Welcome to my digital garden

Steve Campbell

Welcome to my digital garden. This is a collection of thoughts, tutorials, and insights gathered along the way, ranging from technology and AI to philosophy and life.

👋 Introduction

Hi, I'm Steve. By day, I work with complex IT systems and enterprise architectures. But this garden is dedicated to a different kind of structure: the intersection of technology, society, and the human experience.

I am driven by deep curiosity, care, and an open mind. Recently discovering that I have ADHD helped me realise why traditional productivity tools and rigid linear notebooks never quite worked for me. My mind is fast, abstract, and highly creative—constantly spinning up thoughts about how things work, how they connect, and how they can be better.

I view technology not just as a mechanism for workplace productivity, but as a bridge to connect us across borders, cultures, and entirely different ways of thinking. Ultimately, I believe it is a tool that can help us become more human.

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🌱 How This Garden Works

Traditional blogs are chronological streams where articles are published as "finished" static artifacts. In contrast, a digital garden treats notes as living documents that grow and evolve over time:

1. 🌱 Seeds: Raw, unpolished thoughts, quick notes, and initial brainstorming.
2. 🌿 Buds: Developing ideas that are starting to form structure and interconnections.
3. 🌳 Evergreens: Mature, comprehensive syntheses and essays.

You can explore how notes connect by checking out the force-directed Graph Map or following links throughout the text:

• Check out From Gemini Chats to Signals: Why I Built a Digital Garden for the story of how this space came to life.
• Read Building a Modern Digital Garden with Angular 22, SSR, and Markdown for the technical deep-dive.

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📬 Learning in Public

This garden is my invitation to learn in public, embrace the act of being wrong, and cast a signal out into the world to find kindred spirits.

Feel free to wander, explore the backlinks, and cultivate ideas alongside me!