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by _odey 2233 days ago
Started documenting the things I learn in a section of my website called "snippets". It's purpose is to be a registry of copy-paste resources, like a personal stack overflow, and I'm trying to keep it as small and short as possible. Also I don't write things there right away. First they go in a "backlog" in my notes, and once I require the knowledge but forget the details I transition it into a post on the website. This forces me to still remember stuff and helps keep only the relevant pieces around. Still very new to this approach, only time will tell if it's indeed worth the effort.
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The 2 stage approach sounds interesting. Do you cycle out notes from the second stage (snippets website). Do you follow different review frequencies for those 2 stages.
Barely done this for a month now so the process is still young, but my plan is to keep around only the relevant snippets and update them in case anything changes. As to how often I review them, or the backlog, basically whenever I have time or I feel like doing it (trying not to put more pressure on me schedule than necessary).

The only things that I do "urgently" would be to add elements to the backlog, and to fix errors in the published snippets. For everything else, I put a reminder in my calendar for the weekend, or after work in case I feel energetic enough.