From edcbc68af3878756b0ce67821ea9ba4836fb0122 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Zhang Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:29:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] changes --- .../2023-08-31-thoughts-on-organization/index.md | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/content/posts/2023-08-31-thoughts-on-organization/index.md b/src/content/posts/2023-08-31-thoughts-on-organization/index.md index 067e906..3a1de8b 100644 --- a/src/content/posts/2023-08-31-thoughts-on-organization/index.md +++ b/src/content/posts/2023-08-31-thoughts-on-organization/index.md @@ -57,12 +57,13 @@ for recently: the ability to attach arbitrary metadata to journal entries and be able to query for them. While new apps have been cropping up from time to time for a while now, I think -something in common with the new ones these "journals" are really more like -personal databases, and extracting structured fields is extremely important if -you want any kind of smart understanding of what is being journaled. +a common trend that's starting to emerge is that these "journals" are really +more like personal databases. Extracting structured fields is extremely +important if you want any kind of smart understanding of what is being +journaled. -For example, I could write "took the car in for repair today", but if I wanted -to find previous instances of this or make any kind of history, I would have to +For example, I could write "weighed in at 135 pounds today", but if I wanted to +find previous instances of this or make any kind of history, I would have to essentially do a pure text search. However, with structured data this could be different.