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Use the simplest tool that matches the problem.
StarLinker is not a replacement for every list, document, or whiteboard. It is for the point where the relationships between things start changing what you should do next.
Different shapes
The structure should match the problem.
The tools below are all useful. The question is what information their shape makes visible.
List
01Research
02Draft
03Review
04Publish
Best when order is obvious.
Document
Best when information is the output.
Whiteboard
Best for freeform spatial thinking.
StarLinker
connectedUseful when relationships change the decision.
Where StarLinker starts helping
Complexity is not task count. It is connected context.
Ten obvious errands are still a list. Five things that block, explain, depend on, or change each other may already deserve a map.
Reminder
Short list
Project
Dependencies
Many contexts
Left side: simpler tools usually win.
Right side: relationships start becoming first-class information.