short time memory and outliner software

Posted by Cassius
Mar 26, 2008 at 01:32 PM

Guido wrote:
>That is because we don’t seperate here between thinking how it can be and how it should
>be. Every thougt can be in theory connected to every other thought, but in terms of good
>scholar thinking that should not be so. Even if hyperlinks can be useful, one should be
>aware that hyperlinks are not necessarily translated into meaningful connections
>between thoughts by your brain ( my main argument against the wiki approach of
>connected text ).

I agree completely! That is why one should be careful and “stingy/minimalist” in creating hyperlinks. I, too, fear to use the wiki approach for the same reason. Of course, some might say that wikis or an abundance of hyperlinks might support “thinking outside the box,” but I doubt it.

Speaking of “thinking outside the box,” here is a recent, marvelous quote by Warren Buffett:

“I’ve reluctantly discarded the notion of my continuing to manage the portfolio after my death - abandoning my hope to give new meaning to the term ‘thinking outside the box.’”
—Warren Buffett on his eventual passing and new management of Berkshire Hathaway, 2/29/08

-c