Quote Notes: How to label, an exploration - 40 notes downloadable

@lizardmenfromspace I like the use of implied keywords like you mention.

At the heart of it all, this was done just because it was fun and thought-provoking (at least for me). So my actual use case was the joy from the process itself.

But it’s also been helpful for figuring out the retrieval purposes of quotes. Obviously a quote or anything added to a digital library should have some sort of reason…maybe it’s immediately needed for a project. That’s the easiest to justify. But what if it isn’t? What if it resonated in such a way that you just want to keep it handy. But isn’t that just a case of the Collector’s Fallacy?

Not necessarily for me. In practice I find quotes are slightly unique in that they can provide quick jolts of inspiration and flavor to my thinking and actions for the next cycle of time. So even when a quote is orphaned, even if I don’t quote the quote, I still derive value from its presence.

I’m still unsure about [[tag-pages]], but I think your ‘dream’ example is a strong one because it serves the purpose of connecting notes so well.

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