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[Gravityloss]

Yeah, for mind map style note taking I use hierarchical bullet lists. It's the same topology (if there are no cycles) without having to worry about layouts, and you can have both hands on the keyboard. I go up and down a lot and move blocks around.

[kayodelycaon → Gravityloss]

Yup. I'll break out my eink tablet, write bullet points, and make liberal use of the selection tool. (Text editing requires too many operations.)