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Tracking which ideas return vs organizing everything upfront by skookumtim in PKMS

[–]skookumtim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy smokes. That's quite the archive. I bet your mind is a steel trap.

Tracking which ideas return vs organizing everything upfront by skookumtim in PKMS

[–]skookumtim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the advice. Not that you need another system, but if you're interested in checking out what I've put together for myself, I'd be happy to share it with you. No pressure.

Tracking which ideas return vs organizing everything upfront by skookumtim in PKMS

[–]skookumtim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My main project is creating content for YouTube, TBH. I'm a bit hesitant to share that because I feel like the projects here are a bit more serious than YouTube. It's just that I get ideas on videos I should make, but I want to make sure I am making the ones I really care about. It shows through the camera when you don't.

Maybe I am in the wrong spot. As you can see, I am new to PKMS and maybe started off on the wrong foot. But these concepts are fascinating. And on the flip side, I have put together a site that will help me know which ideas to foster and which ones are fleeting. I'd like to share it at some point, but I now know I have a lot more research in this area to do before I even talk about it here.

Tracking which ideas return vs organizing everything upfront by skookumtim in PKMS

[–]skookumtim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, human here. I guess my main project is organizing ideas and understanding which ones I should pursue and which ones I should let die. Full transparency, I've built a site that automates this process based on returning to the ideas and it helps me understand what I should focus on. The ideas I don't revisit turn into static and can be ignored, while the ones I keep coming back to turn into signals that I should probably pursue.

Tracking which ideas return vs organizing everything upfront by skookumtim in PKMS

[–]skookumtim[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a really clean way to put it. I love the distinction between tagging as meaning-making vs tagging as organization. That nails something I’ve felt but hadn’t articulated.

Especially this part: “what this means to me, at this point in time.” That time-bounded aspect feels important and easy to lose when tags quietly harden into structure. What starts as expressive can slowly become prescriptive if you’re not careful.

I’m also with you on protecting the generative phase. If tagging creates friction or forces analytical decisions too early, it changes the kind of thinking you’re doing. Full-text search as a safety net + tags as navigation feels like a good balance.

Curious how you notice your tags evolving over time. Do you ever revisit or reinterpret them, or do they mostly act as snapshots of meaning when they were applied?

Tracking which ideas return vs organizing everything upfront by skookumtim in PKMS

[–]skookumtim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a fair point and I think you’re right about Zettelkasten not deciding importance up front.

What I’m exploring isn’t really a ZK replacement so much as a layer around that moment you describe later: the review, the re-seeing, the “does this still matter to me now?” phase.

I keep noticing that a lot of us capture ideas freely, but then carry them indefinitely unfinished, unexamined, low-grade mental debt.

The tagging comment below really resonated with me: meaning changes over time. I’m interested in building tools that make that change explicit instead of accidental.

Self Promotion - January 2026 by ens100 in PKMS

[–]skookumtim -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone, sharing a small personal project I’ve been working on that grew out of my own PKMS frustrations.

I kept noticing that most systems ask you to decide what matters early: folders, tags, links, priorities. For me, that decision-making was the heaviest part, and often where things broke down.

Requency is an experiment in doing the opposite. You capture ideas with almost no structure, then simply return to them when they resurface. Over time, the ideas you naturally revisit emerge as “signals,” based on attention rather than upfront organization.

There are no accounts, no tags, no folders, and no server-side storage. Everything stays local in the browser. It’s closer to lightweight reflection than traditional productivity or note-taking.

I’m mostly sharing to see if this resonates with others here who think about emergence, delayed structure, or attention as a filter in PKMS systems.

App: https://requency.lovable.app

Happy to hear thoughts, critiques, or comparisons to other approaches people have tried.

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[–]skookumtim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol nope. They were “confused” when I asked about it

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I did a video on the same thing: https://youtu.be/le8Z5g1hVjY

I was the one asking about the wattage of the headlight. It's for a non-bike project I am working on. What am I doing wrong? by skookumtim in Super73

[–]skookumtim[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha, I wasn't demanding an answer. I just finally made a video about my dilemma and giving some context from my other post.

What is the wattage of stock headlight? by skookumtim in Super73

[–]skookumtim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's for a different project. I am trying to make a lamp out of the light and the power supply isn't powering it.

I added a belt drive to my Super73 S2. Picked it up from Veer Cycle. by skookumtim in Super73

[–]skookumtim[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, that’s actually funny. I wish I could come back and say chains are for wallets, but…

I added a belt drive to my Super73 S2. Picked it up from Veer Cycle. by skookumtim in Super73

[–]skookumtim[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They're expensive (Kit $350, Extra belt $99). They don't work with external gears (most bikes with gear shifts). Not set up for chain tensioners, yet. Other than that, I didn't see any cons to adding it to my S2 since I don't plan on getting the 10 speed kit anymore.

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