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My name is Kristina, and this is my Digital Garden. I recommend you explore that link to learn more about digital gardens.
Here are some things to know about this place.
- This is not a blog. I don't have a comment function.
- There are no ads other than affiliates I use or ways to support my work.
- This is learning in progress. It's my working notebook.
- I keep seeds of ideas here that have been living rent-free in my head, and I work through what I'm learning.
- Much of what is here comes from digital exploration. My physical notebooks mimic the format here.
- Nothing I write here is finished. Things will change as I do.
- I write in plain Markdown and focus on text.
- I find most images distracting and will only include images when it makes sense to do so.
Three areas of organization
Everything public here belongs to one of three areas. Quotes from my Commonplace Notebook can live in any of them.
Learning
What I'm studying and practicing:
- Acting
- Writing: stage plays, short stories, poetry
- Critical and creative thinking
- How brains work and learn, including how manipulation works on the mind (my Cult Series)
Some things to expect are study notes, craft successes and fails, language and acting practice logs, and quotes I'm learning from in my Commonplace Notebook. If I share creative work here, it is because I believe it is connected to something I am learning. That work, too, is a work-in-progress (WIP).
Living
How I live, work, and think. Originally, I wanted to stress that I am several things all at once, but that is true about all of us. This area may also include my routines and tools, what helps and what doesn't work for my brain and my physical needs. I'll include some of what keeps me going: the books I read, the music I play, the games I use to figure out midlife, the things I make at home. Also includes my Week in Review and Month in Review updates.
Building
For Love of Education (FLOE), my consultancy. Community learning as an act of resistance, the frameworks and process behind FLOE, and what I'm making. This will mostly include resources, alternative learning ideas, and philosophy meets practice.
What goes public
A note goes public ONLY when:
- It belongs to Learning, Living, or Building and I mark it as such.
- It's my work. Other people's writing stays private. Quotes are the exception, and only with a full citation.
- Someone could learn, try, or understand something from it.
- It's ready to be seen. Unfinished is fine. Drafts aren't.
- It keeps what I want private, private. Personal notes, daily notes, drafts, and clippings never go public.
Dead links and missing images
Because this is a living garden, dead links and missing images are seeds that haven't germinated yet. A "missing" note may be a private thought or a placeholder for what's coming. If you encounter one, try the tags list. Check back if you want to see how things grow.
I cite all external images and artwork. If the image does not appear here, you should be able to follow the link to the original location.
Affiliate links
Some external links to products are affiliate links. I'm not an affiliate of anything I haven't used, though your experience may differ from mine. I'm assuming you know that, but I wanted to say it plainly.
My Current Affiliate List
Getting around
Depends on who you are and how your brain works.
My Obsidian Process is the place to begin if you like deep dives. I explain why I chose this software, how I use this garden, and how it's organized.
Use the sidebar navigation tree with abandon. I link to other notes as my mind remembers, so follow the threads. Every note also shows its area, project, and category. Click any of them to see what else shares it. Or use the grid below to explore the most recent stuff.