Comment by singhrac
15 hours ago
I think you have 2 issues with content based systems: you have ambiguity (in archiving and retrieval) and you have to use mental effort to resolve that ambiguity.
The Dewey decimal system has less ambiguity in both, and an alphabetical system would be unambiguous for archiving (if not retrieval).
I prefer to organize my notes functionally (eg internal emails, blog posts, links to read, reading notes) and then rely on search for retrieval. It’s not perfect but it lowers the friction, which I think is very important.
> I think you have 2 issues with content based systems: you have ambiguity (in archiving and retrieval) and you have to use mental effort to resolve that ambiguity.
True, but .......
Full-text search solves many problems. And hyperlinks enable knowledge to be in multiple places at once and even remain normalized (i.e., it can be in other locations by reference). If your kb has an efficient 'include' functionality, it's even easier.
Most importantly, if you are using your kb well (by my definition [0]), you record high-quality knowledge that you've already engaged deeply with. If you can't solve the content ambiguity issue easily, it's just a sign that you haven't engaged and don't know it well enough.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44025080