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Would be even better if AI systems were integrated with hypergraphs of the sort, which was an approach some AGI projects were taking 1-2 decades ago.
You see it best in how Luhmann used the Zettelkasten system, where ideas and resources are linked to topics that he wanted to think and write about.
But building something and sharing it with others: if it is procrastination it’s quite productive procrastination.
I still recall when a young dude thought the knowledge management at CERN could do with a bit of elaborated procrastinating… and we got a WWW out of it.
Exactly!
Just like if you are always writing in a journal like DaVinci, Curie, Darwin, or Edison, you're spending too much time reliving the past instead of inventing the future.
I completely disagree, I keep running into the opposite problem: Having to retread ground on old projects because I didn't document what I did and forgot over time.
I even notice other people have this issue. I recently took over a project from a friend, but because he didn't document anything, I'm essentially starting from scratch.
I have never once regretted writing something down, but I constantly regret not writing something down.