Digital Garden Philosophy

The original version of this document was modified to better fit my needs and tone.

For Visitors

Welcome! You are now browsing a Digital Garden. This is my personal space for learning in public. I am a lifelong learner so everything is a work-in-progress like me, but I do not let perfectionism get in the way. That means that what you read here is not authoritative or complete, and is not representative of my best work. However, it is representative of my interests and current state of knowledge.

1. Right to Be Wrong

I have a right to be wrong or incomplete in my Digital Garden, either due to scarcity of time or knowledge. Please do not hold this, or my readership, against me because I will keep learning. Everything in this garden is a living document and I will retract or rephrase things I no longer agree with. Treat nothing in here as permanent.

2. Constructive Criticism

You are expressly welcome to comment on, tear apart, counter-argue, or outright disagree on anything here. I will listen to you but I don’t promise to agree with you. Please also suggest what else I should include, read, watch, or listen to, or tell me what you would have written instead.

Better yet, write a better version of what I did and publish it in your own garden. I’d love to read it. Feedback and social sharing is welcome.

3. Attribute, don’t Plagiarize

Don’t plagiarize. Everything in this garden that is my own work (i.e. not subject to other stated copyright terms) is licensed CC-BY 4.0 which requires that you provide attribution if you use any part of this garden. Please feel free to take ideas and riff off them, but don’t plagiarize.