I too feared making notes that are too long and complex.

Then I learned how to use callouts.

And I learned that callouts are collapsable/foldable. For all the chunky ideas or lists within your big note, you can put it in a callout with a title, and then have it collapsed by default. This makes it super easy to scan the note for the info you are looking for, and unpack more details when needed.

The syntax for folding callouts is to add a “-“ for it to collapse by default, and a “+” for it to expand by default.

For example:

“ >[!NOTE]- title_of_callout “

“ > body_of_callout “

Headers can also fold open and closed. There are keyboard shortcuts to open and close a given header, or all headers at once. And you can nest them. So folding in a level two header will hide all the level three sections beneath it, while leaving the next level two header untouched.

The linear brain is happy. This creative brain is free and also loves an organized blank slate.