My friend introduced me to the concept of digital gardens, which I found to be a good medium for myself to organize my thoughts and record my learnings. Doing it in public imposes a certain level of refinement and accountability, but there also isn’t the expectation that many people are actually going to read this
A digital garden is akin to a public and digital commonplace notebook. I love things like this: seeing and sharing not just the result of a project but the process of creation! The workings of minds laid out for anyone to browse. It was cool to learn the precise label for this practice, and to browse a curated list of various digital gardens .
favorite digital gardens:
- gavartist).
- so much stuff! music composition and software notes!
- wiki.nikiv.dev
- solving problems - structure inspo
- https://jzhao.xyz/
- very cool projects and insights and writing
- need to steal his reading list
- enjoy the failure resume
- https://jzhao.xyz/posts/the-fools-who-dream
I have always loved finding little time capsules from my past; here’s to creating those more intentionally.
Side note: this is a fun, alternate application of the medium I learned about in a digital and experimental arts course, hypertext. Non-linear, link-driven writing and storytelling.
nice articles on the subject from bella
- https://maggieappleton.com/garden-history/
- the rebellion against one-size-fits-all, an homage to old internet
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/03/1007716/digital-gardens-let-you-cultivate-your-own-little-bit-of-the-internet/
the process of building up this garden: reviewing my poorly constructed notes, relearning all things i was supposed to learn before, making new connections, and memorializing impactful experiences for the future