Below is a list of IML Operators and their meanings.
| Operator | Meaning |
| {idea 1} + {idea 2} or {idea 1}{idea 2} | Adds two or more ideas together |
| {idea}++ | Add more insight or examples to this idea |
| {idea}– | Shorten this text |
| {idea 1} – {idea 2} | Explain #1 apart from & excluding idea 2. |
| {idea 1} / {idea 2} | Explain idea 1 in the context of idea 2 |
| {idea 1} * {idea 2} | Collapse/merge two or more ideas into one. |
| {idea:} or can be { } | defines an idea |
| {? } | a question to answer. Who –> Define person/place/thing. What –> Define object or scenario (what if). How –> Define process. Where –> Define location. When –> Define the time, month, day, year. Why –> Provide proof or benefit} Which –> list the particular items and/or choose one
No need to put ? after the question. Just before. Multiple, different questions should be in different tags. sentences about the same question should end with period. even though they’re questions. |
| normal text | normal text to use. |
| {research: } | Keywords or places to look for research |
| {quote: Person Name. email. phone. “quote”} | The person to contact for a quote… or if they already siad something to quote, write it… or if you have an idea of what to ask them list it in {idea} |
| ( ) | Parenthesis mean to consider all within the parenthesis as 1 unit like in math–do everything in the parenthesis first. |
| [] | Square brackets mean to reference an object previously defined on the page |
| –> | Result of… converts to… leads to… a conversion or leads to… answers question |
| “” | Consider everything between the quote like google search for everything between quotes |
| ~ | Is like |
The * operator is like baking a cake. You take eggs, flour, sugar and other ingredients. Add head. Out comes a cake.
The + operator is like a salad. Unlike baking, you mix the ingredients without chemically merging them together with heat.
Quotes
To make a quote about an idea add an idea to a quote. {idea} * {quote}. For example, we want to quote Nolin Nestring on the benefits of standing and mental focus
{standing and mental focus} * {quote: Nolin Nestring. 760-555-1212. nolin@nolin.com}
Advanced operators and quoting
Do everything within the parenthesis first, then do the quote. ({standing}+{mental focus}) * {quote: Lissette. 760-444-2111}
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