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Maggie's Metaphorical Journey
- Maggie Appleton's interest in metaphors started at a young age, influenced by her mother's research and the book Metaphors We Live By.
- She uses visuals in her essays to make abstract ideas in digital design and programming more tangible.
Digital Gardening vs. Blogging
- Digital gardens prioritize non-chronological, interlinked pages that grow over time.
- Unlike blogs, gardens encourage continuous revisiting, updating, and clarifying of ideas.
Navigation Challenges
- Navigation in digital gardens is an unsolved design problem due to non-linearity.
- Chronological order in blogs provides a natural flow, while gardens need better ways to surface relevant content.