Relationships are an Elisi feature that lets any item belong to another item, so you can organize information in the way that works for you.
Connect notes, plans, goals, habits, moods, and expenses to create a structure that fits your life.
Create a relationship
Creating a relationship is simple, like putting building blocks together.
Each item can have one parent item. This keeps the hierarchy clear and makes the structure easier to understand.
Start with a goal and decide which items should belong to it. These might include an important note, a plan, or a mood entry you created while working on the goal.
Select Belongs to, then choose the parent item. It does not have to be a goal: notes, plans, goals, habits, moods, and expenses can all be connected.
You can search for any item while creating a relationship. If you cannot find something, try locating it through Belongs to. Global search is also planned for a future version.
To remove a relationship, open Belongs to and select Remove relationship.
View child items
When an item has child items, you can see them in its details. Every feature supports showing child items, so any node can have a place in your structure and become part of your goal map.
Review the full structure
Open the main goal view to see the overall structure, with no limit on the number of levels.
For a sub-goal, open that goal's view and focus on its work without distractions from other areas.
Switching freely between the whole and its parts is the purpose of goal views.
Examples
Project planning
- Create a note for an important project and record your ideas and action steps.
- Link related sub-goals and plans to the project so you can see progress in one place.
- Use a habit to track the actions you take each day to move the project forward.
- Record project-related expenses and track the budget.
Health goals
- Create a note for your health plan, including exercise goals, meal plans, and healthy habits.
- Link sub-goals such as running five times a week or eating five servings of fruit and vegetables each day.
- Check in with habits to track exercise and meals.
- Record expenses such as fitness equipment and healthy groceries.
Learning goals
- Create goals for learning a programming language or preparing for an exam.
- Link sub-goals such as completing one chapter each week or studying for an hour each day.
- Use habits to track study time and what you have learned.
- Record expenses such as books and online courses.
Relationships help you build an organized network of related items. Add, edit, or remove relationships as your needs change. You can also use search and relationships to filter items, such as viewing everything connected to one goal or finding mood entries for a particular item.