Kia ora, e hoa!

Welcome, friend: Start here to explore the garden of ideas

Welcome to my gartenkasten ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ—ƒ๏ธ

I'm Pat Oyson-Matthan, a student and life coach living in Waikato, New Zealand, and this digital 'garden-box' is where I shake off my fear and learn in public: by sharing ideas and exploring what delights and challenges me.

Gartenkasten is my whimsical portmanteau of these two thinking and writing models!

  • 'Digital garden' (garten) โ€” where ideas are expected to evolve and interconnect
  • 'Zettelkasten' (slip/note box) โ€” where ideas are atomic and branching off each other

(Notice how the term is Germanโ€”and I don't speak itโ€”so I've skipped the 'digital' part ๐Ÿ˜… German, I love you for your elegant modularity ๐Ÿ’•)

Why make a new term?
[Prev:: Perennial nature of gartenkasten feels freeing]


Where to explore next?