Matt's Roof Garden
Powered by 🌱Roam GardenSeptember 1st, 2021
23:09
They weren't all together bad people but I found myself reflecting their cynicism and aloofness
Watched
How we're using @RoamResearch to build collective learning in the @code423n4 DAO
Notes::
Networking by constellating
Differentiating between conversations and high-level thinking they have found to be key
They use a modified evergreens and seedlings framework from Person/Maggie Appleton
Evergreens: High level thoughts they are trying to figure out, container/parent thoughts
How can our website be improved? What is our reporting process? Things to know when onboarding etc.
Seedlings: individual ideas that make up the greater evergreens
Conversations constellating
They use Roam not only as a place for though but as a place to share how they do things like how they create out loud, how they create a welcoming community
They title pages in the Person/Andy Matuschak style, base the title on a belief that is had. One statement that summarizes a whole thought
Pages are titled based on how they will be useful in 6 months and how they will connect to other ideas to make up a larger evergreen
Tags are used sparingly and specifically
The tag is about the function of the idea and not what type of content it is
Tags are impossible because of bloat, the real value is in connections to Related Ideas ie seedlings
Always create a page on the DNP. This not only links to a date but also, since titles are statements of belief it allows for discussion and refutation
They try to immediately link a Seedling to an Evergreen
Pages are for metadata and most writing is in the linked refs. This is perfect if your ideas are atomic enough and avoids pages that quickly become outdated
Made some incredibly good progress on an API for the Annotation Department. This will enable moon+ to send highlights directly to the backend. Only problem I haven't solved yet is sequencing. App/Moon+ Reader sends highlights immediately after creation which makes concat actions difficult. I assume Readwise does it by collecting highlights before processing them but I have no clue how to implement that
The highlights also don't have any kind of sequence to them, only chapter title which will be a problem down the line