the value of being a thinker or a writer or an architect or whatever is overstated and i really should be looking into something more like library science

[trwnh@mastodon.social]

the value of being a thinker or a writer or an architect or whatever is overstated and i really should be looking into something more like library science

[trwnh@mastodon.social]

how do i organize all my thoughts and writings and plans? that's the part i struggle with.

i've found myself engaging in discussions where i say my piece, someone brings up an idea, i tell them it's a good idea, then i idly look into it and find myself saying the same thing 5 years ago, except i forgot i said that. then i find myself saying the exact same thing 2 months ago, and i forgot i said that too.

[trwnh@mastodon.social]

the vague goal is to put it all on my website, but i'm not sure what uris to assign to each resource, and i'm not sure how to make it easy to find those resources when they're needed.

[trwnh@mastodon.social]

this is an important thing for me to have a solution to because i'd like to make it easier to manage personal websites and knowledge bases, and if i can't find a system that works for me, what hope do i have of recommending a system to other people? naming things truly is the hardest problem huh

it's bottlenecking me on actually publishing anything except for ephemeral stuff i stuck under /unstable/

[trwnh@mastodon.social]

i figure i'm not the only one who's ever had to deal with organizing a lot of information so it's easier to find. hence why i call out library science in particular as an area i should probably be looking more into...

[trwnh@mastodon.social]

chapter 6 of https://www.howtomakesenseofanymess.com was somewhat helpful as introductory material but i'm looking for more practical examples of personal organization and structure

[trwnh@mastodon.social]

i guess the fundamental and perennial problem with this whole thing is that the mess i am trying to make sense of is myself

[trwnh@mastodon.social]

this is so good https://michaelnotebook.com/wn/website_enhance.html

a lot of what i've been thinking about wrt personal websites has already been said here. well worth a read and trying to internalize it