In Fifth Grade I was taught to “outline.” The key to outlining, we learned, was contained in one simple rule: If you make a sub-heading “A”, you MUST also make at least one other sub-heading “B”. We grade-school minions spent a fair amount of time in mental agony trying to come up with the “B” [...]
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But are flow charts for merely serious thinking? Of course not! Allow me demonstrate.
The search for this hypothetical headquarters is not only frustrating. It’s a slow-going and thrilling process, because it entails visiting site after site of stupendous TiddlyWiki endeavors and applications and plug-ins.
Okay, here’s one you can try out for yourself.
I am working on a half-dozen projects using the amazing TiddlyWiki application. This Bible wiki is my favorite.
In 2006 I asked my friend Kelly about something I couldn’t describe very well, but it would be some kind of little database to track information and ideas for me. “That sounds like a wiki,” said Kelly with his gift of occasional prescience. I noticed my web hosting package included PBworks (PBwiki at the time), [...]
I’m working fast. And I’m being creative. The chart is giving me an instant and visually effective measurement of complexity. While I’m watching the paths develop, I’m thinking: Is this the best arrangement? Can it be simpler?
It’s not yet an article. But I make up for this with a haiku AND a nifty mind map!
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ipj: Thanks so much for the post. I am right now...
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Scott: Kind comments from Måns and passingby are ...
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passingby: What a well written piece, thoughts are goo...
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DW: Well, the "nature writer" label was just my...
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Scott: That is valuable background, Ernest. My qu...
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Ernest Adams: I also feel that it's the best of the books...
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