Getting Started with Digital Gardens#

Today I’m launching my digital garden. After years of taking notes privately, I’m ready to learn in public.

Why Now?#

I’ve accumulated countless notes in various apps over the years:

• Scattered Google Docs
• Apple Notes snippets
• Notion databases that got too complex
• Plain text files in various folders

The problem? These notes lived in isolation. I never revisited them, refined them, or connected ideas across notebooks.

The Digital Garden Approach#

Digital gardens solve this by:

1. Making it easy to link ideas together
2. Removing the pressure of “publishing” perfect content
3. Creating a public commitment to continuous learning

My Setup#

I’m using:

• Obsidian for writing (local-first, markdown-based)
• Quartz for publishing (turns Obsidian vaults into websites)
• GitHub for version control

This stack gives me:

• Full control over my content
• Simple markdown files I can access forever
• Beautiful web presentation without heavy frameworks

First Steps#

I’m starting with a few seed notes:

• Learning in Public
• Digital Gardens
• This website project

The goal isn’t to have everything figured out - it’s to start small and grow organically.

What’s Next?#

I plan to:

1. Migrate useful notes from other systems
2. Link related ideas together
3. Update notes as I learn more
4. Share interesting patterns I discover

The beauty of a digital garden is that it’s never “done” - it evolves with you.

If you’re thinking about starting your own digital garden, just start. Create a few notes, link them together, and see where it takes you.