Welcome to my digital garden! This space serves as a personal wiki where I cultivate and share knowledge, ideas, and discoveries. The concept of digital gardens has evolved significantly over the years¹, becoming a unique form of personal knowledge management.

What is a Digital Garden?

Unlike traditional blogs that are organized chronologically, a digital garden is a collection of interconnected notes and articles that grow and evolve over time. Think of it as a personal wiki where thoughts are allowed to develop naturally. This approach, inspired by the work of Mike Caulfield², emphasizes the organic growth of ideas over time.

Core Principles

Non-linear Growth

Digital gardens don’t follow the traditional chronological format of blogs. Instead, they:

• Allow ideas to evolve naturally
• Encourage frequent updates and revisions
• Support interconnected thinking

Living Documents

Each piece of content here is treated as a living document that:

• Grows over time
• Gets refined through new insights
• Connects with other related topics

How to Navigate

The content here is organized in several ways:

1. Topics

   • Browse content by theme
   • Explore interconnected ideas
   • Follow concept clusters

2. Articles

   • Chronological view of posts
   • Latest updates and additions
   • Featured content

3. Tags

   • Find related content
   • Discover connections
   • Track themes across posts

Writing Style

The content here follows a wiki-style format:

• Clear headings and structure
• Internal links to related topics
• Regular updates and revisions
• Comprehensive references

Feel free to explore and watch this garden grow! Start with the topics that interest you most, and don’t hesitate to follow the various connections between articles.

Footnotes

1. See “Digital Gardens: A Brief History” for a comprehensive overview of how this concept has evolved. ↩

2. The Garden and the Stream metaphor has been influential in shaping how we think about digital gardens and knowledge management. ↩

References

References

1. [1]
   Digital Gardens: A Brief History Maggie Appleton (2020)
2. [2]
   The Garden and the Stream: A Technopastoral Mike Caulfield (2015)

About the Author

tri

Digital gardener, perpetual learner, and technology enthusiast. Sharing insights about software development, system design, and technical writing.