Memory on Creativity Hacker

In Praise of Project Hopping

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:28:45 +0000

Squirrel! Over the last day or two, the spotlight of my attention has been distracted by something shiny - getting new content ready for the FrankenTongues project. It’s content to feed a feature I’ve been wanting for some time now, and today I’ve been reacquainting myself with Frankie’s code so that I’ll be able to do something useful with that content when it’s ready. In the process, I’ve noticed that my memory for details no longer has the stamina for juggling so many projects. I can’t remember how things are organized or why things were done the way I did them, even though it was only a month ago that I did it.

But surprisingly, I think this could be a good thing.

Unforgettable

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:50:50 +0000

Traditional tools for learning foreign language vocabulary usually employ simple L1-to-L2 text translations (shoe = sko), and sometimes they’ll add an image to illustrate, but the way this material is commonly presented completely ignores how memory actually works. Fortunately, I’ve got an idea for how to change that…

Alphabet: C

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:00:11 +0000

Alphabet: C