It depends on what you are looking for. Your thinking works at least in a different way. You remember things by finding things that connect to the thing your looking for...
One could say their "Link map" enables such a thing but its not quite the same thing.
Personally I do really like the Zettelkasten Method which leans more towards a representation of thought in a written form. Ever wondered how the Zettelkasten "guy" Nikolas Luhman could be so productive(> 50 books) it was because of his Zettelkasten(Method).
So every time I find a new tool, at least for me I evaluate it through that lens: how much does it really help me to represent my thought process. And hiearchical notes are not enough for that, at least for me...
One could say their "Link map" enables such a thing but its not quite the same thing.
Personally I do really like the Zettelkasten Method which leans more towards a representation of thought in a written form. Ever wondered how the Zettelkasten "guy" Nikolas Luhman could be so productive(> 50 books) it was because of his Zettelkasten(Method).
http://www.dansheffler.com/blog/2015-05-05-the-zettelkasten-...
So every time I find a new tool, at least for me I evaluate it through that lens: how much does it really help me to represent my thought process. And hiearchical notes are not enough for that, at least for me...