What
Today I learned (TIL) is where I write posts to share what I've learning.
The following list from the Map of Contents provides convenient links to read more by topic, list, or about stuff I've done.
Why
It's partly cathartic, partly nostalgia for an bygone internet age, and partly performative, but also:
- Learn to be a better writer.
- Learn In Public
- Extravert my ideas, thoughts, and have a place to store them
- Share in lieu of any particular social media network: I can write and link to a blog post that persists beyond an algorithm, and it is available via RSS.
- Per 23 Reasons to Write online:
Write to dispel the curse of knowledge, to find your people, and to become.
How
Infrastructure Stack
This entire website is built using Obsidian, with the Digital Garden Plug In.
This website is maintained in a second "vault", separate from my main PKM content. The content is stored in a GitHub repo, and when I published a page, it commits to the GitHub repo, kicking off Vercel's site building script with 11ty. My domain registrar was Google Domains, before they sold off that business to Squarespace.
Using Obsidian as my "CMS" allows me to write and publish content on mobile or laptop, in a very friendly and easy to use interface, without a whole separate application or web service. As of 2025-07-31, the only required monetary cost is for my domain registration. I do occasionally send monetary support for Obsidian and The Digital Garden plug-in project. I expect that someday, either GitHub or Vercel will start asking for money.
💡 More of my tools, services, and media preferences can be found on Uses