A way of thinking
Everything is connected.
See any situation as a network of nodes and edges. Find the one node that triggers everything, and redirect the energy.
The idea
It all rests on two sentences
„Everything is in relation.“
„Every entity is made of infinitely many entities and relations.“
That is all it takes. From these two assumptions almost any situation in your life can be drawn as a graph — and once you see it, you can change it.
Three states that explain everything
A relation is never just on or off. It moves between three states. What we feel right now is almost always only the active ones.
- empty — never activated
- active — sending and receiving right now
- passive — learned, but currently quiet
Topics
One lens, many topics
The way of thinking, applied to very different topics — from focus to decisions to networking. Each page derives a topic from the model, step by step.
How do I ask a good question — and why does it move me forward?
A question seen as a network is the attempt to build the nodes around a sought-after, still distant entity. You do not k…
Can the universe be thought of as a network?
The universe thought of as a network is the largest imaginable web of entities and relations — fractal, because each ent…
How does a rocket work — as a system of interlocking relations?
A rocket thought of as a network is a system of entities — fuel, engine, thrust, control, stages, gravity — interacting …
What is the inner child — and why do I sometimes react like a child?
The inner child thought of as a network is an entity carrying old relations that were once active in childhood — today t…
What is networked thinking?
Networked thinking, seen as a network, means not breaking a situation into isolated parts but seeing it as entities (nod…
How do I build a professional network?
A professional network seen as a relation-network is not the sum of your close contacts but the web of bridges to other …
What is a knowledge graph, explained simply?
A knowledge graph thought of as a network is exactly this site's model: knowledge is stored as entities (nodes) and rela…
IT security as a network: how do I read attack paths?
IT security seen as a network is a lens in which identities, permissions and systems are the entities (nodes), and acces…
Why do we start procrastinating?
Procrastination thought of as a network is a task whose node currently carries an active relation to fear or distraction…
How do I make a hard decision when I'm stuck?
A hard decision seen as a network is a small web of option-nodes with values, consequences and people attached as entiti…
How do I regain clarity when overwhelmed?
Overwhelm seen as a network is a state in which too many nodes are active at once and their vibrations overlap into nois…
How can I concentrate better?
Attention thought of as a network is the one relation that is currently active and „glowing“ — and it jumps to wherever …
How do vector databases work?
A vector database thought of as a network turns every item into an entity with a position in space, and closeness is the…
Why is bikepacking so popular right now?
Bikepacking is so popular right now because it swaps an overcrowded everyday entity for a few clear relations: the bike,…
Why do ultramarathons fascinate so many people right now?
Ultramarathons draw so many people right now because they make an otherwise silent entity visible: the border between yo…
Why are visions so important?
A vision matters because it names a still distant entity in your network — the life you want — and only thereby makes vi…
From the bookWhy is quitting smoking so hard?
Smoking is a cluster of relations that has gained weight over years: after eating comes the wish for dopamine, the cravi…
Read in the book →From the bookHow do I get out of a dark phase?
In dark phases the same relations drive a thought-carousel again and again — often from old patterns learned in childhoo…
Read in the book →From the bookWhy does the same argument keep coming back?
An argument creates new relations that cling to an object or a situation. For one person this relation is active every d…
Read in the book →From the bookWhy is losing weight so hard?
For many people eating is tied to the wish for good feelings: an event during the day triggers the mind, the mind craves…
Read in the book →The building blocks
Entity, relation, signal, network level, zoom, the six viewpoints. Clear terms, briefly explained.
The book
What this site is built on
Everything here — the way of thinking, the terms, the definitions — comes from my book “Universelle Relationen”. It is short but very instructive: with more than 25 illustrations and many personal examples that derive and define the model step by step. This website shares the idea for free; the book bundles it completely in one place.
Honestly
Free — and AI-generated from the book
These pages were generated with AI from my book and my definitions — and verified and approved by me as the creator of the model. The idea, the model and the examples are mine. It is a way of thinking, a tool for thinking for yourself that can help you see situations more clearly.