Hi, I think your term 'entropy' is a good one here - do things spread out or do they condense - for instance as more connections form do they simply create more questions?
I think what is best for you will depend a lot on your subject matter - by way of example my Tiddlywiki is in an area where different people have varied opinions on the same principle areas of interest - so the now I have 176 tags but they get re-used a lot and I do not have to add new ones very often but tiddlers sharing the same tags may represent different views and opinions on those tagged subject areas. In contrast if my Tiddlywiki was in the area of say Mathematics I would expect less diversity of opinion so perhaps one or two tiddlers might suffice for one well defined tag subject area. Putting this differently I think my tag count is low, tiddler count is medium but 'use count' of tags ( how many times each tag gets used ) is very high - so many connections - very much more a web or graph than a tree. I find a high number of links beneficial because it helps me find connections I would not be able to find otherwise - but I think each link has to have value, I spend time thinking through connections carefully, its organic, I am constantly adding more connections, removing others and finding better relationships - sometimes I create what I call a 'hub' tiddler which has very little content apart from a single idea or hypthosis and then as part of it's content I add links to tiddlers that only make sense if that hypothesis is true so I might not want to link the tiddlers directly in case the hypothesis is false. I think the only way to find what works best for you is to start the process and exploit the amazing flexibility of Tiddlywiki to adapt to you, your subject area and the evolution of your path through it, so far I have not felt I had to fight with Tiddlywiki as my use of it evolved - it always seemed to be able to adapt to my direction. I don't think my design is constant, it is changing as I discover better ways of working and learn more - the hours I spend on maintenance are never wasted because always it reflects a new understanding and asks me to re-read and consider content not just Tiddlywiki. I would recommend Bidirectional linking ( stroll or tiddlyblink ) unless you know it will not be required - I added it to my Tiddlywiki after one year - I just hadn't spent much time on the forum and did not know the plugin existed, immediately the connections doubled which resulted in a whole lot of new thoughts and understandings. Some people advise keeping tiddlers atomic so that they do not cover multiple topics - this seems sensible advice unless there are strong reasons not to do so, I often break the rule but I usually have a good reason when I do - for instance an article written by someone else - I might prefer to keep it in one tiddler. I think it makes sense to consider new tags carefully - sometimes I find myself want to split a tag into two different subject areas or join two tags into one and that can be time consuming. On Sunday, 30 May 2021 at 13:13:41 UTC+1 Mat wrote: > While I didn't use TW as a "Personal Knowledge Management" system, at > least not specifically, I'd say the general answer to your question is how > direct your access to the data needs to be, and put this in relation to how > cluttered you want your UI to be. > > For example, I would personally not want a lot of sidebar tabs. But then, > if there's something I use a lot, then why not. But if there are *many" > things that I use a lot then, again, I wouldn't want them as sidebar tabs. > But then, if I could make the sidebar tabs more subtle or e.g hide them so > they don't clutter, then I might want them there. But that comes at the > cost of the direct access, so... etc. The conclusion is that it's a > question of finding a balance and this is a subjective preference. I wish > there were be some kind of measurement system that counts the number of > times you actually use a feature and then proposes that you should make it > more or less prominent in the UI but then what does "use a feature mean"? > For example, sometimes it's enough that I *see *a title, not open the > tiddler. Obviously no (current) way to measure this. > > From a more pragmatic perspective I say; make reasonable guesses for your > design, and then master TW. Over time, you'll *modify *your system > according to your needs. In addition, I find that my needs shift over time, > depending on what I focus on. Consequently my TW's shift. All UI's are > compromises. All implementations balance cost-benefit. So the secrete is > not to find "the perfect setup" but rather to gain the knowledge how to > tweak it. > > <:-) > > > On Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 12:57:53 PM UTC+2 Atronoush wrote: > >> Recently there were some interesting discussions on better utilizing >> Tiddlywiki for Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) >> >> Tiddlywiki is an amazing tool, but one quickly lost in the jungle of >> tiddlers, tags, tabs, etc... >> You can easily add tags, tabs, tiddlers, ... Tiddlywiki tends very much >> to increase its entropy! >> >> Example: >> I do not know if I should tag *link* anything I find from the internet >> and add to my wiki, or tag it as a *reference*? >> Should I add a sidebar Tab as soon as I have several tiddlers on the same >> topic or not? >> >> Soren in his Zettelkasten shows some workflow for this! I wish to know >> how I can effectively use Tiddlywiki as PKM? >> >> - Do you recommend some main tags? >> - Do you recommend limiting the number of tags? Or the number of tags in >> your wiki are more than the number of tiddlers? >> - Do you recommend categorization? >> - Do you recommend unlimited use of sidebar tabs or limited? >> >> In overall how to have a useful PKM using Tiddlywiki? I am talking general >> >> Question: Does using TW as PKM needs some design practice? >> >> --Atro >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/b6131861-bfbe-46f9-b82a-317ff4266642n%40googlegroups.com.
