Folders, tags, hyperlinks, search, all sort of follow this context, in this "for future retrospect" kind of idea.
I'll write this for my future self to find..
I'll write this as a time capsule...
I'll leave this for later...
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What I realised was that our minds don't actually work that way. Instead, our minds work in a "what could this mean" manner. It draws existing context in, instead of pushing things out for future use.
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When I'm on the go thinking of a solution... I'm putting two concepts together, pulling in my existing context for both of them, and then asking, what could this mean (in context of these two ideas placed together)?
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What could I make with an egg, flour and sugar? What does oxygen and hydrogen form?
Each word has its own existing network of context which formulates your eventual interpretation of it based on your previous exposure
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Each time we "bring it in", the memory trace strengthens. We form connections between ideas.
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As such I find it an awful waste to stay in "capture" or "notetaking" mode. Even while penning down my thoughts, I want to be dancing in context. I want to know my existing context *now* while I bring up the context, not add to a context stored in a database behind
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When I type out an idea, or ruminate about it, all the surrounding context should erupt around me. My ideal tool for thought pulls ideas in. That's what it means to be a "tool" for "thinking". It doesn't replace your thinking, it augments it.
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Have you seen @napkin_one ?
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The dynamic interface is inspired by the human mind. Just focus one thought and see associated thoughts resurfaced automatically.
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I have seen it but I don't really have the time for onboarding due to the nature of my work. I'd love to try it out once it's out of beta or when they don't require any onboarding (I'm a no-manual, no-guidance kind of person haha)
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Haha... you want to enter at your own risk? :)
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