Digital Gardening
🌳 EvergreenThe philosophy and practice of maintaining a digital garden.
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The Digital Garden Philosophy
Digital gardening is an approach to sharing knowledge that emphasizes growth over perfection. Unlike blogs, gardens are:
- Non-chronological: Organized by topic, not date
- Evolving: Notes are updated as understanding deepens
- Connected: Ideas link to form a knowledge network
- Personal: Reflects your unique thinking process
Epistemic Status
Many gardeners use status indicators:
- Seedling 🌱: Early idea, rough notes
- Budding 🌿: Developing, partially formed
- Evergreen 🌳: Well-developed, stable content
Tools
Common tools for digital gardening:
- Obsidian — for writing and connecting notes
- Astro — for publishing to the web
- Git — for version history and deployment
Why Garden?
“The garden is the metaphor for thinking in public — sharing your learning while it’s still in progress.”
Benefits:
- Forces clearer thinking through writing
- Creates a personal knowledge base
- Builds connections between ideas
- Shares knowledge with others
Related
- getting-started — How to navigate this garden
- obsidian-workflow — My writing tool of choice
Backlinks
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