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Tinderbox 101 (On-Demand): Foundations for Thinking, Writing, and Knowledge Work
Introduction to the 5Cs and Tinderbox 101 6-Week Course
Introduction and Learning Objectives
5CS Mastering Tinderbox 101 Introduction
Article: 5Cs of Knowledge Management Framework
What's Included: 5Cs Mastering Tinderbox 101 File Bundle
Note: Live Zoom Sessions and Recordings
Orientation & Mental Models (30–40 min)
What Tinderbox Is (and Is Not)
Why Tinderbox Feels Hard at First
Tinderbox vs. Notes Apps vs. PKM Tools
Thinking With Notes: The Core Philosophy
The 5Cs Framework Overview
How to Use This Course (and What to Ignore at First)
Notes, Attributes, and Structure (45–60 min)
Notes as Thinking Objects
Text, Metadata, and Attributes
Built-in vs. User-Created Attributes
Containers and Hierarchies (When They Help, When They Hurt)
Prototypes: Reuse Without Rigidity
Attribute Inheritance Explained Simply
Templates as Scaffolding (20–25 min)
What Templates Are (and Are Not)
Display vs. Structure vs. Automation
Using Templates Without Breaking Things
When to Use Templates vs. Notes vs. Prototypes
Reading a Template Without Writing One
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Links, Maps, and Meaning (45–60 min)
Links as Relationships, Not Just Connections
Map View as a Thinking Surface
Typed Links and Semantic Meaning
Emergence: Letting Structure Appear
When to Use Maps vs. Outlines vs. Charts and other Views
Agents, Queries, and Automation (60–75 min)
What Agents Are (Without the Fear)
Queries: Asking Questions of Your Notes
Smart Collections vs. Manual Organization
Incremental Automation (Start Small)
When Not to Use Agents
Debugging Mental Models (Not Code)
Views, Workflows, and Use Cases (60–75 min)
Outline, Chart, and Attribute Browser Views
Writing Projects in Tinderbox
Research & Reading Notes
Teaching, Courses, and Curriculum Design
Strategy, Consulting, and Sense-Making
PKM Workflows Aligned to the 5Cs
Action Code for Humans (30–45 min)
What Action Code Actually Does
The 5–6 Patterns You’ll See Everywhere
Understanding if, set, +=, and simple conditionsNew Lesson
Action Code vs. Rules vs. Agents (Conceptually)
How to Safely Experiment (and Undo)
When to Stop and Not Go Further
Sustainability, Synthesis, and Next Steps (25–35 min)
What You Know Now (and Why It’s Enough)
Common Beginner Failure Modes (and How to Avoid Them)
File Hygiene and Long-Term Maintenance
Growing Your System Over Time
What to Learn Next (and What to Ignore)
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Closing: Thinking With Tools, Not About Tools
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Display vs. Structure vs. Automation
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