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by tharkun__ 1865 days ago
I get that people's minds work differently. I don't get why they don't use the tools that are there to help them. They just have to be used.

As an example I get that some people just have to categorize things. That's ok. But why then use these insanely nested bookmark folder trees to try and find stuff and failing? If it doesn't work, try something else.

I didn't figure out the current (as you say very specific) way of doing things overnight. It's a constantly evolving thing. I get that someone might not know for example that some of this is possible and thus can't bring themselves to close tabs for fear of not finding it again. Once you know though how powerful and easy the search is, is there just a psychological barrier some people can just never break through?

Can you provide any insight into that?

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Saying people just have to use the tools you do means you don't really get people's minds work differently.

It ignores people have different needs too. You work with reasonably named Google docs. Other people work with reports with only different query strings. Or PDF data sheets with no titles and inscrutable names. Or they just have to juggle more tasks.

The person you replied to doesn't seem to worry about losing pages. And the paper implied people who keep tabs open don't use nested bookmark folders.

Your system is specific. But the methods aren't special. Consider others tried them and found them lacking before imagining they have psychological trouble.