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Commonplace book = a personal book of quotes and ideas worth keeping — ancestor of linked notes.
Grandpa's notebook of sermon lines and recipes — same job as my Capture file, paper instead of wikilinks.
| Relationship | Wikilink | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| extends | Analog Capture Tools | Named in notes that link here |
| extends | Intellectual Sourcing | Named in notes that link here |
| contradicts | Digital Minimalism | when the opposite frame fits better |
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Every time I tell someone I run my own website, they ask why I don't just post on Facebook. After years of watching platforms die and rules change, here's why I keep my own corner of the internet.
Most people right-click every link to open it in a new tab. There's a faster button right under their finger - same gesture on Windows, Mac, and Linux - and almost nobody uses it.
I lost my old PHP hosting (and a chunk of my work with it). A weekend of fumbling later, I landed on Hugo + GitHub + Cloudflare Pages - free, faster, and honestly better than what I was paying for.
I almost deleted Facebook a couple of years ago. Then I stumbled onto a built-in feature most people don't know exists - and it's the only reason I still open the app.
Every couple of years, someone tells me they're going mobile-only. A few months later, they're sheepishly asking to borrow my laptop for taxes, video edits, or a PDF form. Here's why I keep mine around.
Month one with AI on WordPress builds I was thrilled. Month three I finally got consistent output - helpers, reference examples, and a short rules doc that stop every feature from drifting.
One garden note picked at random — shuffle for a new pairing with this note.
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