making sublime
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making sublime
Even today, in the age of Google, most knowledge tools are extensions of the humble note-taking app. As such, they feel very finite. They contain only and exactly the information you put in. A notes app isn’t an interface to something more expansive, nor does it synthesize anything new while you aren’t looking. No matter how large a personal
... See moreLinus Lee • Knowledge tools, finite and infinite | thesephist.com
Writers have kept notebooks since time immemorial. The auctorial equivalent to the artist ’s sketchbook is the “commonplace book,” which can contain everything from newspaper clippings to grocery lists to attempts to capture those inspirational bolts out of the blue.
I’m sure that somewhere out there, there is a writer who is far more disciplined... See more
I’m sure that somewhere out there, there is a writer who is far more disciplined... See more
Cory Doctorow • The Memex Method
i wish earth was more like a library. ppl speaking in soft voices on the streets everything shared and borrowed.
Becca Btwitter.comThe point of these lines is clear. In the old days, craftsmen did not cut corners. They worked carefully, and they took care with every aspect of their work. Every part of the product was considered, and each was designed and made to be exactly as it should be. These craftsmen did not relax their thoughtful self-discipline even with respect to... See more
Harry Frankfurt • On Bullshit
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Instead of artificial intelligence, what we should be developing further is artificial inquisitiveness. He believes that curiosity is a key component of creativity.
It would be like a search engine for ideas and concepts. Perhaps something like public roam graphs will be the solution to this, but there are infinite ways to approach it.
Dmitri Brereton (dkb) • To Organize The World's Information
A Blog Post Is a Very Long and Complex Search Query to Find Fascinating People and Make Them Route Interesting Stuff to Your Inbox
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What the catalogers provide is different than traditional press coverage or financial investment. They are dealers of agency. Through a combination of tools, information, and imagination they help draw a map around new communities.
If you ask them to describe what they do, you’ll get a meandering answer. As Brand says: “I find things and found... See more
If you ask them to describe what they do, you’ll get a meandering answer. As Brand says: “I find things and found... See more
David Lang • The Catalogers
Cataloging and organizing the world is a deeply human endeavor. Before we can unify ideas together, or provide some sort of large conceptual framework, we need to at least have gathered and organized the facts and data. Creating a catalog or a list involves frameworks and organization, but it is also at peace with the grab-bag and the miscellaneous. It is a means for creating order while still being wary of too much order—or at least comfortable sitting with a bit of a mess.
It is when you begin expressing your ideas and turning your knowledge into action that life really begins to change. You’ll read differently, becoming more focused on the parts most relevant to the argument you’re building. You’ll ask sharper questions, no longer satisfied with vague explanations or leaps in logic. You’ll naturally seek venues to
... See moreTiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
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