🗺️ Maps, Not Folders
In this garden, you’ll notice that the folder structure is neat and clear —
but you’re not supposed to dig through folders to find notes.
Because folders are for storage.
Maps are for navigation.
🧱 Why Folders Still Matter
I do organize notes into folders like Atlas/, Efforts/, Calendar/, etc.
This keeps the garden tidy on the backend, and helps me:
- maintain publishing logic (e.g. what gets shown vs. hidden)
- separate evergreen notes from work projects
- structure images, templates, and private content cleanly
But the folders aren’t meant to be “browsed”.
🧠How Maps Make Navigation Human
Instead of dumping notes into giant folders or relying on tags alone, I build Map Notes — curated, high-signal entry points.
Each map:
- groups related ideas (PKM, System Design, Infra Projects)
- highlights the mental structure behind the notes
- acts like a Table of Contents — but alive, editable, and evolving
That’s how ideas connect.
That’s how exploration becomes intuitive.
🌱 Why I Love This Approach
When I follow a map, I’m not just retrieving information — I’m traversing meaning.
Notes are nodes.
Maps are trails.
Thinking happens in the in-between.
This is what makes a digital garden different from a static wiki or file dump.