HUNDREDS of film ideas. And sometimes I’ll be looking through and be surprised by how good one was—as in I think “I’d actually like to see that film but I don’t remember writing this”.
Note that I think some amount of this is inevitable, and I think aiming for 100% retention is impractical (and also not necessary). If you try to do it you’ll probably spend more time optimising your knowledge system than actually… doing stuff with the knowledge.
It’s also possible you could benefit from writing better handles. I guess for film, good handles could look like a compelling title, or some motivating theme / question you wanted to explore in the film. Basically, ‘what makes the film good?’ Why did it resonate with you when you re-read it? That’ll probably tell you how to give a handle. Also, you can have multiple handles. The more ways you can reframe something to yourself the more likely you are to have one of the framings pull you back later.
Thanks for preserving with my questions and trying to help me find an implementation. I’m going to try and reverse engineer my current approach to handles.
Oh of course, 100% retention is impossible. As ridiculous and arbitrary as it is, I’m using Sturgeon’s law as a guide for now.
Note that I think some amount of this is inevitable, and I think aiming for 100% retention is impractical (and also not necessary). If you try to do it you’ll probably spend more time optimising your knowledge system than actually… doing stuff with the knowledge.
It’s also possible you could benefit from writing better handles. I guess for film, good handles could look like a compelling title, or some motivating theme / question you wanted to explore in the film. Basically, ‘what makes the film good?’ Why did it resonate with you when you re-read it? That’ll probably tell you how to give a handle. Also, you can have multiple handles. The more ways you can reframe something to yourself the more likely you are to have one of the framings pull you back later.
Thanks for preserving with my questions and trying to help me find an implementation. I’m going to try and reverse engineer my current approach to handles.
Oh of course, 100% retention is impossible. As ridiculous and arbitrary as it is, I’m using Sturgeon’s law as a guide for now.