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Epistemic notes reveal growth

Of the many cool features of Maggie Appleton’s personal site, one of my favorite is the use of plants as epistemological indicators. I’ve adopted my own slightly modified version. Here’s how it works: If my content is new, it gets a 🌱 (seedling). This communicates that, not only is the content unfinished, it’s also not fully conceived. It could grow into a substantial idea, I may prune the note entirely, or I may later contradict the core idea.…