Browser bookmarks as a reading list
Saving a link takes a second, which is why bookmark folders fill up with things nobody opens. The collection feels like knowledge and behaves like clutter.
What matters here
- Saving is effortless
- No context recorded
- Folders become unnavigable
- No queue, so nothing gets read
- Old links rot silently
What bookmarks are good for
The five sites you visit daily. As a permanent shortcut bar, browser bookmarks are perfect and nothing beats them.
What they are bad for
Reading queues. A bookmark does not say why you saved it, how long it will take or whether it is still relevant, so reopening the folder is a research project rather than a decision.
A better shape
A short list of what you intend to read this week, with one line on why. Everything else goes in a reference list you search instead of browse.
Frequently asked questions
Keep reading
- Phone alarms as a reminder systemAlarms are reliable and completely context free. They tell you it is time, not what for, and they fire whether or not the thing still matters.
- One notebook per projectDedicating a notebook to a project keeps everything about it together and creates a shelf of half-used books within a year.
- How do I organize my inbox?Inbox organization is mostly a decision about what email is for. If it is a task list, it will never be empty. If it is correspondence, it can be.
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