A private (digital) garden is a (nerdy) “note-taking system”. I use these terms interchangeably as catch-alls for popular knowledge and thought workflows that generally follow these 4 principles There are many different names for the same types of system that I describe here, some more specific/ personalized (eg. Zettelkasten and evergreen notes) and some broader (eg. PKMS). Ultimately, I use garden terminology because I like it the most. :