Memex method, Richard reads later, gauging your systems

How do we pick a system that works for us? Cory's Memex Method I'm always interested in reading about how other writers take good notes for future projects and came across Cory Doctorow's Memex Method this week thanks to Richard. It's worth noting the power of text files, with Cory having some that still work from the 1980s. Markdown has been my choice, and with a file extension change it's just text anyway so that feels like a safe choice too. I also like Cory's push towards blogging the fragments of his ideas. By blogging the fragments he has an online record and people have a chance to bounce off his ideas and provide feedback which can yield new insights. Secondarily, it's marketing for the writer and it can be hard to make it as a writer if you want to feed your family. Cory's whole article is worth a read and echoes my thoughts that you should be blogging. Back to Richard Richard's post was a response to mine from late in 2025 where I said read later is garbage. I assert that…