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