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EP.09 Maggie Appleton on digital gardening

May 8, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Library Childhood Shaped Her Focus

  • Maggie Appleton grew up surrounded by books because her mother was an enthusiastic librarian.
  • That upbringing shaped her interest in information organization and knowledge tools.
ANECDOTE

How She Found The Term

  • Maggie first encountered 'digital gardening' around 2018 after Joel Hooks pointed it out.
  • She credits Mike Caulfield's 2015 essay for defining the modern meaning of the term.
INSIGHT

Streams Bury, Gardens Connect

  • Streams organize content by linear time and bury older material regardless of value.
  • Gardens organize by associative links, valuing relevance and relationships over recency.
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