- [[the garden is an unhappy place for the perfectionist]] - from [[Kleon, Austin]]: > I collect gardening metaphors because the lessons of gardening are basically the opposite of the messages we receive from our [[{2.2b} platforms own our digital identities|controlling]], [[{3.2b1c} big tech has become imperial and extractive|technocratic]], perfectionist, [[{3.1} the algorithm is a giant system|algorithmic]], [[{5.2b1a} optimization comes at the expense of originality|optimizing]] status quo. - gardening teaches us to be patient, to tend mindfully to our environments, and to relish in slower satisfaction. - see also: - [[digital gardens are collections of densely linked notes that evolve over time]] - [[{4.1d} note-taking as digital gardening]] - [[linking, annotating, changing, summarizing, copying, and sharing are the verbs of gardening|the verbs of gardening]]