One idea I and close friends (like Michelle Jia, of Sundogg substack fame) have been exploring is the paradigms we think within. Specifically, moving from one of mechanization/control to one of ecology/regeneration.
I think your neologism "digital gardening" is totally a shift in paradigm, not just approach! Love it.
As an information designer/dataviz engineer, one tool I've really liked is the Zettelkasten methodology (which Notion in many ways embraces). It's a different approach to creativity and idaes.
I'm also working on remaking my personal website as more of a "digital garden" of ideas, rather than just a boring linear layout (specifically, I'm trying to center it all around a network viz of all the ideas & making it feel like elements are tangible & alive, kind of like on Arc's landing page).
I'll definitely send the first evolution your way in case you ever have a moment to check it out!
Digital Gardening!! I like that new concept!! We reap what we sow, so one got to the careful!! On the topic of scratch, you can go to a new city and take a conducted tour or tour on your own. When you use conducted tour you are using Instagram, Gmail etc ... when you are your own you can make it more creative. Here we have to draw a line somewhere. There are people explore entire USA on foot, or bike if that is one extreme the other one is totally managed tour. In totally managed tour you are practically a prisoner on tour however in the other end all your energy will be spent on travel and self guiding. Whether you are cultivating art, literature or creative design like Newton said you have to stand on the shoulders of giants to some extent. While taking the essence of the past knowledge filter and discard the baggage it comes with. Then you are free to roam in the Digital Forest. It is like entering a secure building with Admin access badge.
Thank you for writing this post, Aishwarya! :D
It really resonates with me.
One idea I and close friends (like Michelle Jia, of Sundogg substack fame) have been exploring is the paradigms we think within. Specifically, moving from one of mechanization/control to one of ecology/regeneration.
I think your neologism "digital gardening" is totally a shift in paradigm, not just approach! Love it.
As an information designer/dataviz engineer, one tool I've really liked is the Zettelkasten methodology (which Notion in many ways embraces). It's a different approach to creativity and idaes.
I'm also working on remaking my personal website as more of a "digital garden" of ideas, rather than just a boring linear layout (specifically, I'm trying to center it all around a network viz of all the ideas & making it feel like elements are tangible & alive, kind of like on Arc's landing page).
I'll definitely send the first evolution your way in case you ever have a moment to check it out!
Digital Gardening!! I like that new concept!! We reap what we sow, so one got to the careful!! On the topic of scratch, you can go to a new city and take a conducted tour or tour on your own. When you use conducted tour you are using Instagram, Gmail etc ... when you are your own you can make it more creative. Here we have to draw a line somewhere. There are people explore entire USA on foot, or bike if that is one extreme the other one is totally managed tour. In totally managed tour you are practically a prisoner on tour however in the other end all your energy will be spent on travel and self guiding. Whether you are cultivating art, literature or creative design like Newton said you have to stand on the shoulders of giants to some extent. While taking the essence of the past knowledge filter and discard the baggage it comes with. Then you are free to roam in the Digital Forest. It is like entering a secure building with Admin access badge.