Kia ora, e hoa!

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

Welcome to my gartenkasten πŸŒ±πŸ—ƒοΈ

I'm Pat Oyson-Matthan, and this digital space is where I bravely attempt to 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!

(Notice how the term is Germanβ€”and I don't speak itβ€”so I've skipped the 'digital' part πŸ˜… German, I love you for your elegant modularity)

Here I explore:

What's on this page?

Start Here

Much like a cottage garden, this space is messy, magical, and you never know what will pop up next.

If you're curious about what even is this, please start here:

As a guest, you are welcome to explore this garden of thoughts.

If any of my thoughts inspire you, then much like a physical garden, you can take a 'cutting'. Take the thought with you into your own notes or lifeβ€”and cultivate it, until it bears its own fruit and flowers.

By the way, pink links mean the note is unpublished or private OR they mean it's an external link (not sure how to make the distinction clear atm), while green links are public, and you can view them.

Recent additions β€” recently modified pages

This place is always changing; the list below highlights the 15 freshest ideas aka pages I most recently modified. πŸƒ

Established plants β€” explore ideas from here

I'm trying to weave the connections between ideas as deftly as I can. These connections might be explicit (hard-coded in a structured list or in an essay) or contextual (hyperlinked as ontologically related).

Below are hotspots that make interesting starting points for exploring this gartenkasten. Some are short and atomic zettel-style, while others are longform evergreen essays.

About Me

Oh, you scrolled down? πŸ˜… Hiiii! I'm Pat Oyson-Matthan. I know I just said that, but I would have forgotten on the scroll down.

Want to hang out? 🌿