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A constraint here is that this could be seen as distracting, as sometimes people even complain that options presented by wikilink autocompletion would distract them from the thought they were actually trying to get down. In these instances, the user should be able to toggle it off.
However, distraction can be valuable. [[P- Devon Zuegel]] claims that her most important insights came in conversations with others, where they would ask surprising questions that force her to reconsider ideas, rotate them, or examine them through a different lens. Surprise is a key ingredient for synthesis.
Simple UX changes can often be enough to facilitate ambient review. For example, [[P- CatoMinor]] created CSS that would move the linked references for a page in [[Roam Research]] to the right side of the view. When they were at the bottom of the view for a page, this meant that users needed to manually scroll to view linked references, which would take them out of the act of writing. By displaying linked references on the right, [it was easier to review without breaking their flow](https://twitter.com/CatoMinor3/status/1496467417098248192 ?s=20&t=TaH4nzPwDSSr5t3DW5x9uQ).
In our interviews, we encountered multiple people who would set up [[Spaced repetition systems]] to resurface their most important notes periodically. Spaced repetition is typically used with flashcards to memorize information, but the people we interviewed had little interest in memorization.
Instead, their goal was to review notes in a context independent way. If they used linked references as a primary method to resurface notes, they would only see entries that were contextually relevant to their current tasks.
Many people incorporate spaced repetition directly into their note taking tools, as can be seen in [[P- Maggie Appleton]]‘s roam tour. This enables Maggie to gradually cultivate her evergreen notes without deliberately seeking them out.