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Digital Garden

Created Jul 24, 2026, 10:27 AM · Updated Jul 24, 2026, 10:27 AM

My garden is where notes grow in public - linked, imperfect, alive on Hugo and Git.

Key Concept

  • My digital garden is a personal site where notes grow in public.
  • Level 1: I post half-finished notes on my site so friends can watch them grow, like seeds in a window box.
  • Level 2: A digital garden is like a backyard plot posted online - plants still growing, not a polished store display.
  • Level 3: Because notes stay linked and visible, neighbors and feedback shape ideas faster than a private folder ever would.
  • Level 4: Post the rough note, link two neighbors, and revise in public - waiting until it feels finished slows the whole garden.
  • Level 5: Public, linked, imperfect notes beat a private hoard - Evergreen Notes can still mature in public without pretending the first draft was final.
  • Public, linked, imperfect notes beat a private hoard.
  • Update in public instead of hoarding drafts until they feel ready.

Examples

  • Our team playbook wiki still has last season's sets beside this year's - I replace a drill when I learn better, not when the first version was supposed to be final.
  • My garden posts stay linked and imperfect - notes grow in public instead of rotting in a folder until they are ready.

Note Relationships

RelationshipWikilinkReason
alternativeDrafting in PublicSlow public growth vs ship drafts for feedback
contradictsThe Garage Conceptwhen public growth beats keeping scraps in the garage
extendsEvergreen NotesEvergreen notes go public so they keep growing instead of rotting in a folder
extendsFree Tier Hosting StackSame Hugo-plus-git host I sell for Selling Static Sites
extendsPlatform Reach Is BorrowedGarden on your domain - social points home
extendsSuccess is StewardshipTend borrowed reach - notes grow when shared
extendsWork in ProgressPublic drafts and visible growth - garden ethos
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Random Note

One garden note picked at random — shuffle for a new pairing with this note.

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