ref. : Divergence, convergence,
a discussion related to indexcard @ Flickr
I call a state of my Dock like this title. I
have never think my Dock as gem box. There are gems, but not all.
And it's totally o.k.
See a Pyramid in Egypt. It is constructed by pile of stones. The
stones is useless if it is divided one by one. But if a stone is
uniform block and well organized, even though single block is
useless, it is possible to become such a great construction.
Even group of several stones, it is possible to metamorphose into a
gem. As Josh and Jamie wrote before (here and here), we are trying to find pattern between our
individual thoughts, events around us. If we could find a pattern
from several "stone" cards, the knowledge generate new "gem"
card.
Conversely, if my Dock is full bunch of gems, it means I try to
write and select only gem all time. It will be stressful. And the
system doesn't succeed to function as capturing "any" idea.
There are tons of stone card, tiny and apparently useless ideas, in
my Dock. But I don't know their true worth at the time I write
them. As Steve Jobs
said, all we can do is to connect dots (cards) backward. So I
don't trash any single card. Rather, I keep all of them for future
use.