The status indicator reflects the maturity of the content:
• rough — Initial thoughts, unstructured
• growing — Being actively developed
• evergreen — Stable, well-developed content
• withered — No longer being maintained
This helps readers understand the completeness of the content.
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certainty: certain
Confidence Rating
The confidence tag expresses how well-supported the content is, or how likely its overall ideas are right. This uses a scale from "impossible" to "certain", based on the Kesselman List of Estimative Words:
1. "certain"
2. "highly likely"
3. "likely"
4. "possible"
5. "unlikely"
6. "highly unlikely"
7. "remote"
8. "impossible"
Even ideas that seem unlikely may be worth exploring if their potential impact is significant enough.
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importance: 5/10
Importance Rating
The importance rating distinguishes between trivial topics and those which might change your life. Using a scale from 0-10, content is ranked based on its potential impact on:
- the reader
- the intended audience
- the world at large
For example, topics about fundamental research or transformative technologies would rank 9-10, while personal reflections or minor experiments might rank 0-1.
On Whether One Should MarryRough2025.04.26
A thesis examining the question of whether marriage is beneficial for human flourishing.
thesis · progymnasmata, thesis, marriage
On the Value of PatienceRough2025.04.26
An elaboration on the maxim 'Patience is a virtue' and its applications in life.
maxim · progymnasmata, thesis, patience
Solitude and CommunityRough2025.04.26
A comparative analysis of the values and limitations of solitude and community in human flourishing.